People and places

People and places that left or that you may have left behind are never truly gone. 

They've been tied into your very being, like knots tied through events in our lives......

Half Life

Half Life

Love not a half lover, nor befriend a half friend

Indulge not in the work of the half-talented

Live not a half life, nor die a half death

Choose not a half solution, nor stand in the middle of a truth

Dream not a half dream, nor cling to a half hope

If you choose to be silent, be silent to the end

And if you choose to speak, speak to the end

Let not your silence speak for you, nor your speech silence you

If you agree, express your agreement, do not feign your acceptance

A half life is a life you have not lived, a word you have not said, a smile you have not expressed,

A love you have not felt, and a friendship you have not known

A half life makes you a stranger to intimates, and your intimates strangers

A half life is what you reach but never attain and where you strive but never succeed

It is where you are both absent and present

It is where you are not yourself, for you have never known yourself

And thus whom you love is not your true soul mate

A half life is where you are present in different places at the same time

A half drink does not satisfy your thirst, nor a half meal your hunger

A half path leads you nowhere, and a half thought yields no result

A half life is a moment of weakness, but you are not weak, for you are not a half person

You are a person! You exist to live a full life, not a half life.

By Gibran Khalil Gibran

Life is like a piano.

Life is like a piano. The white keys represent happiness and the black shows sadness. But as you go through life’s journey, remember that the black keys also make music.

I am constantly reminded of the bygone times

I am constantly reminded of the bygone times 

Those garden's springs, those chorus of chimes

Gone are the freedoms of our own nests 

Where we could come and go at our own pleasure

My heart aches the moment I think 

Of the buds' smile at the dew's tears

That beautiful figure, that Kamini's form 

Which source of happiness in my nest did form

I do not hear those lovely sounds in my cage now 

May it happen that my freedom be in my own hands now!

How unfortunate I am, tantalized for my abode I am 

My companions are in the home‐land, in the prison I am

Spring has arrived, the flower buds are laughing 

On my misfortune in this dark house I am wailing

God, To whom should I relate my tale of woe? 

I fear lest I die in this cage with this woe (grief) !

Since separation from the garden the condition of my heart is such 

My heart is waxing the grief, my grief is waxing the heart

O Listeners, considering this music do not be happy 

This call is the wailing of my wounded heart

O the one who confined me make me free 

A silent prisoner I am, earn my blessings free

- Allama Muhammad Iqbal

اور وہی تو ہے جس نے آسمانوں اور زمین کو تدبیر سے پیدا کیا ہے

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 وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ وَيَوْمَ يَقُولُ كُن فَيَكُونُ قَوْلُهُ الْحَقُّ وَلَهُ الْمُلْكُ يَوْمَ يُنْفَخُ فِى الصُّوْرِ ۚ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ ۚ 

وَهُوَ الْحَكِـيْـمُ الْخَبِيْـرُ 

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اور وہی تو ہے جس نے آسمانوں اور زمین کو تدبیر سے پیدا کیا ہے اور جس دن وہ فرمائے گا کہ ہو جا تو حشر برپا ہو جائے گا۔ اس کا ارشاد برحق ہے اور جس دن صور پھونکا جائے گا۔ اس دن اسی کی بادشاہت ہو گی۔ وہی پوشیدہ اور ظاہر سب کا جاننے والا ہے اور وہی دانا ہے خبردار ہے۔

And it is He who created the heavens and earth in truth. And the day He says, "Be," and it is, His word is the truth. And His is the dominion [on] the Day the Horn is blown. [He is] Know er of the unseen and the witnessed; and He is the Wise, the Acquainted.

(Al Quran 6:73)

❤"تحریر جو تمہیں ٹیگ نہیں کی جا سکتی"❤

❤"تحریر جو تمہیں ٹیگ نہیں کی جا سکتی"❤

!میں نے اپنی تحریروں کا گلہ گھونٹ دیا ھے .. اس لیے کہ میری تحریریں تمہیں اذیت میں مبتلا رکھتی تھیں۔۔۔

میں نے لفظوں کی زبان کھینچ لی ھے .. جو بقول تمہارے، دماغ کو ہلا کے رکھ دیتی 

!ہیں۔۔۔

میں نے ہنسنا چھوڑ دیا ھے .. اس لیے کہ تم اسے خجالت سے تعبیر کرنے لگی

!ھو۔۔۔

! میں نے آنسوؤں کو اپنے سینے میں بھینچ رکھا ھے.. اس لیے کہ تم مجھے روتا ھوا نہیں دیکھ سکتی۔۔۔

،میں نے تمہارا نمبر بلاک کر دیا ھے .. تا کہ تم زندگی کے کسی کمزور لمحے میں

مجھ سے یہ نا پوچھ لو کہ

!تم کیسے ھو۔۔۔

حالانکہ تم جانتی ھو گی کہ میں کیسا ھوں۔۔۔

میں نے ہر اُس چیز سے جان چھڑا لی ھے جس سے تمہیں اذیت ھو سکتی تھی

 ..___مگر میں

میں۔۔۔

تمہارے دل سے وہ احساس کیسے ختم کروں؟ جو تمہیں راتوں کو نیم خوابیدگی کے عالم میں جھنجھوڑتا ھے .. وہ لمحے جب تم میری اداسی محسوس کرتی ھو۔۔۔

اور رات بھر جاگتی رہتی ھو۔۔۔

میں اپنی تحریروں کا گلہ تو گھونٹ سکتا ھوں

!! ...مگر احساس کا قتل میرے بس میں نہیں

One of the main tasks

One of the main tasks of theology is to find words that do not divide but unite, that do not create conflict but unity, that do not hurt but heal.

You never talk about your regrets, do you have any?

Friend: “You never talk about your regrets, do you have any?”

Me: I guess, but I don’t like to call them regrets, I’d rather call them Wondering..”

Friend: “Wondering??”

Me: “Because I always wonder what would have happened if things played out differently. But to name my past decisions ‘mistakes’ or ‘regrets’ is somehow hard. If I chose something, it was the right choice at the time. We never purposely make mistakes, we only call them that in hindsight......."

It’s hard to accept but

It’s hard to accept but, you can’t change the past. You can’t go back and manipulate things to the way you wanted them to happen, because life would be meaningless and boring and lose it's value of living. However, you can change the future and that’s the beautiful thing about life. Yes, you'll make mistakes and yes, you will have bad days but, as long as you let the past go, you’ll have a bright future ahead of you. Just know that things were meant to happen and know that each day, you will learn something to keep you growing into a better person. Life is sorta like a rope, twined in all its complexities and yet weaved into one very strong stream.

Piglet and Pooh

"Piglet?" said Pooh.

"Yes Pooh?" said Piglet.

"Do you ever have days when everything feels... Not Very Okay At All? And sometimes you don't even know why you feel Not Very Okay At All, you just know that you do."

Piglet nodded his head sagely. "Oh yes," said Piglet. "I definitely have those days."

"Really?" said Pooh in surprise. "I would never have thought that. You always seem so happy and like you have got everything in life all sorted out."

"Ah," said Piglet. "Well here's the thing. There are two things that you need to know, Pooh. The first thing is that even those pigs, and bears, and people, who seem to have got everything in life all sorted out... they probably haven't. Actually, everyone has days when they feel Not Very Okay At All. Some people are just better at hiding it than others.

"And the second thing you need to know... is that it's okay to feel Not Very Okay At All. It can be quite normal, in fact. And all you need to do, on those days when you feel Not Very Okay At All, is come and find me, and tell me. Don't ever feel like you have to hide the fact you're feeling Not Very Okay At All. Always come and tell me. Because I will always be there."