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Fate and Forever

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When I found you, I rejoiced over my blessed fate. When I lost you, I cursed my wretched fate. Fate, which gave me the best, and also took away the best. Weird isn’t it that sometimes blessings become curses and curses become blessings? Now, I am afraid to thank fate for anything, because I fear it will take it away after sometime. Life is transient that way, What comes, goes; what goes, comes. And I thought you were my fate, I still think so. Is life governed by forces beyond control? I thought so when I met you, You came in, unannounced, bringing in joy, It felt like fresh air, in a closed room, It was something that happened, When I didn’t partake in it, The air caressed and cradled me, Lured me out, so that I could meet you, It was beyond my control, Fate forced my hand, Or did it not? Did I delude myself into thinking it was fate? I don’t know, I just know that I have you now, And I know that I will have you for some time, Till we pa...
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The world is cruel, yet it is still so beautiful

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“The world is cruel, yet it is still so beautiful.” -Akuma no Ko by Ai Higuchi from ‘Attack on Titans’. An ode to the song, the anime which I have dearly loved.   The world has deemed snakes as cruel creatures for a long time. After all, they leave death in their wake, they were one of the natures deadliest creatures. For decades, the snakes were feared and worshipped. At one point, the fact that such vicious creatures could even exhibit maternal instincts towards their eggs and young ones was widely debated, but the truth was that snakes cared, even up to the point of forsaking their foods, rather than forsaking their eggs. Vipers and pythons were known to forsake food for over months, they would rather prefer to curl up tightly around their eggs and provide them warmth. The mothers often do not leave their eggs, causing their body to deteriorate due to lack of nourishment.   Snakes are fierce protectors, yet cunning and deadliest of hunters. Snakes maybe crue...
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Blessings and Curses

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  My greatest blessing is my imagination, My greatest curse is also my imagination.   My greatest blessing is that I care a lot, My greatest curse is also that I care a lot.   My greatest blessing is that I read, My greatest curse is also that I read.   My greatest blessing is that I worry enough, My greatest curse is also that I worry enough.   My greatest blessing is in the way I look at things, And my greatest curse is also in the way I look at things.   --   I love to hear from my readers!! Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!  
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The Chase

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  I chase perfection, Despite knowing that I am inherently imperfect, I chase money, Despite knowing that I will leave it here when my time comes, I chase power, Despite knowing that true power lies in the kindness of one’s heart, I chase fame, Despite knowing that it is filled with fake friends and well-wishers, I chase other people opinions, Despite knowing that it really doesn’t matter I chase the destination, Despite knowing that the journey matters, I chase my desires, Despite knowing that human desires are unending and limitless, I chase my wants, Despite knowing that I don’t really need them; I chase the big things, Despite knowing that the small things are what bring happiness; I chase wealth, Despite knowing that true wealth is in health, I chase happiness, Despite knowing that happiness lies in me, I chase the future, Despite knowing that life is in the present moment, I chase speed, Despite knowing that slow and steady ...
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