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Let's Talk - Mental Health || FICKLE EMOTIONS

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"You know dude. I feel my mind is my best friend and my worst enemy too at the same time.  I wish I wasn't an Insomniac. I wish ..." he paused. "I wish I had taken better decisions in my life. I tried to make everybody around me happy. In fact I went out of my way to make them feel good, even though I suffered while doing that.  In hindsight I shouldn't have done that. All that pain, all that suffering and what did I get....Neglect, Back bitching and ....." Karan paused again. "The only thing that I tried genuinely was to make people smile, to make them forget all their worries and laugh...laugh at my expense. I would keep a tab on their wellness, their health, their worries and did all my best to be there, with them, for them. And here I am!" he paused again, wiping his tears. "Relax Karan. You are overthinking. You know you have your friends who love you, adore you. Also you are blessed to have such a wonderful family. Think about your M

Waves || FICKLE EMOTIONS

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"I just love the sound of these waves. They have a particular rhythm, a pattern, a melody. It is indeed Music to the ears." said Farah smilingly . "I never knew you were a philosopher." joked Zakir. "You know Zakir, ever since I was a child, I would go to the beach with my parents on Sundays and spend hours and hours just listening to the sound of waves. While I lay in the pool of sand and build the mud castles around, my father would get me those chocobars and my mother would feed me the home made sandwiches. Those were the days!" she said while reminiscing her childhood days. There was a brief moment of silence as the two enjoyed the breeze flowing across their faces and the smell of the sea coupled with the sight of setting sun overwhelming the moment. Zakir and Farah were married to each other since 15 years and coming to the beach had been a part of their routine. Farah, being a writer had always loved the calmness, perhaps the inner one, to think