Eluding Tranquil

Najma Lasania (orkut) So much cold in such a small place, Too much old in such a young face Too few laughs for such a large crowd, Too much silence from someone so loud Far too many heartaches for a single to earn, Too much knowledge for one who won't learn Too low down for someone so tall, Far too big mouthed for someone so small Someone too lonely despite all those around, Someone who hears all, though knows not a sound So much cold in such a small person, Now all forgotten 'till someone remembers.

Yours and yours and yours - Leo Marks, 1920 The life that I have Is all that I have And the life that I have Is yours. The love that I have Of the life that I have Is yours and yours and yours. A sleep I shall have A rest I shall have Yet death will be but a pause. For the peace of my years In the long green grass Will be yours and yours and yours.

The pluralistic dichotomy of the world and the many things in it will never let man be what he is. Only strong will can break this barrier of deception and surge ahead, rest will remain entangled in this web of deceit and die a death of irrecognition.

As much as we might want the world to be the same, it will not. We look at the past and we wish we could go back and relive some moments, change others. In this ever-changing world which throws new situations at us every second, we desperately clutch on to the past, as much a memory as the future is a dream. How, then, can we take what ever life is giving to us if we don't let go? Living in the past is like walking backwards. We are looking at the path covered, but ignoring that which lies ahead. It's human tendency to reminisce about what is not. Fear of the unknown infests us all. But to overcome this animal instinct is a measure of one's greatness and courage. Rational thinking is the prerogative of a human mind. It's a pity that we don't use it that often. The past is history, the future is unknown, now is what we are living in, and that's why it is called the 'present'.

"Oh what a tangled web we weave/ When first we practice to perceive." Let there be no fallacy that life is good or bad. It is what we want it to be. All sins paid for and all acts of virtue being rewarded. Even when you can't comprehend the confusing complexity of events and life, this simple principle of reward and punishment is at work even then. We just forget the fact that we are not separate from the world we live in. Our actions and inactions, directly, or indirectly, affect our lives. Mind you, inactions too affect our lives. A life spent in constant effort to balance life and all it's aspects is a life worth living. We all face problems and we all face strife. But that man who understands that all that is happening to him is a result of his own actions - and inactions - will never suffer as much as other people do. He will accept his current position, and then start working to make it better. You have to be conscious of every moment of your life. You have to c...

" There's space for mediocrity in this world, but no place. "

The moonlit sky, the shimmering stars. I can see my dreams, they are not so far. Soft to the touch, pleasing to the eyes. Gliding freely like kites in the sky. But they have to descend upon this mournful land, to be true, like the lines on my hand. The lines on my hand.