A Note to the Vivid Dreamer

Cinderella's shoe, Rapunzel's hair,
A touch beauty, an intense glare,
Snow White's apple, Elsa's coronation,
Physical appeal the sole goal of admiration,
That too and that of Aurora, Bell and the others too,
Is love that simple for me and you,
You're not a fictional character my love,
Sceptical comments in the fire you should shove,
You're a lot more than what you appear,
The thought of perfection, make it disappear,
You can live with someone with a heart of gold,
For others you yourself shouldn't mould,
You're gorgeous, you're unique in your own ways,
A beautiful heart matters the most if that way it stays.

Materialistic Dreams

If someone asked me to name of the biggest problems of the world today, I would undoubtedly reply with materialism. Rather I believe it’s capable of being defined as an epidemic. Rapidly spreading day to day from each corner of the world to each and every age group and all social circles, a contagious epidemic. From the rich to the poor, the kid to the adult, from men to women, its increased rate of spread has engulfed us all. Covering our eyes with the blindfolds of lust for money, anesthetizing our conscience, overpowering our will to differentiate between the valuable and worthless - materialism guides us to tread on the paths that lead us astray from the world of fundamental realities.

This uncanny desire to please the world rather than acquire self-satisfaction is indeed tough to comprehend. Changing our ideologies, reshaping our views, carving them with the tools of appeasing others, materialism has even caused us to drop on things deep down our hearts still approve of doing. One of the most major attacks that it has made on us is in the form of forcing ourselves to believe our goal isn’t to earn a living rather live for earning.

Ever ask a kid what he dreams to become when he grows up and you’ll end up listening to some fantasizing ideas, sometimes even far from the realities of the world. As that kid grows up you’ll sense a touch of realism in his reply which will now begin to express his real desires and everything is absolutely fine till that point until the realism is infected by materialism and now his goals evolve from fulfilling his dreams to fulfilling his desires, desires bound by cash. His choice of field of work is no longer limited to what interests him; rather it now revolves around the concept of maximizing his profits. It is indeed great to add luxuries to your life but it takes a detrimental form when it is all that you want.

Sadly a major fraction of the population today doesn’t  opt for something that enthralls them, rather what could possibly amplify the amount of their earnings, aggregate their savings rapidly and upgrade the quality of their belongings. Shattering ones will to pursue their dream careers this materialism equips us with the heartlessness to give up on our passions, only for the sake seeking a better financial status. We let ourselves fall prey to people’s opinions that it is far more important to turn your life into a dreamland, rather than living in the land of your dreams. It is far more important to not buy luxuries with the money you earn, rather by dreams that aren’t even yours. Our youth has lost the faith in being able to satisfy themselves with what they do not what they earn. This growing influence of money in our world and lack of guidance has indeed damaged the thoughts of our youth. It is high time they are reminded no luxury can replace the self-satisfaction acquired by doing what we enjoy the most, not what enables us to earn to the maximum.

Player

You had fun,
Tell me how it was,
You played quite well,
Without even a cause,
You're such a good player,
Your game is so impressive,
If you'd pick another sport,
Something less aggressive,
You'd probably go a long way,
With those tactics,
If you'd play like a sportsman,
Not the fanatics,
Because whatever you say,
No matter how appealing,
The victory is,
The pain isn't healing,
It's not that you bother,
I know you don't,
I was dumb to believe you would,
When it was clear you won't,
You played all you could,
You broke it to pieces,
You hadn't known that once broken,
To trust it ceases,
You've hardened it so much,
I don't fear it to be broken again,
Thanks for playing with my heart,
Thanks for all the pain.

Delineating Friendships

“A man is known by the company he keeps.”

Probably one of the most commonly told and heard statements to be ever quoted around the globe, when the topic friendship is brought under discussion. Every word of it is indeed as true as it is possible. If one were to define friends in the briefest way possible the simplest and most comprehensive definition of this one word that could be offered would definitely be, the family we choose.

The first person you look around for in all times of thick and thin, happiness and sorrow, achievement or loss, pain and agony or mere celebration is indeed your friend. The one person you believe would never walk away, even if the whole world turned their backs towards you. It is a matter of basic mutual understanding that causes us to blindly trust this person who we call our friend, such that we consider them the rightfully chosen person to be aware of everything and anything about us, our past, present or future. We might choose to conceal something from the entire world but there is and will always be an unspoken word of agreement between us to allow the other to access all our deepest darkest secrets, and sometimes even those shades of our personality that we don’t choose to reveal in front of many apart from a few chosen ones. That sense of satisfaction of being accompanied by someone with whom sharing hours of silence won’t be a problem is only reserved for this one person. The person who knows exactly when we need to be cheered up, when we require someone to boost our confidence, when we need the reassurance of being valuable to someone else and when we need a shoulder to rest on and take a break from the world.

All this and much more correctly sums up one of the most valued relationship of our lives, friendship. The most flawless and demanding yet dependable relationship that is pure from all sorts of evil intentions. The one relationship where it’s not the mind that works to win someone’s heart but the heart decides who it is comfortable being around with. Ever since this world came into being man has known to make friends and it can be said without even a hint of doubt that we always tend to choose those as our friends who mirror our personalities, interests and habits. Of course differences exist in every two personalities but it is friendship that causes us to unite with the people we find things most common with.

I believe true friendships speak more about a person’s personality then what he/she ever be able to express on their own. You choose to be with those whose traits you appreciate, those who you find honest, just and above all the ones with a heart of gold. Your views on the people you like to have around yourself are themselves expressed without you having to say a word about your thoughts.

Indispensable Aberration

"If you can't stop the attackers hand, don't raise a candle for the victim."

- Indispensable Aberration

Check out my entire essay at the Harvard GlobalWE Website:

http://www.harvardglobalwe.org/article.html?aid=126