Getting out of one’s comfort zone,
Trying out travelling alone,
Making decisions that are risk-prone,
Is no doubt difficult – like trying to live without a phone!
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Often leads to breakdowns,
Often makes one look like a clown
And often makes one frown.
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But then if one doesn’t live for these things,
They are just like a bird without wings.
Even if their day-to-day life doesn’t sting,
They miss out on life and all that it brings.
Thinking of shallow things too deeply
Yes, to stop overthinking about things isn’t easy
But then, you’ve got to keep yourself busy!
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Play a game of carrom,
Or go study the structure of an atom.
Watch a movie
Or go do something goofy.
Read a book
Or go learn how to cook!
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Why pretend when you’re not fine?
In front of those to whom you say, “You’re Mine.”
They are the ones who’d get you off of your tough times.
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If you don’t come out and express,
If all you do to your thoughts and feelings is repress,
The mind would become a bubble of stress.
And when it’d burst, it would create a huge mess!
He had a dream
To do something for the disadvantaged
To improve their esteem.
“Your idea is not feasible,” they deemed
But he never let them affect his saintly scheme
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He always had hope
That his idea had scope
When someone told him to stop, he said, “Nope”
He was made up of stuff that would change the globe.
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Now, whether he succeeded is a different story,
But actions like these bring mankind glory.
Amongst this world of insanity,
There are still people who give hope to humanity.
Stupidity is comparing yourself to others,
To your friends, your enemies or even your brother!
Humans don’t form a hierarchical chain,
Where one is over and other is under
In our own way, each one of us is a wonder.
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If they don’t have anything other to do than compare…
Just think how their life is going to fare!
Imagine their despair
That all they can do is pass comments sitting on a chair,
While they don’t have anything to do and care.
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You are equally important,
To describe success, there is no constant…
What you hear might not be the truth,
Just like the story of the fairy and your broken milk tooth.
Those who behave the sweetest,
Might just be acting in front of you,
And could actually be the ones who are the most uncouth.
The person with whom you’d never fight,
Could end up being the one who’d give you a backbite.
Those who ALWAYS act helpful and kind,
Might have a hidden agenda on their mind.
If the unexpected often ends up happening,
Often hurting one’s feelings,
One wonders why hasn’t the word “unexpected” lost its meaning?
Stay Hungry Stay Foolish. Never let go of your appetite to go after new ideas, new experiences, and new adventures.
It is often seen that humans tend to take the beaten path. They tend to follow others for it is easier and comfortable. From a young age, we are told to avoid taking risks and to try and “settle” in life. Not that there is anything wrong in having a secure life per se but risk avoidance often leads to the death of so many new ideas and innovations.
New experiences will always teach you something. Even the seemingly insignificant things might end up giving you another perspective to life. Moreover, participating in different things enables one to enhance your skillset. You might even find your hidden talent doing so. It is a possibility that you try your hand at painting and find out that it comes naturally to you.
Taking bold decisions is difficult because there is a significant possibility of failing. But extraordinary things can only be achieved by taking extraordinary decisions. Had Elon Musk not decided to start SpaceX and Tesla just because of the huge probability of failing (Elon Musk has stated that both of these companies had around only 10% chance of surviving), we might not have had any concrete plans for a manned Mars mission or existence of self-driving cars. There is no denying that people seldom succeed on their first try but if you’d never start trying then how would you reach a point where the possibility of succeeding is huge. Robert Kennedy has rightly said that only those who dare to fail greatly can achieve greatly!
Staying in one’s comfort zone may seem tempting but it would never give you a sense of deep satisfaction. You would always have a seed of doubt in your mind that what if I had done that particular thing? Isn’t it better to gather courage and do something you always wanted to rather than staying in your comfort zone and indulging in self-pity? You might end up messing up but at least you there would be no doubt affecting your mental well-being. To add to that, the experience you would gain would be invaluable!
We all have heard names of exemplary leaders in different fields. Instead of just learning trivial facts about them, let us learn from their works and experiences and try to become an example ourselves!
Over And Out
He was sitting in the park, all alone,
Visibly upset with his face screaming a silent groan,
It seemed as if he had just been hit with a mental cyclone.
Then came a person unknown…
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The guy asked him if he was fine,
Tried cheering him up with games and jokes combined,
And alas, all his sadness suddenly became benign.
The person was his desperately needed lifeline,
And his night’s moonshine.
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That human was no celebrity
That human might not have opened several charities
But he was a superstar full of compassion
And showed that small acts go so far that one can’t even imagine
Who knew that behind that laugh
Was a heart that was broken in half
Who knew that behind that beautiful Instagram post
Was a soul that was depressed the most
Who knew that behind that gorgeous face
Was a person who had no inner grace;
And needed to be put in his place
Who knew that behind that poet’s charming phrases
Were his life’s darkest phases.
Who knew that behind that “loyal” friend
Was a stranger that only knew how to pretend
Who knew that behind that closed room door
Was a brain that was waiting to roar…
All of these stories
Some full of joy, some full of worries
Sometimes jotted down in journals or diaries
Are life’s memories
Creating mischief and putting your friends to blame
The joy of defeating your cousins in a board game
Teasing your best friend’s with their crush’s last name
All these memories are beautiful, all the same
Packing suitcases
And visiting different places
Getting photographs clicked making different faces
And then later, remembering the times spent in these oasis…
Binge watching web series and shows
At late night just before you doze
And then getting annoyed when the mobile screen buffers and froze
Ah, what times where those!
Those small successes
Of winning a quiz through guesses
Or getting first prize in a competition where you had to wear fancy dresses
Reminiscing those give the most joy to your brain and its five senses
Sit back and go through your life’s memories on a random day of July
And one moment, they leave you horrified
And in the next, you’ll be flying in the sky
And before you realise, you might have tear in your eye…
As 2019 heads to a close, I have been thinking about how the year panned out and I came to the conclusion that it was one full of surprises(good and bad), love and hate, and full of moments that can never be forgotten. In short, the year was quite eventful and interesting, to say the least 🙂
If you were a part of my life this year in some way or the other, be it a reader and supporter of the blog or my best friend, I love you all. Let’s kill the next year and the decade together !!
Over and Out!!!
Tantalizing Thoughts 
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