For all the good people I meet here.... PINNEDI will most probably never see you, Never truly know your joy or your pain, Your light, your darkness, Your dreams, your fears. We are different— In mind, in body, in desire, In place and belief. You may believe in God, I may believe in none. You c... See More »
Belief is like an unrequited love.You can give yourself to it completely...that’s your choice. But you shouldn’t expect anything in return. The problem begins when you rely on it to respond, to protect, or to prove itself...especially when you need it most. When that response... See More »
The Weight of an Unspoken NoShe was the kind of person who lit up a room without trying — bright, warm, the sort of laugh that made everyone around her lean in a little closer. We were friends. Good ones. Close enough that the silences between us felt comfortable, the kind you... See More »
Nothing Stays - HaikuLife tastes soft and sweet Death appears close, cold, and near Both pass like a breeze
The Last Superpower's Last War - How America's Middle East Gamble Could Unravel the World OrderThe Middle East war is not going to end with a clear winner or a dramatic peace deal. It will slowly burn out through exhaustion — economically, politically, and militarily. Iran doesn't need to win; it just needs to make the cost of this war... See More »
Will there come a time in human history when organized religions fade away and no longer exist?and if so, what would replace them in shaping people’s values, meaning, and sense of the sacredness?
The Darkness That Gave Me Back My LightThe darkness did not arrive all at once. It gathered slowly — the way storm clouds build on a distant horizon, patient and inevitable — until one evening I looked inward and found only shadow. Thoughts circled like black birds that would not land and... See More »
Must I Belong to One Faith?If I choose what feels true to me from different traditions.....some from Buddhism, some from Christianity, some from Hinduism, some from Islam and some from pure logic.......can I still call myself religious? Or am I something else entirely? Who am... See More »
The Page TurnsIn the dust and fading thunder a soldier tastes his final breath. Valor, fear, and purpose drift— soft shadows loosening from his chest. He sees the war slip through his hands, its glory, pain, and borrowed pride. All he lived becomes a story... See More »
Tell me about the furthest ancestor you remember meeting.I met my great-grandfather once when I was 5 or 6 years old — he was around 80 at that time. Who did you meet? What do you remember about them?
Is grief the price of love, or is it the proof that love was real?A close friend of mine passed away in an accident. His wife is inconsolable, completely shattered by the loss. I don’t know what words can truly comfort her. All I can do is stay by her side and let her know she isn’t alone. Beyond that, I’m unsure... See More »
Beautiful Because it EndsThe beauty of life is that it ends. A moment glows because it slips away. Joy aches because it cannot stay, and pain is gentle because it must go. Everything passes— and because it passes, everything shines.
A Place in My PrayersAll I can do is add you to my prayers. You wandered here to be heard, Opened your heart in hope That a few faceless names might understand. Toned voices, drifting words— Perhaps they bring you comfort. Your pain may be a partner’s crime, Unrequited... See More »
True ConverstationTrue conversation is a patient drizzle, not a sudden flood: for only words that gently seep into the heart's deep soil can take root, nourish ideas, and bloom into lasting change
What is it with the Girl and Her Shoes?Every relationship has an object that defines it, and for us, it was the shoes. White, high-heeled, and utterly indefensible, each one sported a massive, rose-hued crystal flower. That relentless ‘tip-tap’ sound was the theme music for my first year... See More »
Who decides what’s divine - the believer or the preacher?Isn’t divinity something we discover through our own experience, not through authority? When faith rests only on another’s voice, doesn’t it turn into obedience rather than realization? A preacher may interpret and guide, but belief is an inward... See More »
Joker, Batman & a Bit of High School RomanceHigh school was a world of new coordinates: the endless stretches of corridors, the sprawling campus that dwarfed our previous lives, and the bewildering number of new faces spilling from a dozen different class sections. For my best friend, however,... See More »
Falling in Love - HaikuFell in the pool of love — a hundred hands reached for me, I grew gills, stayed deep.
The Moment You Realize Family Is All You Truly HaveA few days ago, I saw something that has stayed with me. He was standing there, silent and lost, in front of his mother’s mortal remains. People — colleagues, friends, and well-wishers .... kept coming to offer their final respects. He’s someone I... See More »
Letting goNo crown of glory outlives the grave, nor love, nor hate, can cross the horizon. Gold melts, kingdoms fade, homes return to dust the earth reclaims. Saints who shine, sinners who sink... only forgotten tales beneath the soil. Friendship,... See More »
The Empty CartI was accompanying my friend on one of her long shopping sprees. She picked up products, placed them in her cart, then put them back again in endless indecision. To escape the slow torment of watching, my eyes wandered...and I noticed an old hunched... See More »
