Tag: love
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Play to Win…
“It’s not about the cards you’re dealt, but how you play the hand.”– Randy Pausch It is folly to sit and pine that someone else has a better life than you and therefore, it is futile to work hard and overcome your circumstance. It is undeniable that life, like a card deck, has brighter days…
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No Regrets…
This life is never static, it is an ever undulating landscape of highs and lows. People who do not strive for more than medeocrity will ride out these undulating hills of life with less wear and tear, than those who dare to risk the leaps we all can take that make our lives infinitely more…
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Murder on the Orient Express…
It was the final year of high school, it was blisteringly cold that day… rain streaming down the windows of the library. The library, a shelter from the elements. I pushed open the door, felt the warm air of the heating system instantly and went and sat down on an old couch in the corner.…
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Silent Night..
My Dear Silence.. I close my eyes and listen The distant rumblings on the road keep me awake. It’s dark now, not a single soul around Yet, I’m smitten! I’ve fallen in love with the silence, not just for namesake! All my senses are labouring intently as the aroma of jasmine wafts gently The cool…
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What’s Destroying Modern Relationships?
A relationship is defined by the Collins dictionary as “a close connection between two people, especially one involving romantic or sexual feelings.” You may posit there are many contexts in which relationships exist, like a friendship, tenant-landlord or boss and employee. However, a “close connection” foreshadows that deep and intimate longing one has for their…
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The Art of Friendship!
“I’ve been stabbed in the back by those I needed the most. I’ve been lied to by those I loved. And I have felt alone when I couldn’t afford to be. But at the end of the day, I had to learn to be my own best friend, because there’s going to be days when…
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Imperceptibly, gradually..
Imperceptibly, gradually.. Written by: XquistLife Date: 16/10/23 The one who once captured my gaze Is today missing from my sight as though lost in a maze The one who I was devoted to and adored as the goddess of innocence Has made me a stranger today, her once sweet kiss has become poisonous The one…
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The Impermanence of Life!
As I perused and wandered the contrasting dimly lit caverns and light bathed halls of a museum, I was struck by one of the displays. The museum had displayed the portraits of various people from the recent past highlighting the disparity in class, as reflected by the way the painters observed their muse. The arrangement…
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The Human Condition.
The human condition is what unfolds in our lives day by day… yet no one pays attention.. this is not right! The burden of simply being is not light.. it is crushing on almost a daily basis. We are born, we struggle to grow up happy, some barely able to make it to adulthood.. still…
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Waking Up..
Like a sail boat blowing in the winter breeze No course, no port, no current to seize Buffeted, bruised and bracing she flows The passage of time gathers, it the grows! Seeking for a definite journey, she hopes To avoid a life floating aimlessly, she loathes Rolling, pitching and swaying to and fro No rest,…
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