A boy's journey through words and the mixtapes. I write every Thursday.
To stand up straight with your shoulders back is to accept the terrible responsibility of life, with eyes wide open. ~ Jordan B. Peterson
Some of life’s most important questions.
How have you been investing and expending your present?
How busy, or putting it precisely — how rudderless is your life’s ship?
What’s exciting on your tomorrows’?
Do you contemplate often over stillness?
Do you treat yourself well?
Are you hungry?
Namaste.
Comments closedWho says Life isn’t hard.
Who says Life isn’t beautiful!
~ Author
Bio on her instagram reads,
“Pretty beat up, but I still got dreams.”
Well, there she was singing her authentic story and,
somehow subconsciously, I didn’t want her to stop.
Thing is — this rarely happens to me!
Flashback to that one episode.
I remember that as she spoke — in the due course of her one full performance on that stage,
it was genuinely a true privilege listening to her, and i mean every ‘bit’ per se.
Her message of hope,
Her grit to not act victim,
Her poise to not seek sympathy,
Her sheer will to never give up,
Plus, a unique beauty and the clarity in her sharp voice;
it was too good to be true to have it all in one human!
It was like a calling to me.
And, I had to write about this, … tonight!
Write about Jane Marczweski (who also goes by the stage name ‘Nightbirde’).
Thing is, it so happens that Jane has 2% chance of surviving from her cancer.
And yet, .. yet she courageously — figuratively, stretching her arms wide open says,
“2% is not zero percent. 2% is something, and I wish people knew how amazing it is.”
Lastly, in that beautiful exchange of words that happened, Jane also confidently says —
“You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy.”
Dear Jane,
Thank you so much for all of that!
p.s. Don’t miss this.
Namaste.
Comments closed“Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter.
Cold or warm.
Tired or well-rested.
Despised or honored.
Dying … or busy with other assignments.Because dying, too, is one of our assignments in life. There as well: “to do what needs doing.” ~ Marcus Aurelius (Meditation)
‘Memento Mori’ medallion by Ryan Holiday lays on my work desk as I start my Work From Home Office day.
Plus, every night before I go to bed, I bring the coin with me. Play with her for a while and finally, finally tuck her underneath my pillow just before I pass out.
To me, doing this has become like a weird ritual.
To me, it’s one of the most important discovery of my life!
Sure, I’ve written in length about this Latin phrase — quite a lot really [see this]; Which simply meant,
“Remember, you will die!“
Well, here’s the cookie in the jar; this mere $26.00 metal or say my metaphorical friend at the moment with ‘Memento Mori’ etched on it — clearly, rightfully, and bravely demands;
priority,
urgency,
meaning,
and more importantly intentionality!
Namaste.
Comments closed“Stop whatever you’re doing for a moment and ask yourself: Am I afraid of death because I won’t be able to do this anymore?” —Marcus Aurelius
On June 01, 2021 — Ujjwal dai passed away because of covid complications. And, like many were, I was too fornicated mentally when i saw the news of his demise floating over the web like wildfire.
And naturally, I was thrown aback to my first and perhaps one of those weirdest and naive conversations that only my 19/20 years old would produce.
The thing was,
I was scouring wildly out on the internet looking for the must-visit places in Nepal and gracefully did stumble upon his nice blog-post on the same along with some really beautiful photographs of Manang (if i recollect right).
2011- we were neither friends on Facebook or any other social media platforms. I didn’t know him personally. And, never have we met either. But yes, I wrote to him, shamelessly! With young-silly spirited blood, I reckon.
And for that, I will forever have a bellyful of laughter because of this weird stunt that feebly connected me to him.
Again, looking back:
I like his blog decorum. Specially for it’s true relevance, the usefulness and a simplicity. Which still stands true till date.
Second, I’ve always adored his simple English vocabs, on each one of his publications. I clearly remember, back in the days, I was trying to improve my writing skill (or whatever you call it) by looking at — how he used to write his.
Furthermore, at around 2013, I ran into one of the video he had published on YouTube which I happily put on my 2015’s earthquake self-reflection diary. I had only one goal in my mind then — to communicate message of hope.
Similarly, I looked up to him for his profound intellect-ism (because he for sure knew his shits well)
Without a doubt, his noble pieces and fragments will forever stay with me for the rest of my life!
With due sincerity, I truly am not enjoying typing this eulogy-type thing.
Alas, Crestfallen!
Namaste.
p.s.
Pay attention to the lyrics of Don’t let it pass!
Memories is all we’ll ever have, don’t we? ~ Author
Personal stuff!
“Nothing will happen to me. Isn’t it?”, I recollect she had randomly asked me exactly twice when we were at the hospital as she was receiving treatment for her illness under close diagnosis.
Her health was showing promising recovery. And, I did reassured my grandmother that we’ll both return home in no time.It had already been 5 days and that painful day, I even remember her requesting my maternal uncle (her son), and did so repeatedly, pleading him to take her home — safe and sound — just for once!
I remember we were all positive about her prospective well-being.
I remember keeping up with her diet chart.
I remember logging in her water-intake sheet.
I remember her holding my hands when she couldn’t stand and sit on her own.
I very much clearly remember our very last happy day!
I remember her final meal.
I remember all the struggles she embraced, fought and endured in hope,
for hope.
[…]
And yes, she did finally leave the ICU bed,
[…]
but at the expense of her life!
[…]
She never returned home.
And, I couldn’t save her.
And now that, that has happened — at least once a week my brain without-a-miss references the fragments of my memories with her, and mostly not-so-pleasant ones.
And, before sadness swallows me,
I cling to distractions.
I reckon,
Life is not designed to be fair.
It will never be fair!
And, the best we can do is — do what’s best for us
given all sorts of unanticipated and thick circumstances,
far beyond our control,
beyond us.
It is for sure that my love for my grandmother (despite her physical absence) will never get less or cease to exist … until I do.
On the same token,
I hope you too will love your mattered ones — fully, selflessly, unconditionally
— whenever you’ve a chance … whenever you can.
And, please do celebrate life around you
— whenever you’ve a chance … whenever you can!
Bella Ciao Eme!
🌼🌸🌼🌸
Comments closedOxygen is anxiety’s enemy. ~ The minimalists
Today will be the 8th month of my grandmother’s passing away.
Today, I told my mum that I loved ‘maa‘ as much as I love her in between an emotional exchange. I almost cried!
So, very much quickly and in companionable quietude. let’s try to simplify our fridged life for the greater good of our fridg-ed self.
Let’s start with Jordan B Peterson’s — Take Responsibility for your life myaann. And sure as hell, don’t hesitate to take shots — gracefully, whenever they arrive.
And as The minimalists say — Be mostly lightheaded my friends. And, Be content, with enough on your plate.
And like my grandmother use to tell, Be humble whenever situation calls for. And, Be kind, always!
Likewise.
Make meaningful choices. Make — real friends.
Have goals.
Have moves.
Quit wasting time.
Quit — what you know for real that you need to quit!
Breathe!
Namaste.
Gold tests with fire,
woman with gold,
man with woman.
~Seneca
To weigh in on the character of a person, male or female, Seneca made the algorithm painless and precise for us.
Following are my deductions on the same:
As we measure the purity of Gold by the intensity of temperature we put it into.
We measure the substance in a Woman around the riches.
And, that we measure the character of a man around women.
Somebody said it wisely, (bad) women succumb to greed, (bad) men succumb to lust.
Namaste.
Comments closedTo have found a love for real is to live a mortal life in heaven. I am not kidding.
~ Author
Dear Bud,
I really really hope you’ve your period soon — and yeah, get rid off all these weird menstruation nuances that has been troubling you since couple of days. Trust me, I always wished that I was with you side-by-side in these difficult and testing times. Someday, perhaps!
And, I hope that this lockdown will soon be over and then we can have your favorite foods which you’ve been long craving and saving in your Instagram and most importantly plan for the get-away that you’ve been so looking forward to.
Likewise, I hope you don’t think too much about your body as we’re forced to live a sedentary life because of this merciless Covid bro. Because, to me, it doesn’t matter what kind of skin you wear or what body shape and size you live in. Only, you and your health matters!
And, I hope I can summon a much needed patience to watch F.R.I.E.N.D.S series with you.
In the same note, I so hope we’ll have tons many Netflix parties and Soap binging waiting ahead for us for our chilled weekends.
And, I hope we get to learn more on pottery and programming together. And, I hope we get to travel more and plus, hopefully — I master the much needed art of taking good-enough photographs.
😊😊
And at last,
I’d hope you never lose a grit and the spirit of living your life — your flamboyant way!
And at the very last, I shall forever be with you bruh. — with or without my physical self!
Merry 25th month of everyday friendship, love!
And here if you may, do sink-into the playlist:
Comments closedWhat is love but a favorite song on the loop.
~ Author
What do you look for in Love? One word.
To me,
it’s friendship. (click that link must you want to explore on friendship)
p.s. and, here are my friends’ and family’s observations on the same:
SabShr: Care.
SauTha: Equality.
ManRaj: Contentment (feeling truly happy from inside — not limited to laughter or smile)
NisAdh, AsmBaj: Companionship.
MonRan, SamShr: Trust.
Mum, PukShr: Understanding.
SabSha: Selflessness (putting someone before yourself).
BisShr: Vibe.
SusMoo, AanPra: Support.
Heartfully wishing all of You that you find the love we all deserve.
Namaste.
p.p.s Want to explore more on love. See this.
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