Desire

Stand in the darkness yearning for light, Take a few steps forward, swallowed by fright Keep moving on with all your might Oh what I see—is it a ray of light? Run FAST. End this despair. Light warming me as I get there. One more step and I will be out, Body freezes as my heart shouts   “Why can’t I escape?” I hear darkness whisper: You call me comfort, I call it certainty. The light may be what you want, but to darkness you cling. -AS

Coming out of the office building in the evening and seeing it was still bright outside was so refreshing. I never really cared about it in India; never thought I'd crave for something as abundant as sunlight. UK winters certainly changed that.  It will take only a few more days of spring to get used to late sunsets until we stop valuing the sunlight. Only for winters to return and make us crave it again.  We run the rat race for abundance; abundance of money, success, possessions, power. Yet, we easily overlook what the universe teaches us through sunlight—abundance doesn't necessarily guarantee satisfaction or fulfillment.  In the end, perhaps life isn't about chasing endless abundance, but about stopping to catch the lessons the universe tosses our way, hidden in the everyday hustle and bustle. - AS

                                                  I am sitting in my life-size window, holding a cup of coffee in my hands and gazing at the beautiful sky. The two blossom trees across the road seem to smile through their pink flowers. Spring is here. As the setting sun paints the sky with hues of pink and orange, the fluffy clouds glow in the rays of the setting sun. I can't help but think what an amazing artist the universe is. Every day it creates a masterpiece on its vast canvas - the sky. A new day brings with it a new masterpiece, and my mind races with a million questions. Could cloudy sunsets be the universe's way of concealing its art, perhaps out of anxiety on a particular evening? What if the universe is trying to teach us something? Maybe sunsets are the universe's way of telling us that we are capable of creating masterpieces. That every masterpiece w...

It is extremely disheartening learning about Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide. It came as a complete shock to us all. He not only left the world, but left something behind for each of us - a thought to ponder upon the mental health awareness in the nation. Money and fame doesn't mean the person is leading a happy peaceful life. A person undergoing a psycho therapy is automatically considered as a " crazy person". This brings shame to the person suffering. Do we even realize that there must be number of people who are scared to seek help just because they are afraid of being judged by the " sane people". We are all at fault. We as a society are responsible for making these people suffer more. The mentality needs to change. Depression, anxiety, panic attacks, etc are NOT to be taken lightly. "Sleep over it. You'll feel fine in the morning" - is NOT the solution for it. Age, gender, profession, status, fame are  NOT  the parameters t...

It's almost end of the year. And as  I take a look back at it,  I realize  the importance of every tiniest of the thing that happened to me.  I have always believed that  " everything happens for a reason and at the perfect time " .  But during bad days ; I even wish I knew the reason and even wondered if there will ever be a perfect time.  It is said that one should forget  about the bad time, once it is done with. But I would like to add  words to it - "Forget about the bad time, once it is done with. But never forget what it taught you."  Not every day is a fairy tale nor is it a nightmare.  Just a different thought and experience.  Over the year, I was also fortunate to have beautiful (inside out) humans around me.   Blessed enough to have additions to the list of people who adore me, respect me for who I am.   And also thankful to the ones   who have stayed with me.     Towards the end o...

It's ironic how your lips don't touch when   you say "touch"; but they touch when you say "separate". Maybe that tells us that touch and separation isn't something which is strictly physical. Touch is a feeling. Touch is solace! When eyes make contact,souls get connected deeper into the roots.That's touch. When your heart wrenches on hearing a saddening thing, that's touch. When a mother gets happy tears for her child,that's touch.The invisible bond between souls keep us in "touch". Maybe separation is just not about  being apart. Separation can be defined as being physically apart but mentally connected. No matter how physically apart we grow,we are always connected to people through the memories . And that's touch even when physically separated. There are times when you wander off even in the company of someone.You feel the touch physically but you are disconnected emotionally.The bond no longer persist...

It's said that dog is man's best friend. A dog loves you more than he loves himself.He becomes a part of your world but to him you are the world. Dogs are to be taught how to behave.This is something that is universally accepted. But I beg to differ.I think there are tons of things that  man can learn from dogs. Loyalty ,selflessness,purity of heart,being genuine,loving and so goes the list. Inspite of all these great qualities that dogs possess,they are still used to describe humans who dont stand a chance to be slightest as good as dogs. "He is a dog.She is a bitch.Sala kutta aadmi hai yar wo" .These are some of the phrases that we hear or use everyday whenever a person does something disrespectful or something not so good. Irony!! Maybe we can all change our perspectives a little. - AS

She sat in the window,staring at the rose It was then that the time froze.The rose reminded her of the good times.But thorns gushed to her attention like a devil with  horns .The good times faded and bad memories took over.The slate was no more clean.The tears rolled down her cheeks.The time unfroze ,But her thoughts din't.Unbearable the pain became,Even the sky frowned upon her sadness.N so it cried too.The raindrops now settled on the rose making it fresh. Untangling her mind's mesh.N that's how the raindrops befriended her tears and thus evry time she cried the sky cried too and thats how the sound of raindrops soothes her. - AS Photo courtesy : https://google.com

Scrolling down facebook and instagram all I can see are the memes and trolls about how 2016 couldn't be more worse.These posts made be look back onto my 2016. To be honest it feels like I just blinked and *poof* 2016 is over.It started off with not so pleasant encounters with some people. Then life took a surprisingly enchanting turn.Things began to untangle themselves.Life started becoming easier.The happiness of getting placed,new home,new life and much more! They say good things happen in a blink of an eye.I suppose that's what my 2016  was for me- "A good thing".Some  Friends came even closer than they ever were,some left the side unexpectedly while some stayed unexpectedly. Everything happens for a good reason and losing the people I lost was all worth it. I knew people are full of surprises.2016 made me experience it.It taught me that people help you if conditions are right for them,it taught me that true friendship is not when you say it is; it's when...

The caliginous night fumbling with my thoughts messing with my mind. I wish I could be as serene as the night amidst all the chaos. The mind is one weird time traveller;taking you to past as well as future and missing out on your present.Some mysteries unravel,while some get super duper Mysterious. Then I realise,that my mind is to me what stars are to the night.Though there are times when I am claded with darkness,my mind shines through it gushing out, trying to console me. Maybe you don't always need some one to pacify you but it's only you who can pacify yourself.Maybe its amidst the chaos that the mind finds its peace.Maybe peace is someplace where you are at soltitude even when you are among the crowd. The night passes by yet again to emerge with the chaos in its serenity. - AS Photo courtesy : https://google.com

Happiness,sadness,love,hatred,fear.. And so on goes the list of words which are more powerful than any weapon on earth-"Feelings".The single word  express a deep meaning.It controls us in every possible way.Right from the birth till the death,every human is strangled into the jungle of feelings struggling to get out. Love is supposedly the strongest of them all.I believe it is also the weakest one.It's something that makes you go from strangers-to friends-to more than friends and back to being strangers. Love is stronger 'cause it makes you feel like on the top of the world,like you are cared for,it makes you feel complete. Love is always accompanied by fear-The fear of losing your loved one,the fear of getting hurt,the fear of emptiness.Thus making you the weakest person.Leaving you shattered and hollow and yet like a drug you crave for it even more.The weaker you get,the more you crave. -AS Photo courtesy : https://google.com

Have you Ever wondered what must be happening after we die? Its said that our whole life flashes before our eyes.Imagine it's true and that you are getting the recap of  your life.Probably all that we will see is running the "Rat Race".An unending loop of the boring routine we wake up to each day.Somewhere between shuffling jobs,earning more money,we all are living a plastic life.Wouldn't you be bored to be watching the infinite loop of living the same routine?Would'nt you want to get a nice last recap of your life?Yes!!Probably quiting the rat race is not the required solution,obviously you gotta think about your daily bread.But make sure to take a little time off for yourself,love yourself,spend some time alone,love the people around you,spread the happiness by sharing joys,well then maybe the recap will leave a footprint in your heart forever.Afterall,it's the blessings that stay with us in the parallel world. -AS Photo courtesy : https://google.c...

Ever felt sad about getting distant from a person who once meant a lot to you?Happens with evryone right!Why is it that we get attachd to people so much that we forget about everything for them? Unknowingly we start expecting.Expectations lead to disappointment ...every one can relate to this right?!The disappoint leaves behind nothing but wounds.The wounds that we nurture so much that we can't see it's infecting the surrounding-"our feelings".And then we realise is it really worth the pain!? The pain is inevitable   but the suffering is not.Be brave ,face the situations,heal the wounds because  then you will see that strength is not in never getting wounded bt it is in holding your head high with scars that say -"I survived" - AS Photo courtesy : https://google.com

Photo courtesy : https://google.com There are times when you don't feel like yourself anymore.The world around you begins to fall apart, you no longer feel like a part of anything, rather anyone!Even sharing it with your closed ones does not feel right anymore, it's like you are fading away!Your feelings don't make sense to you anymore!It's like one lil' bad thing n *poof* You are dragged into every other sad memory, every other feeling you wish to forget.All you wanna do is runaway.But perhaps there's no other way but fighting yourself back to the top.There's a ray of hope, a slightest opportunity of freedom that you search for and yeah that's the ray that makes you survive just one more day hoping that everything will get fine! - AS.

You sow a action, You reap a habit. You sow a habit, You reap a character. You sow a character, You reap a destiny !!!!!!!!! - Unknown

Life is short Don't ever waste it. Life is sweet Take time to taste it Life is journey Find the right path. Life is entertaining Don't be afraid to laugh. Life is for good times Make them last. Life has its bad times put them in th past. Life is a chance Make sure you take it. But most importantly Life is what YOU make it! - Chicken soup for girls soul .

Relations are easy to break but difficult to make. Relations are sometimes sweet but they likewise cheat. No matter how true it is, but no one can tell when it'll split. Relations can happen anytime- Early or Late And it will help you find your mate! It may be for short time or life time, It'll destroy you or make you fine! There may be two kind of relations- Enemy or Friend , But remember they will truely end. May the whole world be against you, But don't ever change the nature of YOU - AS .