As I began growing older, I additionally started becoming more and more insecure about my body and physical attributes. I would look at my reflection in the mirror and point out my imperfections. All my ugly scars, blemishes, belly fat, and frizzy hair. I started considering what others would think about my appearance, and it took me quite some time…
Category: Social
The Essence of Dharma
Translations from one language to other is not always accurate. Many a time such inaccuracies result in changing the actual meaning. One such example is the word ‘Dharma’, commonly it is translated as religion in English and now most of the people believe it means religion. Even if we check Google Translate, the Hindi translation of the word religion is…
Life and Death
Up above on the Roofs of the world Shone those shining specks of light Like lonely fireflies They seemed to me Distant and quiet as the night. But the blazing fires That burned so deep Atoms and atoms colliding Fueled by the fury Of the universe, it would seem That set the stars burning. In a mighty explosion He destructs…
15 Best Poems Of The Romantic Era
Romanticism: a time where seasons of mists and mellow fruitfulness rose, where cynical voids brought life-long yearning,where maiden’s melody was personified as a cuckoo-bird’s, where a skylark bloomed into one’s day and made one consume the nectar of happiness, where art was the greatest treasure one could possess and where love could actually be expressed through words. Romantic era (18-19…
THE VOICE IN THE CROWD
It’s not all exactly how it seems. The perfect Cinderella story and finding the right one, be it the one journal that reflects you exactly as you are, that one photo that puts up with all your wittiness and the one smile that makes your day. Each day isn’t the perfect one, the one that’s made it all satisfactory. It’s…
To Be
To not be is What I yearn to be To become one with the stars And not have to see All that has become Of the shadows of you and me For therein dwells the secret Of my inconsequential existence And to be free of knowing Is what I yearn to be
to be uncertain…
it will get better. one day, the Sun will shine through your french window, begging you to see this day, because oh god, it’ll be worth it. if you weren’t here, your sister wouldn’t smile the same. the blue shirt hanging in your closet wouldn’t suit anyone else. your mother’s casual humming while working is what you wake up for.…
WORDS AND LANGUAGES
As Oscar Wilde, in ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’, put it perfectly; “Words! Mere words! How terrible they were! How clear, and vivid, and cruel! One could not escape from them. And yet what a subtle magic there was in them! They seemed to be able to give a plastic form to formless things, and to have a music of…
Football Season
It has been a while since European football started, but the end of season in most major competitions threatens the end of football far too quickly. The football season of the year 2019-20 ends in July for most teams of Europe. In reality, we will be seeing only 48 teams competing across two competitions in August. The UEFA Champions League,…
Reflection
Jordan was an ordinary boy. Sixteen years old, studying to pursue his dreams; he had a group of friends who supported and loved him. He had a family who cared about him, and wanted him to follow his passions. Yet, somehow, he was an ordinary boy. Now, he is nothing more than stains on the ground, a buried mass of…