Admire with Gracia

  Be kind to others expecting nothing in return. Be kind to everyone even though they haven't done any good to you. Care for your enemies and be kind to them. Growing up, I was exposed to these values from my teachers and my parents. I firmly believe that we should care about others just like God cares about us.  I try to give my best to the people who reach out to me for help, but at times, when I feel no confidence in doing particular things, I politely refuse. When I didn't help someone who was in need, guilt took over me. Although my parents taught me to help others who are in need; they also taught me to be wise for whom we are helping as many people will take advantage of our kindness. I believe that kindness is a value that should be taught to every kid as soon as they attain 1 year. This world becomes more cruel every day. The one thing that makes us different from the monsters is the value that we are learning and teaching our generation.

  Letting you go             Is a part of loving you❤️ I'm currently in the phase of letting things go, I am tired of using all my strength to make things stay but failed to realize that it only hurts me more. I'm tired of explaining, I'm tired of dragging the people who wanted to leave, I'm tired of expecting and at the end, I'm tired of myself. It took me years to understand that making things stay only worsens the life for both. Leaving them breaks our hearts, but making them stay hurts everyone around us; we can't be selfish by hurting others for us to be with the person we like. It can be friendship, siblings, families or any relationship.  Art of losing: not everything that approaches us is meant to be with us forever. Accepting the truth and strengthening our mental state is another level of maturity. Years back, I tried my best to keep my friend with me, but it seemed like she didn't want to stay. So I let her go and now I realized th...

 I went to a nursery garden this evening, it had plenty of plants over the area but the colourful cactus captured my attention. It was pretty with a colourful flower on its top. Although it is not preferred by most of our Indian houses because of its prickery form but then I found it in a positive form. A Cactus can store up to 200 gallons of water, and it can also survive in harsh weather of desert. Amidst the tough climate, the cactus tries its best to stay strong and stable; any other plant cannot sustain itself except cactus and plants similar to that. This realization tells me to stay strong with hope amid trials. Maybe we are stuck between the dust storms but ignoring the sand fog in front of us and trying to concentrate on the clear path by staying positive.

  Who and what do you fear the most? The cockroach in your bedroom or your past traumas. Every human has fear of something that exists in their life. But to me, I was frightened about everything that I did; from talking to people, attempting new ideas of interest, transport, cooking, riding a scooter (everytime), exams, past, present, future, presentation... I'm quite honest enough to accept the truth that I'm a coward. Even as a kid or as a teenage girl, I never felt it strange to be a coward. It's because, Although I was scared of doing particular things, amidst my fear, I took part in that and tried my best. My poor heart tried it's best to take down my fear. From my perspective, being a coward isn't something you should be ashamed of; what it takes of you to make yourself a better person does matter here. I've heard that humans are scared of death; I believe that death is a part of our eternal life; we can't predict death, so instead of worrying and frig...

          Love yourself,  because no one loves you the way you do. In this one and a half years, I've learned a lot apart from our syllabus that can be taken to survive this beautiful life. But there are a few things that I'm still struggling to follow, that includes self-love. Our professors always insisted on loving ourselves as it was the first step to success; I couldn't take it as if something was stopping me from having a thought about self-love. Is it because of my insecurities? I'm not sure. At times, I was confused about why I couldn't even think of loving myself, and I was left with no answers.  Then my professor questioned, why do you love yourself? The first thought that came to me was, "If you don't love yourself, then who?" That's right, keeping our flaws aside along with our insecurities will result in loving ourselves. Not everyone is perfect here; everyone has their flaws to work on; instead of looking after the flaws, why don'...

Not everyone wishes for the same  From my school days, till now my college days, I get excited when the government announces a holiday because of rain or floods. I even prayed for heavy rain in our districts to get a week-long holiday. But I never thought of the consequences or destruction that my prayer could cause to the people of my neighbourhood areas. I've been selfish and only thought about the benefit of my living. I can't consider that as a childish phase of life as a child would never think harm to others; a child wants everyone around them to be smiling, and a child has a pure and innocent heart. I had always seen the consequences of natural calamities through the news but never realized how the disaster would affect an individual or a community until I started to think about society when I wrote. Writing helped me to look into several things from different perspectives. After Writing blogs, I've noticed a change in perspectives about the things around me, I looke...

  Stepping out of our house and coming back without a scratch made me realize that I'm well protected by invisible wings. Looking at the lives of strangers on the platform stopped me from complaining about my life. Being thankful is a lesson that I learnt recently by observing the environment around me. Then I felt grateful for everything that I was blessed with. It's not about gestures or the words that we use to describe our thank you, but it's all about the overwhelming gratefulness that arises from the depth of our hearts. From my perspective, when we stop complaining about our life then we gradually understand and cherish every moment of our life. Our heart gently accepts the truth of life. Today, when I look back on the paths on which I have travelled so far, water drops roll down my eyes; I feel thankful for everything that I have and don't have. A grateful heart is not only for the things that you have but also the things that you let go of in your life. Life is...

  Every relationship does have misunderstandings; convincing and compromising with each other decides the journey of that relationship. Getting down from our self-pride and apologizing for the misunderstanding caused, will protect the relationship from further conflicts. Growing up, I was taught to apologize first even though that was not my fault; as a kid, I never felt it unusual to apologize first and compromise with others. But it became consistent to an extent that others wanted me to come up with my apology, though I was found innocent.  Once in a while, I squabble with my parents; sometimes, I am frustrated that I don't even talk to people around me. But at the end of the day, keeping all my emotions aside; I would sit down and open up with my parents to sort out things. By this, we could understand both of our points of view, and it also helps to lessen the conflicts that arise in the future. If I fail to compromise with them on the same day, the small crack between us...