Category: quickies

Bite-sized posts on any random thought or topic, in the style of “instapoetry”.

Now Is The Time

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Dreams of a lifetime,
Realised or ruptured, in a day.

Try all we might,
This time won’t stay,

So, just live, laugh, love,
This is the moment to play.

We won’t be us tomorrow,
Let’s not let life get away.

– Ehsaas

From the archives, dusted and refurbished.. 😅

Wrote this short poem some time ago, on a day when I was feeling particularly excited and full of energy. Regular readers of this blog would realize that’s not how most days go with me. I guess that’s why I never felt like sharing this one earlier. But today I was like, meh. I guess a writer is like an actor. We don’t necessarily have to be the person the words talk about. Words are an idea, a feeling that deserves to fly free. Why chain them down to be about one person, their limitations, and situations?

Anyway, hope you like it. Till next time.. 😊

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Credits: Poem by yours truly. Pic created with Canva.

The Relationship Between Words & Reality

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Lately, I’ve been noticing a lot more instances of the gap between what reality is, and the words which we use to describe it. And it impressed upon me how limited words are in their capacity. Reality, on the other hand, quite literally, encompasses all there is.

Yet, when talking about things, people, ideas, we tend to get caught up in the words that are used. Not only that, words are not even objective; they are highly subjective. The same words can mean different things to different people, depending on their own personal journeys. (I’ve talked about this before, and if you’d like to explore this idea in slightly more detail, you can check out my post, “What Do You See And Hear?”)

Now imagine using something so limited and subjective like human vocabulary to describe the utterly rich and complex reality of the world around us. When we stop to think about it, it shouldn’t be surprising that there’s a huge gap between what we can describe with words, and the real thing.

But as Boyzone said, “It’s only words. And words are all I have.” We have to do with what we have. So, I’m not saying that we should just give up on using words to talk about things. But what we should do is to try and avoid getting boxed in by these words. We should remember that no matter what words we use, no matter how well we articulate something, reality will be, more often than not, way more than that.

The key is experience. We need to really live the thing we talk about to fully grasp and appreciate it. And until we can do that, we will do well to remember: it’s only words. And words are not enough.

Oh, and yeah, the irony of using words to describe how words are not sufficient to describe reality is not lost on me! 😅

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Credits: Quote by yours truly. Image created with Canva.

Warmth In The Middle Of Winter

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As I hold this toasty cup in my hand,
with crumbly sunlight filtering through this misty morning,
and steam gingerly rising up from the cup,
disappearing into the disappearing fog,
I’m reminded of what warmth feels like
in the middle of winter.

Not much to add to this today.. 🙂

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Letting The Kid Go

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Even though I know,
I’m not that kid anymore,
It’s hard to let go.

– Ehsaas

Found this haiku in the archive of my unpublished drafts. It’s time for it to finally see the light of day. As they say, things happen, when they are supposed to happen.. 😅

Many of us have unpleasant memories or experiences from our childhood that still hurt us when we remember them.

And even though we have grown up now, in more ways than one, and are wiser and more mature to understand why we had to go through those experiences, sometimes, we may still find it difficult to process those emotions from our childhood.

And these childhood experiences may not even be that traumatic from an adult’s point of view. They may even be something very trivial. But to that young kid, they mattered! And they left a deep imprint.

What hurts the grown-up today is not so much the direct experience of those childhood incidents – time takes care of that. What hurts the grown-up today is the memory of being that kid who had to go through those experiences, who was helpless and perhaps alone, in being able to do anything about those events, at that time.

This is where healing comes into the picture. May anyone and everyone who can relate to this post one day reach a stage where they can embrace that kid, and yet not feel sad for them, where they can reassure that kid that despite those events, or perhaps even because of them, they will end up having a happy and content life.

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Credits: Haiku by yours truly. Pic created with Canva.

Intimacy vs Sex

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In today’s fast-paced world, especially when it comes to relationships that are found, and then lost, to the vagaries of the fickle human heart, a lot of people seem to confuse “sex” with “intimacy”. These two terms maybe related, but “intimacy” is a much more comprehensive term, that goes beyond just “sex”.

Sex is much easier. It just needs “attraction”, and is usually much easier to find, relatively. It is much more difficult to find a partner you can be “intimate” with. Someone you like for more than just their looks. Just “attraction” is not enough; it needs a “connection”.

Just a few words summarizing the same.

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The Beauty Of Incomplete Stories

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Dreams can be a bittersweet experience. They are ephemeral, like our lives, like the cycle of happiness and sadness. Let’s just enjoy them while they last, without worrying about how and when they’ll end.

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Find Your Words…

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As J.K. Rowling said:

Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it.

– Albus Dumbledore in “Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows”

I absolutely love this quote! And I couldn’t agree more. Words are indeed magical, and we can all do with a little bit of their magic.

And sometimes, we are the only ones who can bring that magic in our own lives. Because, we know ourselves. Because, the stakes are highest for us. Because, if we don’t, nobody else will.

So, find the words that give you hope. That show you the way forward when you feel lost. Only you would know the exact words to use.

Find them, write them down, and then put them on the walls, on your screens, in your heart.

And remember them on the days when you need a glimmer of hope.

Everyone needs to be a writer.

Not for anyone else, but oneself.

Because there will be days when you need the right words to get back up.

And the only person whose words would work would be yourself.

– Ehsaas

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