A moment to reflect .

There  are times when you want to break your fist ,
Want to take a knife and cut your wrist.
What if bill gates had given up too ,
Microsoft wouldn't have existed to save you.

When you think of just hanging yourself ,
Get forgotten like an old book in the shelf .
What if Einstein had done that too ,
Well you wouldn't have E=mc² to screw you .

When you feel like taking those sleeping pills ,
Wandering like a lost traveller on the hills .
What if Stephen king did that too ,
The famous "Carrie" would have faded through.

When you easily think of jumping down ,
To drown your hopes with a frown .
What if Lionel messi had done that too ,
Such legends can only be few.

When you think of ending it all on a railway track ,
 something you can never bring back.
If Edison did that too ,
You wouldn't have the light to guide you.

 take a moment and reflect ,
So what if life is not always perfect .
Life is too good a gift to reject
So live your life to the fullest without regret.

#NOSELFIE PLEASE

 WARNING! DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE A SELFIE LOVER

A picture is worth a thousand words.

 But what if the same picture becomes the cause for you never ever telling a word again. When Robert cornelins took the first selfie ever in the history of photography in 1839, he would have never expected it to become a craze among not only the youth but also middle aged and even the old in the near future.

  I got a new haircut .let me take a selfie. I bought a new dress. Let me take a selfie. My friend is sad. Let me take a selfie to cheer her up. It’s ridiculous how a selfie has become a large and important part of our daily lives. So much so that in 2013, it was declared the word of the year by oxford English dictionary. And we have made a special day for selfies- national selfie day on 21 June.

  The likes on our picture now define our popularity. The positive comments judge our beauty, character and social status. The initial purpose of a self-portrait was to reflect your true self in a moment worth capturing. But how do you expect someone to accept their inner beauty when all they do to the self portrait is editing and filtering them for just some likes. The better your selfie, the more likes and comments you can pick up on social media. The need for this attention, popularity and acceptance from the society leads these selfie addicts (yes, they get seriously addicted to it in their quest for success) to try taking selfies in   different places, different poses and variety of props (the best being a loaded gun). And the obvious result is them getting to meet god earlier than the decided time.

 When your mom tells you about a recent selfie death from the newspaper or television, you shut her up by telling, ‘mom. I’m not too addicted or crazy like them. I know my limits.  But trust me. You will forget all your limits when you see a beautiful (in other words, risky) spot worth slicking a selfie. The thrill of doing something challenging and succeeding in it (if you are lucky enough) will lead you to doing crazy things.  Why else would Disneyland, Paris, Hong Kong and many other American theme parks forbid the use of selfie sticks on their premises? The palace museum in Beijing and the Sistine capital in Italy too have joined them. Even festivals like lollapalooza in Chicago, Coachella in California and India’s massive kumbh mela have come for a halt.

  And what about the long list of illnesses it causes? Body dysmorphic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety, depression and suicide triggering are just to name a few. (Even I didn’t know about these complicated sounding but not so complicatedly spreading social sicknesses until I searched about them.) Think about the kind of germs we share when we stand so close while taking a selfie. And then you read articles and surveys that brainwash you on how a selfie pose can determine your personality and mental health.

   Dear reader,

After reading till here if you want to change yourself, read further. If you have still not made up your mind, please go back and read this 10 more times.

   It’s simple. All you need to do is stop following the herd. Don’t do something out of peer pressure or to gain acceptance from a bunch of irrelevant people and to interest them.  Start embracing yourself the way you are. No one has rights to influence your character, behavior and concept of beauty. I repeat. No one.  Live in the moment and make memories rather than losing on experiences to your phone or the small rod which you call a selfie stick. It’s time to say and experience,

      I LOVE MYSELF THE WAY I AM 

Lost in a crowd

Here I am lost in this crowd
Still trying to find a way out .
To the top of my voice I shout
Oh god ! I can't shout loud .
This is making me suffocate
Where r u my dreams , I still try to locate .
I have not yet reached my destination
My will power , my only motivation .
I badly need to take some rest
Don't know where to go - east or west ?
Now I regret blindly following the crowd
Only to make my parents feel proud .
I sacrificed my ambition
For the world's fake appreciation .
If I had followed my heart
My happiness and I wouldnt have been apart
But it is still not late , to find the right gate
Enough of the long wait .
Its time to take the right path
And put an end to this wrath .
Now I will listen to no one but my soul
Its high time I realised my goal ..
#simply #thougts

Friends NOT forever

Here they are two best friends
Always together like the world's two ends
Walking together on life's every bend
As restless as waiting for a reply after pressing 'send'.
She is beautiful and he smart
Their differences can never set them apart
Rightfully playing a best friend's part
Together all their problems depart.
They met first in school
She was shy and he acting cool
Her eyes and their long talks made him drool
She started liking this crazy fool.
Tuitions, birthdays , outings they were together
This was surely something meant to be forever
"I promise to never leave you ever "
On farewell they promised each other .
They were still connected on fb and whatsapp
Still talking all the world's crap
She was the destination and he the map
He was stress and she a relaxing nap.
But suddenly she was not being herself
She was confused and surely needed help
Problems in friendship creeped by themselves
As feeling more than friendship she felt.
Urging to tell him about it
But courage not a bit
Her friendship could be badly hit
Love with your best friend was a misfit .
Trust issues creeped but solved never
Her friendship could not be saved however
No matter how they tried to recover
They proved that not all friendships are forever.

Depressed ? Are you really

Im at the most crowded spot of the town , suicide point
This fact makes me disappoint .
Standing here at this highpoint,
Wanting to know each one's viewpoint .
 The first person to attempt suicide was a small kid ,
Beneath his innocent heart were scars hid
His tears flowing rapid
His parents didn't have time for him was how his story undid.
“I'm depressed , I want to die “.
The next one was a teenager dejected ,
By his classmates nd friends rejected.
With pressure from family and peers he was injected ,
On his discoloured face it clearly reflected.
“I'm depressed , I want to die”
Next in line was a lady ,
Insecurities about her life was a complaint daily.
With under confidence, Looking gravely
No signs of positivity even vaguely .
“I'm depressed , I want to die”.
Then walking up is a middle aged man
Climbing out from his new sedan .
Tensions of job , marriage and money was how his life ran
Suicide was his only safe , fool proof plan .
“I'm depressed , I want to die”.
To my surprise I see an old couple ,
Walking together even in the time of trouble .
Their lonely life a real struggle ,
Their problems looking clear as a bubble.
“We’re depressed . we want to die.”
To everyone I say only one thing ,
Depression is a ten letter word and so is positive thinking .
There are hopes of being saved even when sinking ,
You require a calm and wise thinking .
Your life is precious , not worth so easily ending ,
needs of a bit of carefully mending .
Your problems will then start descending ,
No harm in trying .
#worldheathday  #notodepression

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