We host certain irritations and permit certain negative reactions in our bodies and minds. It gives us some kind of satisfaction – a feeling of superiority over others who bug us, a holier-than-thou feeling, feeling sacred in our miseries. We don’t realize how much our non-stop ranting about history that cannot be changed, bugs others. … Continue reading Letting it out
No one likes things that are highly unpleasant or distasteful, but life requires compromises, so you may be required to play second fiddle, or be the third wheel, or you may even be asked to play out in left field. Good and evil forces exist within every individual, but once the dark, sinister, malevolent being started sucking the life force out of all of those poor souls who it enslaved, something had to be done before death came to all of them that were locked in the depths of despair. I found his tattoo covered body beyond disturbing and his implausible penchant for murder was definitely frightening. I looked for clues, to solve this unsettling puzzle, as I had to escape before I met my demise. I wandered down so many halls and struggled to open so many doors, but they all looked the same and I remained stuck inside…
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Life captured in 6 lines …
life may be bouquet of roses
or a bed of thorns
either way
I think
life’s
you
In response to:Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 42
why do we stress so much on planned structure creative minds like to run free we do admire patterns in nature only to the extent that we can see there is a wild spirit we call God try our best to escape, but we can’t flee its supreme intelligence we applaud I see it going … Continue reading Disorder
I had to take an early morning train to college for the Chemistry practical sessions, not knowing what awaited me in the monsoon. Mumbai is known for heavy rains, and water logging in the Kurla car shed. Trains would be held up at that point. And then, the fun began … walking on the tracks … Continue reading Mumbai Monsoon
when I hide, you come out to play watch changing colors of the clay the world is what we make of it plunged in darkness, or cheerfully lit power, love and the sky we share though never seen together there length of fleeting shadows on the soil to measure revolving, rotating turmoil … Continue reading Night and day, always at play
Equality is a myth, a mirage to keep people busy chasing something. Equality assumes sameness, which is invisible to normal human or vision. We are similar at the atomic or molecular level, but we do not carry the visual aids and devices to see that all the time. Outwardly, we have different forms, shapes and … Continue reading Myth of Equality
I came across an interesting piece and style of writing by Rob Brezsny. The art of expanding a word or idea or concept into more, performing a surgery on it and expressing it only as a writer can – is not only commendable, but something I bow in reverence to. DEFINITION: THE FEAR The fear … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 42
Jeff stood on top of the barge, bidding a silent goodbye to the city. Venice would soon forget this cruise passenger, who wanted to leave a mark on someone’s heart, but failed. She had failed to turn up. Meanwhile, another petite figure walked across on the Grand Canal Bridge, from Venice train station to Piazzale … Continue reading 1980 BC
“I work for Brand Shahrukh”, declared the renowned actor Shahrukh Khan. Polished exteriors and edited highlights make them the grand success that celebrities are. I felt the rawness of my authenticity turning and churning inside uncomfortably, with an externally imposed sense of inadequacy. Six years later, my hands tremble as I receive the National Award … Continue reading Face behind
