Reflections...

She falls in love. Suddenly she feels whole, Absorbed in the unified completeness. The chemistry mixes properly. Created is equilibrium of contentment; Perfection amidst external chaos. The voice of vulnerability speaks, With its soft but confirming tone. “Keep going”, it averred, Disappearing without another utterance. Experimenting on its bounds, She adds a random ingredient: A magnetic and charismatic wink. The mixture turns white and starts to foam, Extending the limits of attraction. Temptation roars in her eyes, She adds a controversial additive: A porous but thick coating of passion. Immediately, the chemistry reacts with equal vigour, Turning red and bubbling incessantly. The greed for the effects takes over, Tentatively adding voluminous quantities. The mixture retains is composition, but creates a net, Acting as a ceiling for the reactions. Overcome by confusion, She adds a renowned balancing duo: Calm & s...

It is said that Love is blind and strange. For Love invokes its right to confuse you, To meddle with your emotions and dumbfound you, And yet it hugs you tempestuously when needed. Love may make the world go around, But Love also brings the world to a grinding halt. For if it weren't for Love, wars would neither exist nor subsist. If it weren't for Love, decision-making would not be an art to master. It is Love which turns our lives into an array of adventurous roots, Guiding our instincts in a direction most akin to our desires, Or causing us to squander our self esteem on dangerous declarations. Love in the form of same for yourself or others, It need not matter the beneficiary of that love. Love, in any manner or form, will find you. And when it does, you will become its playground. Some people seek to traduce or prevent its existence, Either within themselves or within others. Those people remarkably display a pitiful foolishness in the process, By allowing their historica...

INTRODUCTION My perception on the power of belief originated, funnily enough, from watching the Matrix Trilogy. Neo, the lead character who was often referred to as "the One", was expected to be the saviour of humankind from the machines. He would be the one to strike a balance or to let the humans win. The problem for Neo was that he was an ordinary human being like every other human being connected to the Matrix system. What made him so different? Could it have been his intellect with information technology, or his arrogance in his selfishness? Towards the end of the first film, one realises that in fact, what made him different was that the tools were presented to him in a much more provocative manner and because he was strong and self-willed. Morpheus presented to him the tools with which he could become like his fellow leaguemen. When Neo became his equal in physical skill, Neo had to learn to be equal in mental skill to that of Morpheus. Neo's support structu...

The wind scrapes off dry skin from my arms; It's bitter chill unnerving my joints. My teeth are threatening to chatter together, Despite my numb fingers & toes. My clothes are too thin to be outside on me. So I extend my arms & wrap my abdomen. I close my eyes & ignore iced head As it numbs on my neck like a block. One thought keeps me warm on this very night, An embrace that could remedy all chills. It livens my lips & stretches my cheeks, As a deep & satisfying smile is released. I open my eyes, feel the wind through my hair, And imagine those to be his soothing fingers. I feel the wind caress my cheeks & my forehead, And visualize his palms cupping my face. I stare at the dancing nature that surrounds me. I can feel it's shivering insides resonating with me. The dance is enhanced by its moonlit shadows, And the cloudy dark sky against its movements. He grabs my hands and wraps his body over mine, And suggests we head on insid...

Like the sun is to the flower, Soul-food and nutritious. Like a foot with good music, Excited and musically free. Like water is to the fatigued leaf, Refreshing, reviving, relaxed. Like a little boy with a football, Joyful, entertaining, smiling. Like the sound of evening Jazz, Soothing, calming, truthful. Like the morning view of the countryside, Absolutely beautiful. Like a donkey in a supermarket, Unusual, distracting, gazed upon. Like a purple flower amongst yellow roses, Unique with flavour and idiosyncrasy. A gaze into bliss, Eyes of hope and purity, Heart speaks of truth and wisdom, Comfort-zone, honest, gentleman… Eternal whistling of sincere justice, Alas … he is out of my reach For his heart has bonded with another Wanting something I cannot have Which is within my reach But out of my scope. How do you heal a hurting heart?

(...the highlighted bits are experiences I'm sure many can relate to in their own lives...) Do people meet by chance? Love is something that is not easily explained No one word can express it And no one person feels the same about it It’s waking up in the morning wanting to be with that one person And going to bed feeling the same way It’s knowing that you want to spend the rest of your life with that person And it's a feeling so great that no matter what anyone says will never be taken away It’s crying every night when the one you love doesn’t love you back It’s feeling that pain in your heart when you lose that one person. But to just hear those three little words come from her mouth And actually know they mean it That’s the best feeling in the world To know that someone loves you for you And wants to be with you forever Love is hard to find, and even harder to keep It takes time and effort to keep it going But you don’t mind because you would do anything in the world to ...

Edward de Bono (quite simply) a genius of human behaviour, creative thinking, and thinking as a skill in general. To quote The Times , Edward de Bono is "a cult figure in developing tricks to sharpen the mind." He has stayed true to this description! Here are some of the lessons I learned from his book How to Have A Beautiful Mind : How to AGREE – AGREEMENT: When in a discussion with someone, and that person puts his point of view across, even when your immediate reaction would be to disagree, do the following: Think about special circumstances that may prevail giving rise to the correctness of that opinion e.g. when someone says that arranged marriages are a good idea , you may very well disagree with this, but then think about the troubles of finding a partner in turmoil, or cultural expectations external to your own environment. Also, consider the possibility that you may have read arranged as being akin to forced . Compare that opinion under your...