by Raghav Agarwal The law of relationships states that every relationship is headed towards failure and will, sooner or later, meet a very destructive end until and unless acted upon by an internal force in the opposite direction.
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Anjali Gopakumar “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference.” -The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost I’m sure every one of us is familiar with the poem ‘The road not taken’ by Robert Frost. It is one of his most popular works, and personally, I think it’s beautiful.
More often than not, people keep telling us to follow or tread along the already trodden and worn out paths. It might not even be the one we wish to go forward with, but some of us inevitably do so, for our own reasons. By Raghav Agarwal Borders do not have the power to restrict Nature. Animals and birds - they know of no boundaries. They see no precincts. The world is but a limitless expanse. Only cages can confine them. If we look at it in human terms, the entire world is one big Zoo, and countries mere exhibits. Yet, no animal is really trapped, for cages can be broken- as they are but physical. On the other hand, Man is eternally confined. His boundaries are self-imposed and exist in his mind. Country, city, state, religion, caste are but fancy names given to cages man has trapped himself in. He has the key- the power to get out- but the restrictions, once psychological, have taken physical shape, and to escape has become next to impossible. One man, or a few, or many, may erase the notion from their minds but billions of others exist to hamper their every move. Yes, we have divided the world, and the divisions now run so deep, ever expanding, that the very core is crumbing from within.
by Sowmya Mohan I was panting heavily unable to even breathe. Several emotions were coursing through me,
the foremost of which was anger. I seriously considered punching my fist through the wall but that wasn’t the most intelligent decision as I was in a corridor full of people. I got into my car, slammed the door shut and started driving out of the place. I kept replaying the fight in my mind, hearing the hateful words and accusations all over again. I was so worked up about the fight that I really wasn’t looking at where I was going. A split second was all it took to happen. My car swerved to the right, rolled over and I lost consciousness. When I came to, it seemed that the world had come crumbling down upon my head. I had lost one of my legs and was crippled for life! by Raghav Agarwal It is said that happiness is a state of mind. No arguments there, it is. Happiness is a state of mind. Indirectly, it means that convincing your mind that you’re happy is where happiness stems from. Turns out, the ‘pursuit’ of happiness is not a pursuit at all.
But how do you convince your mind about something that is not there? And why should you do it? Isn’t that like living a lie? A key to happiness is being content in your place. But what if you don’t want to be content? by Rukmini Sengupta We girls one night sat in our room doing assignments and as we have the habit of talking too much, we ended up having an hour long discussion about how boys are annoying. Now obviously boys or rather men will be like, “we don’t talk about such girl topics and move on.” But we somehow find the satisfaction in talking it out and clearing our minds. Now how every time a guy stereotypes girl, we girls do stereotype guys, obviously!
How when they have to impress a girl and get her under their spell, they will always be at your service, make you feel special and you know that you are the love of their life. But as soon you say yes to them and you are his girl, your dream-world goes down the drain and you are just at some point, clueless rather. We came up with how weirdly annoying and different, guys can be and oh lord, we just couldn’t stop. Now go ahead and read and match how you actually are. By Anjali Gopakumar “When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.” -William Arthur Ward How many of us have hurt others for no reason whatsoever, and later on consoled ourselves by thinking stuff like we didn’t mean it, or there was a deeper reason, or whatever? How many of us have avoided trusting people just because we’re scared we might get hurt or cheated, without giving the other person a chance?How many of us have hurt others for no reason whatsoever, and later on consoled ourselves by thinking stuff like we didn’t mean it, or there was a deeper reason, or whatever? How many of us have avoided trusting people just because we’re scared we might get hurt or cheated, without giving the other person a chance?
by Sudesh Sinha We all love something or the other. Isn't it exciting to meet someone who shares the same love as we do? May it be love for an artist, band or maybe music on the whole, literature, sports or any person. We all enjoy discussing our mutual love,i.e. all our Platonic Love. Everyone has different choices , love different things and that makes the probability of meeting someone with common interests (read love) almost tending to zero. But the concept of love on the whole remains common. We love our parents, friends, family, people around us. We may not love each and everyone but we still love a few. Even the world's most introvert person loves being alone. The world's most evil man loves being evil. We all love something. That's what we have in common that binds us. If you think Yes, then its not.
By Chital Mehta 20 year old Gina is always worried about owning her stuff. Here are a few fragments from her thoughts – “oh my god! She still hasn't returned my favorite white diamond like earrings” “I am sorry, I cannot share my novel collection with anybody, I treasure them more than my life” “I can't stand when anybody touches my laptop even if it's my mother”.
Whoa, haven't we all been like this at some point. C’mon now, we are like this almost every day trying to keep hold of things we think we own, fretting over the expensive china your neighbor borrowed and didn't bother to return, boiling with anger when that bugger friend tries to talk with your hot looking girlfriend, dropping hankies in buses and trains to own seats for a thirty minute journey . . .the list is endless on the things we keep fighting to own. We spend half our lives trying to own things that make no sense. See the irony of life. As we spend our lives trying to become owners, we tend to ignore the real treasure of which we should be owners? No materials, no human beings. It's your DREAMS. By Kaushambi Chakraborty This June while I was in Goa, I happened to drive past my school. It was one of those days when Goa was experiencing torrential rainfall, marking the beginning of the monsoon. Considering my school is located by the beach, driving is a little bit of a hazard and so just to make sure that my car doesn’t get blown away I decided to pull over for a while. Looking at my school a few memories just came back to me. This was the time of the year when a new academic session would begin. New books, new uniforms, new bags, new classes and new classmates- The whole excitement on the first day of school to see who was in your class, who is your new class teacher and whether you and your best friends can sit together, these fragments of my childhood memories came back to me leaving a hint of a smile on my face.
When we are young, we hope to grow up as soon as possible. We see our siblings going to college and we watch shows featuring college as a backdrop on TV and we long for our school life to end as quickly as possible. The regular homework submissions, the assignments, the restrictions, rules, strict teachers and above all the unflattering uniform get to us! Dreaming of one’s college life seems to be the perfect getaway. We imagine how cool our lives will be, how we can hang out with our friends in the seriously over-rated college canteen, bunk classes, wear uber cool outfits and above all have no teacher breathing down our necks to submit the regular work. Half the time that we spend complaining about our morbid lives and gossiping about the not-so-cool kid in our class, we don’t realize that this is the most amazing phase of one’s life. No matter how cool your college life is, how well paid your job is and how many countries you have been to for your vacations, the carefree school days will be the most remembered moments. A time when finishing another’s Tiffin was the best way to annoy someone. When a stupid fight over a free-kick during a football match could lead to serious issues between friends, when not being able to complete one’s homework before the class spelled literal doom and the lamest of jokes could have the entire class in splits for the whole day! As school children we like to believe that we are all grown-up but this is a time when we are very naïve and innocent. |