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Happiness

Happiness, unlike so strongly believed to be earlier by me is not a state of divine discontent. It is a state of calm. Of wanting to prove nothing. And being sure about what you want, when you want it, and WHY you want it. It is being content with everything you already have. And being realistic and living so totally in the present that there is very little premise to fall back on to a version of a you in the past you no longer relate to and very little premise to aspire to a version of you in the future you refuse to reimagine. Happiness is love and being in love and what it does to your soul with the passing of each day. It is smiling for no reason and letting go of daily trivialities that was earlier such strong stimuli for reaction. Happiness is feeling good about yourself and because of that feeling amazing about everything. Happiness is finding happiness in things and places and faces and sceneries unexpected. Happiness is writing after months and months and not feeling li

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Mumbai State of Mind

Constant unrest Anxious heartbeat Overexcited pace Overwhelmed Rides A lifetime in a bus ride Phases don't a sentence make Phrases on the other hand stand some chance Fearless you become Of large black insects Over time It becomes a silent sweep off with a flick of a finger To extinguish an inconsequential life form So sickening to deem the existence any life form for that matter inconsequential But sometimes it is too loud for rational thought Overbearing noise All of it unwanted Excepting the the sweet sound of silence Familiar And comfortable So very comfortable Whoever said writing needed inspiration He sought it feverishly So determined and so righteous And then when he thought it a lost cause He stumbled upon it And it was really great and really cool Because then he wrote really inspired writing Nothing like this Surely

More Quotage

The true measure of character is how one treats those who can do them absolutely no good. If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm. No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking. Let no man pull you so low as to hate him. Prior planning prevents piss poor performance. Everything is imaginary. If the only thing keeping a person decent is the expectation of divine reward, then that person is a piece of shit. Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else get your way. If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. If you're going through hell, keep going. The biggest argument against democracy is a 5 minute conversation with the average voter. Sometimes the problem is in the solution. Most times, the solution is in the problem. There are lies, damned lies and then there are statistics. The appeal of the unknown is to the extent the known is not. Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever dur

Lulz

In hindsight, riding the purple tube in the midst of the endless German water park at 4:51 am was a good idea It was a better idea than to be shampooing ham poo whose pace is almost exactly like the chewing motions of a bull's jaw And really, the girl with horse hooves for feet chose to be a blind baby elephant instead of a barren tigress when given the choice Just like sand, it was hard to stay in the confining corners of tightly wrapped fists the shape of a heart Attitude change made all the difference is what was realised The rain clouds formed in slow motion in front of brilliantly yellow eyes The very little droplets that were to cascade down mercilessly were now evaporating defying gravity's stubborn pull It's scary how real a dream can seem because then you can't tell from what's real and the dream. You are luminous you're entire true self is so blindingly bright and the imagination can conjure up any thing 'Any thing' is very promisingl

What

We're all victims of our own crimes Rejected pieces Broken smashed pitiful cases Seasons past bruises black and blue Failed remnants of forgettable efforts Forsaken armies boldly dying Bolder than life's arrogant ability to cause brevity Is it an idea you can wrap your arms and legs around so you suffocate it and there's no scope for objection? It it just a platform for you to grow in the most awkward position, inevitable towards dungeons of unprecedented doom? We are all just clouds of convoluted consequence Mixing merging massively molding in one magnificent mountain of moss Disgusting demonic decorations Fierce like fire Wishing upon unopened wounds Writing never needs to imply things Implication is definite and is chased after This writing is like a pond Stagnant, and stubbornly sure, feeling so stable about being stuck These are just words Chewy, edible words you need to quickly spew out before they're swallowed subconsciously Never to be dealt

List Series: Things That Piss Me Off About Relationships

1. How narrow minded separating parents behave; they become so insecure, act immature and so full of hate and are shameless enough to advocate hate and want sides to be picked by their innocent children. 2. People's attitudes towards having children. They feel like it's their right to procreate and that at some point you have to "settle down" which unfortunately translates to reproduction. And their anti-adoption outlook, the whole you-can't-love-another-as-much-as-you-can-love-your-own bullshit. It's so ironic then that adoptive parents are more proactive about parenthood. And since when have we become so self-and-what-is-created-out-of-our-nether-regions centred? 9 times out of 10 you love hardest and deepest those things you can never hope to aspire to and that can never be truly yours, and the reason for this kind of love being that powerful is just that - because they're not yours. It's so annoying to see a young, heavily daft, physically beaut

Vis-à-vis Dumb

There is a very misleading fallacy some of us are led to believe that we require saving. Such a thought process does nothing to increase your self worth, it just makes you emotionally volatile and messes you up real bad. Yet just the knowledge of how bad something is, isn't quite enough for someone to quit it or suppress it. It's fortunate then, that there exists real things that can actually do this healing "saving" we so shamelessly seek. The absolute best thing I can think of that accomplishes this brave act is music. Anyone who likes music enough will tell you that music possesses a very potent power. The beauty of music is in everything. Even a person born deaf would understand the value of music. It's something so intimate and so incredibly personal. I feel like everyone has a rhythm. There's a reason why some people love a certain genre or have an eclectic taste like I do. The sound of silence is music, the most beautiful kind too! Nothing gives more

Lightning Becomes Her

Thank the ideal alignment of the stars Thank the way the moonlight weeps through the roof that's tattering The storm has never been so welcome in all its destructive battering The room is oddly bright even through the gloom Resounding, almost audible within the walls, is her will to overcome Her mere presence is fire Friendship with darkness was too comfortable to forego before But yesterday she sat cross legged on the ocean floor Palms, faced towards the bottomless reefs, painted in sheets of scalding snow Eyes burning with the threat of unshed tears And then her heart stopped and panic struck Death became her too but she missed the Blood Soldiers So calling out to them in her meek ethereal voice They found her, and marching hard, brought her back to life Yesterday she hit her lowest point Failure is beautiful because only it could break her And broken now, she could hope again to be fixed The perfect catalyst, it found her, and forced out of her an unfamiliar i

And Then Some

The future holds a key to your past. The less your future will suck, the more likely you are to safely and surely lock the past where it belongs, behind you. If in the future there is a lot of misery too, it will be like that and you will not be able to let go of your past. The important thing about science is, it does start with an assumption, but it battles it's own assumptions and tries to disprove them. The thing with religion is, it also starts with assumptions, but does not allow any kind of question about the assumptions. That is the big difference. Just like you can't tell the denomination of a currency note just by feeling it, you can't tell the worth of anything just by feeling it. You don't love till you may, you love till you can. We break our own hearts. How much people find something to be something defines to what extent said something is something. For example how much people find something to be funny defines how funny it is. Never argue wi

Petty Potty Ponderings

It all started when I was washing my feet in the bathroom after a very long and tiring day. I was still not done with the day though, I had a lot more tasks to complete before I could call it a night. For the past week I had been quite sleep deprived and I am someone who pretty much has dreams every night, strange inexplicable dreams that I don't dwell on long enough to remember the details that are mostly so unfathomable it just slips my mind even though it makes so much sense in my head. But it didn't actually start during the feet washing. It must have started a long time ago, but must have been on indefinite pause till my mind picked it back up today. What is "it" you ask? Well, this "it" I am referring to so mysteriously is a thought process. I like to question the reality of things, and the thought process was so quickly done, that I saw the whole idea in its entirety as soon as I was done with the washing of my feet. I thought about how in dreams I

List Series: Why You Should Love Yourself

1. You stop seeking approval. 2. Miserable loneliness gets converted into blissful solitude. 3. You become realistic and begin to be more ambitious. 4. You stop being stupidly hopeful. 5. You realise the beauty of every little thing. 6. You start to appreciate and be grateful a lot more. 7. You get to have long self pampering sessions. 8. You get to be super self indulgent. 9. You become emotionally and mentally stronger. 10. You believe in yourself and feel good about yourself. 11. You start to keep fit for a healthy lifestyle. 12. You ditch the darkness. (Wow that sounds so cool.) 13. You realise the true worth of the ones that love you. 14. You naturally become more responsible towards them. 15. You get to be at peace. 16. You become bulletproof. 17. You get to resolve your inner demons. 18. You become free. 19. You become world wary for the right reasons. 20. You begin to dream big. 21. You become more assertive. 22. You get angry much less often. 23. You fin

Pretentious Interview with Yours Truly

Why do I write? -I write because writing to me feels therapeutic, and it is a very safe and fun outlet for my thoughts. I feel confident, and I get clarity of thought through this medium of expression. I feel empowered to say whatever I want. It feels good to, basically. Why is my blog public? -Why do I need to have all my misc writings up for the world to see? I don't know. I don't particularly enjoy the limelight and not everyone knows that I even have a blog or that I am sort of a writer. I have a few close friends who do know that I blog. There are times when things happen, for example all my travel experiences, and I write so much about it that when you ask me I'd be so out of words. Having this blog then for them to read makes things easier, and saves me the trouble of having the same conversations. And, I'd rather write than speak anyway. Why this blog is public is also because I like to see visitors from everywhere. It's exciting to know that someone fr

Would You Rather

My teaching internship in Poland was part of the AIESEC Rzeszow LC program "Speak With Us" as mentioned before, so I was required to conduct a lot of speaking activities with my kids and I used to love playing WYR with them, among other games, as it was not only fun, but it also got them to think and I could either have a serious thought-provoking session with them or a funny one. My students being teenage high-school girls led me to falsely presume that they'd be a bit immature but I was blown away by their answers to some of the more deep not-about-eating-nose-hair-type questions I'd ask them. I am only writing these reminiscing posts as I don't want to forget them; I don't want to forget parts of the trip like the Heaven Pier as they're highlights. Nice, inspirational, feel-good, helpful memories I don't want to forget one day and having them here makes sure I can relive them whenever I want to or feel blue. I would not only ask them to pic

Travel Pics

I've uploaded all the pictures of all my solo travelling adventures (STAs) since Oct 2013. If you want to see everything, just click  here . But here are the links to the albums nicely divided in case you don't: Vrindavan & Delhi Poland : Rzeszow Hadle Szklarskie Krakow Auschwitz & Birkenau Lancut Warsaw Prague London : Museums Harry Potter Studios Alternative London Walking Tour Free Tours by Foot The Rest Enjoy! Happy New Year