Hope

Through the dreaded days, stormy nights, painful meetings and tough decisions that we have to make every day, the one thing that keeps us going is hope. Hope fuels faith and the belief of a better moment than the one we are currently experiencing.

Hope also sucks the joy out of life the moment it goes missing. The moment one realises that there is no hope, life caves in.

Hope is the elixir of life. 

Shout out Loud

There seems to be an obsession for deafening loud music these days and I simply don’t get it why. I understand everybody wants to enjoy, have a good time and dance the night away, but why the deafening music. Will the party become less happening or will the fun be diluted if the music is a wee bit softer so that the ear drums don’t burst?

One can’t even go out and enjoy a beer at a decent pub without some damage to the ear drums. A dinner out with friends ends up being a dinner with your respective drink and plate as having a conversation is equivalent to scaling Mt. Everest. Just look at this paradox: A leading hangout place in Delhi is called Social but the loud music that it plays enables anything but socialising.

I know I might sound like an old bragging man, but if being young is damaging your ear drums and going out with people just to end up staring at their faces because a conversation is not possible, I’d rather be old.    

Just a Thought : Thirty Two

Hope is the elixir of life

Why so serious?

A crooked path

An indefatigable journey

limitless time

And a far-off destination

Why so serious?

The path is gloriously beautiful

If you pause and take a look,

The journey is full of intriguing tales

If you stop by and listen,

Loads of time

To enjoy the journey

And the destination is but a notion

Don’t let it beat you down,

New Beginning

The gushing wind causes havoc

The rickety plant needs to be strong like a rock

Strength of the foundation will keep it grounded

Years of hard work will now be tested

Time has come to shed the baggage

Beat the storm for a ripe old age

Letting go of the old will lay a new foundation

The flower that’ll bloom will usher elation

Weathering the storm is a test of character

Nature teaches us, yet we falter