2019-12-15 12:23
I was reading up the other day on a young girl who has done a lot more in a few years than anyone has managed to achieve in several. She is well-known for her talk for climate action… Read More
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Sometimes, there is nothing more powerful than a written word.
2019-12-13 13:50
I was pleased to hear that the whole issue had blown over
Glad to know that there wouldn’t be more fights
Little did I know what he had in plan
That wretched manHe started it!
I wouldn… Read More
2019-12-09 14:16
In the Big Book of Wisdom, it is mentioned:
“Truly, man is the most ungrateful creature!”
This may ring true for most of us.
I know it does for me.
Gratitude is the ability to be… Read More
2019-08-30 14:22
today i found a dream-catcher
i thought it was very pretty
i hung it on my bedroom wall
for everybody to see
mother passed by
she said that looks evil
take it down
it looks like it wishes yo… Read More
2019-08-28 13:56
A very wise person once said: ‘An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.’
The four sad faces are because of the idle mindWhere I’m from, cultural values are pivotal.
They… Read More
2019-08-04 15:25
Here’s an attempt of mine at an essay entitled ‘Corruption is the root of all evil’.
How would one begin to define ‘corruption’? Is it the willingness to perfor… Read More
2019-06-14 05:52
I stand here
Bloody torn shattered
Another celebrity scandal
X dating Y
A has stated the worst about B
That’s what the news is about
I stand here
Bloody torn shattered
Help comes but n… Read More
2019-04-02 11:14
Be careful who you take advice from.
For instance:
Don’t take health advice from someone with a heart disease.
“Lay off the greasy fries too, all right?” – Man having… Read More
2019-02-08 14:03
The problem is not that you don’t have enough.
The problem is that you have too much.
Too much information.
Too much fun.
Too much ease.
Too much socialization.
Too much over-stuff… Read More
2019-01-17 06:20
A very wise man once said ‘It is good practice to leave what does not concern you.’
Unfortunately (and especially with the advent of social media), wise words fall on deaf ears… Read More
2018-12-20 07:07
Introducing: another mathematical equation.
This time, the equation attempts to relate life’s disappointments to expectations.
Disappointments ∝ Expectations
That is, the disappoi… Read More
2018-12-04 12:39
Imagine eating the flesh of the corpse of someone who was once very close to you.
Your brother, sister, friend.
Yes, it is a very gruesome picture.
But in the Big Book of Wisdom, it has bee… Read More
2018-10-25 10:01
There is a Big Book of Wisdom.
It is quite old, too.In it, it says: Avoid much suspicion/negative assumptions.
Here’s some news about lemons: they can be very sour.
Who hasn’t se… Read More
2018-10-03 14:44
A very wise man once said: ‘Jealousy consumes good deeds just as fire burns wood.’
Yep, there go your good deeds. Bye bye, charity and feeding some starved cats.A story:
Legend h… Read More
2018-09-16 14:59
This is a toothbrush.
Purple toothbrush.It is a plain, ordinary, plastic toothbrush.
It is a simple colour without sparkles and glitter.
Now we have added a cap to this toothbrush.
Enter: to… Read More
2018-08-30 11:24
Recent political changes in the country have taken us all by storm.
However, what’s been troubling hasn’t been the (hopefully positive) change.
It has been the reactions to these… Read More
2018-08-17 13:11
YOU CAN’T.
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2018-06-11 15:45
There is a Big Book of Wisdom. In this Book, there are many stories about many events. The insightful reader is meant to glean lessons from the stories that may otherwise have been overlooke… Read More
2018-06-10 09:20
A very wise man once advised, “Do not waste water, even if you were at a running stream.”
Besides being incredibly wise, he was also especially visionary.
Unfortunately, being to… Read More
2018-06-09 10:52
Can we go back to a simpler time?
A time when saying ‘I’m gay’ meant a feeling
And not an identity
And
When Dick was a respectable name.
There was nothing else to the game… Read More
2018-06-08 15:07
You know what boys are like these days.
These violent video games. All this rage bottled up.
He had to let it out.
Hey, come on.
You know he didn’t mean it.
Boys can be careless.I know… Read More
2018-06-01 16:01
If you have ever studied Mathematics, Statistics or Linear Algebra, you will have come across the term matrices.
If you haven’t: don’t worry, you’re not really missing out… Read More
2018-05-25 13:13
I’m going to change the world.
I know this. I know it as well as you’d know the back of your hand.
I’m different.
You know that saying? The one that goes, ‘Some are b… Read More
2018-05-11 16:33
This is an Economics textbook.
Let us pretend it says ‘Economics’ on the cover.This textbook contains (sometimes valuable) information.
See? Priceless.One day, a boring Scottish… Read More
2018-04-24 16:30
‘How is school then?’
Seriously, the girl was still furious. I’m not going to reply to that.
‘Beta, I asked you a question,’ the father said, stealing a quick l… Read More
2018-04-19 15:57
A very wise man once advised people to avoid extremities. His focus was on extremities in religion; he stressed the importance of staying moderate in worship and meditation. However, as it w… Read More
2018-04-08 12:53
Continued…
‘You’re darned right, I could say that!’ the father said.
And who could deny the sweetness of his feelings at getting a whole sentence out of his otherwis… Read More
2018-03-11 15:40
‘Oh no!’ he yelled, slamming his fist against the driving wheel. ‘I can’t believe that idiot – did you see the way he overtook me? Now we’re going to be s… Read More
2018-02-20 13:32
Once upon a less-worrisome time, I knew a girl who believed the world revolved around her. I was actually very good friends with her and we spent a lot of great moments together. Eventually… Read More
2018-02-06 16:08
There was once a man who would do all his work by himself. From cleaning his room’s floor to patching up torn shirts; he was known for being self-reliant and hardworking. He was never… Read More
2017-10-20 11:59
I was so sure of all the possibilities. I had absolutely no doubt about anything. I never hesitated for a moment to think about failure. It never occurred to me that failure, too, was a poss… Read More
2017-09-17 07:05
Everything was fast. Everyone was in a hurry. It seemed you could never be fast enough, or efficient enough, or quick enough.
OMG OMG OMG WHAT WHERE WHEN NO NOW
Phones kept buzzing.
What&rs&hell…Read More
2017-07-31 15:42
Most of us are part of some WhatsApp group or another. There are times when everybody is quiet for days, then there are times when all members start chatting good-naturedly. Or sharing pictu… Read More
2017-07-15 14:58
Once upon a time, there were two brothers. They loved each other. They believed in the existence of an Almighty God and they also loved Him a lot.
One day, to prove their love to their God… Read More
2017-06-25 11:02
It is too difficult to be an optimist and you have given up. Now you want to embrace the darkness of misery because it is SO EASY.
Here are some tips on how to take the easy way out! Down wi… Read More
2017-06-15 15:16
A true story:
One of my friends was S-word-ually harassed by her driver at a very young age. He did things to her while she lay and watched the fan above. I remember her describing how she w… Read More
2017-05-20 14:34
A very wise man once advised to eat one-third of our stomach’s capacity. Out of the remaining two-thirds, one-third must be kept for water, and one-third for air. The same man also str… Read More
2017-05-06 12:36
After a long 70 years of Independance , I , a resident of South Waziristan, do not feel comfortable at my own home. By home, I mean Pakistan! . The country I was born in, the one which gave… Read More
2017-04-28 16:49
Overheard at an auspicious occasion:
Queen Bee: Hey guys, guess what, Tanya and Sikander are totally dating.
Worker Bee 1: How do you know?
Worker Bee 2: Yeah, how do you know?
Queen Bee: Th… Read More
2017-04-22 13:53
His beard distinguishes him from the rest: it is well-groomed and contrasts sharply with the clean-shaven area where a moustache should be. His clothes are baggy: they do not reveal his figu… Read More
2017-04-08 11:55
Meet Yes-man.
Hi, Yes-man!
Yes-man loves saying yes. He says yes to everything.
Yes yes yes!
He cannot refuse anybody. He cannot remember the last time he said no. He is not sure what the… Read More
2017-04-01 11:35
How do we expect to stay happy when we cannot help ourselves see others happy? Regretfully, a country which was made independent; where men, Muslims in general were allowed to practice free… Read More
2017-03-25 14:39
When I started a blog, I got some questions about the motive behind beginning a page where I would (almost) regularly upload post after post. The title of the blog is tentative, but it clear… Read More
2017-03-16 16:26
Sarah was a nondescript child. She liked ice-cream. She liked games with a lot of running and screaming, like hide-and-seek. She liked animals! Nature was something she felt very attracted t… Read More
2017-03-07 15:47
You should probably start waking up very early in the morning.
Not at 8 or 9. I’m talking before the sun even rises. Very, very early in the morning.
Actually, the reason I have all t… Read More
2017-02-26 14:20
Once upon a time, in a land very similar to ours, there was a family of monkeys. They were as happy as a monkey can be with very few worries. This is because if you are a monkey, your bigges… Read More
2017-02-19 09:49
February 13th, February 15th, February 16th.
The chemist holds up his placard as he protests his rights to violence-free health-care provision.
A member of the Khasadar force stays attentive… Read More
2017-02-12 11:48
20 year old diary entries of Mr Nobody:
Feb 9th 1997
I’m so excited! I can’t believe what I’ve come up with: it’s so obvious, so simple! How come nobody thought about… Read More
2017-02-03 16:58
I recently decided that, at the age of 21, I am too old to be entirely dependent on my parents. Determined and ready to make some money on my own, I took a walk down the freelancing career-p… Read More
2017-01-26 14:57
She has a Doctor of Pharmacy degree: five years of struggle and study. She was a top scorer; her spotless transcripts, with the straight A’s (and an occasional A minus or B plus), are… Read More
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