Poem by Samuel Blake When someone is about to leave, stop;look at their face and say goodbye: smile;and know, that in that smile and lookyou receive in return, may be a lastlook and smile: a veritable photographin the mind that will memorialize themoment, and permit a lifetime’s reflection.Perhaps you will be hurried to catch a plane,in a terminal filled with strangers. Or more trivial: they may leave for groceries:stop, look at his or her face and smile, before they walk out the door; as that,if they fail to return, you will have something left. When a child or parent or…
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I lied. I said I’ll write more, but so many things happened since my last post, and I couldn’t muster enough energy to put my thoughts and emotions into words. Or maybe I just didn’t want to. Words elude me when sadness overwhelms, and all I want to do is just to run and hide. I dreamed of a 20-foot Sandman who was chasing me everywhere. No matter how far I run, he’d still get to me. Friends and family tried to protect me by allowing me to build secret passageways underneath their living quarters, and eventually I managed to…
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“Death is the destination we all share, no one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life.” ― Steve Jobs When there is life, there is death. Every new life that comes to this world is guaranteed nothing but death that will ensue, albeit it being just a far-off concept that no one ever thought of at the present moment. But of course. Why would anyone think about that when they’re too busy rejoicing in the beauty of this bundle of joy in their arms, their…
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January breeze and its fairly dry weather make it a good time of the year to have weddings. Of course, that’s not the only factor when it comes to choosing dates. Those who are married would know it involves the two families and a whole lot of planning (maybe even arguments/disagreements/panic attacks etc.), and not to forget a sage if you will, who somehow can tell you the auspicious dates you can choose from for the wedding day, just by having the couples’ time and date of birth. Fascinating ain’t it. I personally am amused by it. Anyway. Back to…
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This year I learned that my body and my mind don’t communicate with each other. One can be weaker than the other; it doesn’t matter which is weaker, either way, I suffer. This year I know I’ve underperformed, for reasons best kept to myself. But one important take home lesson is that I should believe in myself more. I really should. It’s something I’ve struggled for a long time, but this time it hit me hard. This year I felt there were more downs than ups for me, but maybe that’s not true. I do have many blessings too. I…
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Just before we plunged right into the topic on fluids and electrolytes management in children, our professor decided to share a poem with us. Of course. How else would you start a lecture in the afternoon heat if not by inspiring them with a great poem, eh?! 😛 Here’s the poem to share. Enjoy! Moments by Jorge Luis Borges If I could live again my life, In the next – I’ll try, – to make more mistakes, I won’t try to be so perfect, I’ll be more relaxed, I’ll be more full – than I am now, In fact, I’ll…
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Found this on this site, thought it’d be nice to share. Enjoy!
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Image source: Google search on suicide. Looking back at the blogpost I wrote on suicide last year, maybe I was being too harsh on them. I sounded pissed off at those who committed suicide, and indeed I was. I still am, a little bit, when I think about it. But since then, I’ve learnt to see things from a different light. I tried to reason that maybe there were causes obscure to the judging eyes of the public (yes, I too am guilty of it), maybe they were mentally sick but undiagnosed and they didn’t know how to get help,…
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Just another something to share.
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Hello hello! I’m back! So much has happened since I last wrote about what’s going on in my inner world. Quotes and updates about stuff that’s going on are really just cover-ups to pretend that all is well. Not that things aren’t going on well, but there are events that were encountered that left a bilious taste in the mouth, and I’m reminded yet again that sometimes no matter how hard you try things just won’t go the way you want it, and you have to learn to pick yourself up and move on. Towards the end of the year,…
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It’s not that I can’t fall in love. It’s really that I can’t help falling in love with too many things all at once. So, you must understand why I can’t distinguish between what’s platonic and what isn’t, because it’s all too much and not enough at the same time. – Jack Kerouac
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Souls in Love By Hands Percussion If our souls can be weighed, how much is given to love? No one remains alone forever. We are bound by love. Love is familiar. It is a part of us as we live and breathe, at every waking moment. Yet, can any of us truly grasp its meaning? Is there even a meaning to love? Some say that modern day love is only imagery – it is passionate, it overwhelms, and is selfish. We kill love with trivialities – who has taken too much, who has given too little. No one should stay…