Sometimes absence is required to feel a person's presence more intensely.

Use both your heart and your mind..don't be partial towards either of them.Let your heart decide what you want to do and let your mind devise the plan as to how you will do it.

Sometimes i feel like i'm both the hero and as well as the villian of my life...i create good things out of nothing and then destroy those good things...and this cycle just keeps on going...there seems to be no end to it.

There's so much violence going on in the world right now that it makes me wonder where are we living.The world could do with some love.I wish people would do the following-
                  Inhale Love
                 **Exhale Hatred

An achievement in your life, no matter how small is still nevertheless an achievement...be proud of it and respect it, irrespective of whatever people might say or think about it.

We cannot erase our past
Neither can we change it
But we must not confuse it with our present
We must look ahead into the future with hope
We must look ahead because to look back is to waste precious time
We must live as we have never lived
For we are all mortals
We are all fragile
We all live under the shadow of death
-Grantchester

If you keep delaying the tough and difficult decisions of your life..then you'll never be able to make them..so muster up courage and take that difficult call...'coz sometimes it's the only choice you have...don't think about what others might think of your decision...remember, every decision that you take in life will displease someone or the other..but that shouldn't stop you from doing the right thing.

'A mind is like a parachute..it serves no purpose unless and until you open it.'

-Frank Zappa

Instead of constantly trying to find faults and flaws in a person,learn to appreciate the good qualities they have...appreciate the efforts they make to improve themselves.Encourage them and not demotivate.No one on the planet is or will ever be perfect and both you and the concerned person are no exceptions to that rule.

For instance when someone who isn't the greatest of cooks,learns a new recipe and cooks you a meal...appreciate it.Even if it isn't that great don't just outright reject it...By doing this you are not just hurting him or her but also shattering the confidence of that person.Tell him or her as to what you found wrong with the meal and give suggestions if you can.Constructive criticism is good but destructive criticism is totally uncalled for.

Having lived life uptill now(by the grace and mercy of Almighty)...i've learnt and realized some important things-
1)you are your best friend
2)you are your greatest enemy
3)you are your biggest motivator
4)you are your greatest discourager
5)there's no such thing as a free lunch in this world
6)never underestimate the capacity of other people to let you down
7)hear out what others have to say even if you don't concur with their views
8)your hardwork and patience both will be rewarded someday
9)trust only 2 people-Almighty and yourself(if you're lucky..you'll get a few more people in this department)
10)confront your enemies but avoid them when you can
11)be open to change
12)do things that make you happy
13)live like it's the last day of your life
14)love like there's no tomorrow
15)And lastly remember..you don't have to prove yourself to anyone..be confident,have self belief and just do your thing.

There's something so very beautiful about the rain
At times it helps you forget about the pain
It stirs up the soul
Brings back so many memories
The first drop slowly trickling down your skin...
...Almost teasing you..
....Such a sensual feeling
How it washes away the dirt of the soul
Almost absolves you of your sins
It brings about an unseen freshness
The sight of raindrops falling from leaves is so arousing
The calmness after a heavy shower is haunting
And then you can sense it...
...The strong intoxicating smell of the earth spreading all around
The rain-soaked birds flapping their feathers
...Nature has left its traces all around
You can't help but marvel at the beauty of it
Forget about the world....
...Close your eyes and simply take in the magnificence of nature
And then as you sip your cup of tea...
And it rains again...
....and as you sit and look out of your window
Who knows when inspiration might strike you

Be it a promise or an apology..if it ain't sincere..if you don't actually mean it...there's no point making it.

Everyday that you get to live is a chance for you to improve yourself and become a better person.

Some days you taste like chocolate...dark and luscious..the perfect mix of sweetness and bitterness
Somedays you taste like strawberries...fraught with cream..you are quite the sinful delight
Somedays you taste like mangoes...full of juicy sweetness
Somedays you taste like oranges..tangy and hard-hitting
Somedays you taste like a Chicago deep dish pizza...crusty, delicious and filling
Somedays you're like my favourite cheese burger...the more i bite..the more you melt into my senses...and i surrender myself to you
Somedays you taste like coffee.....bitter and powerful
Of late though you taste a lot like vanilla...your intoxicating aroma...your texture..your incredible flavours..they all just tease my senses and drive me crazy...the more i taste..the more i want..like a drug or an aphrodisiac..with every bit of you on myself i can feel myself coming repeatedly...

Hypothetically speaking if the concept of re-birth were to exist then i would love to be reborn as a woman...at times being a man seems so boring to me...i have always admired women...their traits, the sacrifices they make, their incredible personalities, their complexities...and especially the plethora of choices they have when it comes to fashion!!! ....and also i'd give anything to have a woman's amazing hair and her incredible smile!!! ....these two alone are absolute gold. Hats off to every single women on the planet...if not for you then we men would've long destroyed and devoured every single good bit of this planet.

My lover loves rock and roll
She says it's got meaning and soul
I, on the other hand love rap
My lover thinks it's absolute crap
We often fight about this
But i love these fights... 'coz they usually end up in a kiss

A smile even if it's a fake one is the best reaction you can give to the problems life throws in front of you..don't let problems deter or depress you...stay optimistic and fight it out...think of it as like this...'so,for many days i was going through a good phase...now i'm just going through a bad time...no problem..i just need to stay patient and work out a solution..no need to panic or get sad...it will be over soon and life will be bright again.'

What can we do or say?
You are surely tired and ill
You are far from home
We miss our villages
I think so hard about those close to me
How will they manage in the cold?
I am so sad, so far away from my family
Those who do not know me....
......think that i have no problems and am very happy
Because i smile(or at least try to)
But I have many concerns
But sadly no one knows
If i did not cry
If i did not smile
I would've been dead...just like my neighbour
You look at that girl..
...She's crying too
Because she is embarrassed of her situation
Rwayda, come and see what's around you...visit your neighbours
My parent's shepherd was a good man
Now his sister's all alone
I will put guard dogs in his place

We don't want money
We just want our sons
We just want our daughters
We just want our relatives
We just want our neighbours
We just want our homes
All i want is for them is to stop bombarding our houses
All i want is for them to stop shooting at us
Even if i'm given thousands of dollars or showered with gold
It can never replace the neighbours and relatives i've left behind

Why do we have to suffer so much??
What is our fault?
Children are becoming orphans
Their childhood is being shattered
All they are witnessing is violence
The ground is sporting the colour red now
The air reeks of motionless bodies lying all around
The pain
The agony
The trauma all around me is too much to take
It is stuck inside my head like a bullet
With every passing day it gradually kills me

I hope that GOD will punish the enemies
I hope that GOD will burn down their houses....
....just like they did to ours
I hope that GOD will do justice

Your heart creates the dream...your mind makes it a reality.

When life gives you a battering, take the blows;when life takes you through a hell-ride, try and survive it;when it drops you into an abyss of utter gloom, fight it out and remain positive;when it gives you an opportunity, grab it..when it gives you a piece of heaven, enjoy it... BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY when it gives you a shot at redemption, do take it...We have done,are doing and will continue to do wrongs....no one's an exception to that.....but the chances that we get to make amends are limited..so you've got to take all the chances that you get..when you can put a smile on the face of a person whom you made sad or upset...man...that's the best feeling!!!.....that for me is the ultimate definition of satisfaction....i mean sure when things are going good for us we do feel a sense of satisfaction....but is that actually satisfaction???...i feel it's more of joy and euphoria taking over....we can never be completely satisfied with our lives...there's always gonna be some regrets and unfulfilled desires...however it is in the happiness of others for which we were responsible to some extent that one can actually feel a sense of satisfaction.

Being strong isn't much different from being weak...the difference is that in the former you don't give up.

Flaws and imperfections are not to be hated but cherished
For they complete us
They make us who we are

In 1915, aged thirty-six, Einstein was living in war-torn Berlin, while his estranged wife, Mileva, and their two sons, Hans Albert Einstein and Eduard “Tete” Einstein, lived in comparatively safe Vienna. On November 4th that year he wrote a letter to his 11 year-old son Hans Albert which reads as follows:-

My dear Albert,

Yesterday I received your dear letter and was very happy with it. I was already afraid you wouldn't write to me at all any more. You told me when I was in Zurich, that it is awkward for you when I come to Zurich. Therefore I think it is better if we get together in a different place, where nobody will interfere with our comfort. I will in any case urge that each year we spend a whole month together, so that you see that you have a father who is fond of you and who loves you. You can also learn many good and beautiful things from me, something another cannot as easily offer you. What I have achieved through such a lot of strenuous work shall not only be there for strangers but especially for my own boys. These days I have completed one of the most beautiful works of my life, when you are bigger, I will tell you about it.

I am very pleased that you find joy with the piano. This and carpentry are in my opinion for your age the best pursuits, better even than school. Because those are things which fit a young person such as you very well. Mainly play the things on the piano which please you, even if the teacher does not assign those. That is the way to learn the most, that when you are doing something with such enjoyment that you don’t notice that the time passes. I am sometimes so wrapped up in my work that I forget about the noon meal. . . .

Be with Tete

Kissed by your Papa

Regards to Mama.

I've always been fascinated by scars. The physical ones seem like little decorative items on the skin...the mental ones on the other hand are a bit complicated..'coz you can't quite figure out whether to keep them or discard them..and if you choose any one of the options...the follow-up question usually is..HOW??? Scars be it physical or mental have their own special place in our lives...some get washed away with the passage of time..some you wish would get washed away but they never quite do..they haunt you...they look at you with those ferocious eyes and taunt you...constantly reminding you of the horror and trauma you've suffered...and some are the real special ones....they become a part of your existence...they somehow get merged with your identity...they motivate you in a weird way...'coz they remind you that you've survived them...and here you are...still standing...still breathing...still fighting. You see the thing about scars is that they can either make you or break you...it's upto you as to how you combat this frightening and yet beautiful problem.

Dressed up in her wedding attire
My oh my!!! ...my girl's on fire
One look at her beauty just blows away my mind
I just wish this moment in my life could rewind
She's got the swagger...she's got the style
I just can't stop looking at her killer smile
Her lips are as red as rose
One kiss and i get my daily love dose
Her long locks tie my mind up in knots
But it is where lies my paradise of thoughts
Her aroma drives my senses crazy
I can't take it no more...just come to me baby!!!
....****!!! ...enchanted like crazy man!!!

You say that you love me
So why don't your actions suggest the same?
All you do is make me cry
And yet you put on me the blame

I don't want no gifts
I don't want no fancy stuff
All i want is a little respect
I think that's not too much to expect

Mean what you say
With my heart...don't just play
You keep hurting me every other day
And make it so difficult for me to stay....
...in this relationship

So please stop hurting me
Love me like you used to
You weren't like this before
Baby...what's wrong with you?

He was tall
He was good looking
He was wealthy
But she wasn't looking for all of those things
A sincere heart and a dedicated mind...
...these are the two qualities in a person which she cherished the most

Children usually follow example more than any advice...so try and be the example for them.

Dear life....
...just for a day i don't wish to be misunderstood
...just for a day i don't wish to be judged
...just for a day i don't wish to be backstabbed
...just for a day i wish to be loved
...just for a day i wish to forget about my problems
...just for a day i wish to experience some moments of happiness
...just for a day i wish to feel at peace with myself
...just for a day i wish to truly live
Do you think you could grant me all of these wishes?
Or is it too much to ask?

'Dad...tell me something about women' he said.

Well,son...i'll tell you three things...
First-A woman is as mysterious as the galaxy...so chances are that you will never ever decipher the woman you're with

Second-A woman is as untamable as the sea..so never try to control her..rather respect her and love her for who she is

And third-Never let go of a woman who truly appreciates you and cares for you

'But dad..how will i know which woman is the one for me?'he asked

'Don't worry son...when you meet that special one..you will know...your heart will tell you.'

To heal yourself you must face your fear...
To make peace with yourself you must first make peace with those to whom you are dear
Love ambition.. But also keep a safe distance.. Never come too near
Smile and be positive..but once in a while do taste a tear.......

I've always been a night owl
Never really been a morning lark
The daytime just doesn't do it for me
The night on the other hand fills me with spark
My mind works better
My soul feels safer
All i need is a cup of tea,a good movie to watch
And a bag of vanilla flavoured wafer


When i look at the moon and stars in the night sky
It gives me a different kinda' high
The stillness and silence of the night
Just the moonlight to guide you
Man..it's so serene and haunting
Magical almost...
Looking at the post-midnight empty streets...
I'm sometimes reminded of the emptiness in my life
But then again even the darkest and gloomiest of night skies has at least that one star shining in it
So that does fill me with hope
May be not now
But somewhere in the future
This introvert soul might get someone to love
'Coz nobody wants to be lonely
And i ain't no exception

When you tell me that you love me
My heart skips a thousand beats
And i feel a gazillion times stronger

When you kiss me
I feel this incredible rush of energy surging through my veins

When you make love to me
I feel more alive than ever before

When you hold me in your arms
I feel more safer than anywhere else

When i look into your eyes
I can see the galaxy personified

You are my sun
You are my moon
You are my comfort pillow
You are my consoling shoulder
And no matter what
We'll always be one

They have cut down a lot of trees near my house
Not only have they robbed me of my view of the greens
They've also robbed the birds of their home
I don't see them no more
And neither can i hear their songs
I've lost something i used to look forward to everyday
Oh!!...how my soul aches!!!

There are very few visuals as seductive as a cloudy sky...the sight of dark clouds moving in that slow motion, sound of thunder, the flashes of lightning and the pre-shower smell...it's like the earth getting itself ready to be drenched with the drops of love...and then the post shower smell...oh man!!! simply *******.

Growing up..one of my favourite hobbies was reading the newspaper..i absolutely loved reading it..politics,sports,finanicial markets,entertainment,cartoons,crosswords....a wide array of items to choose from...however now i just dread reading it...what's the point?...all i read is depressing news...some lunatic who doesn't know and absolutely doesn't understand anything about religion spreads hate and terror in the name of religion...some women somewhere gets killed coz she refused to give in to the lustful desires of a man..someone is shot coz  of his skin colour...someone sports a beard and wears a skullcap..so the automatic assumption is that he has got to be a terrorist...someone who is seen as a huge sports icon and a role model later turns out to be a big time doper and a cheat...i mean what kind of world are we living in?...whom do we trust?...for all we know our next door neighbour could be a criminal...hell i don't even have no faith in the police...over the past year or so the events that have been taking place around the world has deeply saddened me..the world is just going from worse to worst...and it pains me even more to see lunatics distort the teachings of Islam just to fulfill their evil desires.A true Muslim..a God-fearing Muslim will never indulge in any acts of violence..I am a Muslim and i have friends from all religions.During christmas i go out with my friends...i sometimes also go to churches.Islam has always preached tolerance and those who are doing the opposite don't know anything about Islam.One of the basic teachings of Islam states that he who kills one innocent person it is as if he has killed entire humanity and he who helps one person in need it is as if he has helped entire humanity. I strongly condemn every act of terror wherever it takes place.This kind of barbarism is simply unacceptable.May Almighty offer strength to the families of the victims of terror attacks and bless entire humanity with peace.

Each and every time i close my eyes i think of you
Yes the you...the very you
The you who haunts me in my sleep
Visits me in my dreams
Teases my senses
Messes with my head
Plays with my hair
Whispers erotica in my ears
Leaves me twisting and turning in my sleep
And then leaves without a trace...
I'm yet to discover who you are
What u look like?
What u smell like?
What u taste like?
What u feel like?
And most of all who are u really?
Do u actually exist?
Or are u just a figment of my imagination ?
One of those crazy hallucinations
Someone too good to be true
Or are you some sort of futuristic vision?
Or some kind of premonition?
Well..whoever or whatever you are...
....u're certainly hellbent on depriving me of sleep!!!

I've never quite understood the term- 'eat healthy'. I've never really been one to follow a particular diet. Personally i feel eating healthy basically means two things-
1)You should keep surprising your tongue everyday.
2)Your plate should have an array of colours.

In the beginning it wasn't easy
The tides were rough
The going was tough
The weather was adverse
The sailing was anything but smooth
At first we hated
We couldn't stand each other
There was constant firing from both ends
And we both had to take cover
Then like civilized people we discussed and debated
Whether we were right for each other
Finally we concluded that we should give ourselves a chance
And do that sinful dance
And now after a year
We both are happy and secure
..there is no fear
Our evenings are fulfilling
And nights are thrilling

Amazing how things work out if we give them a chance to work out

At times take some risks in life...regardless of whether you are successful or not, you will learn..if you win you will experience happiness and if you lose you will be more wise.

Be it a husband and wife or two lovers...they have to be friends first.
You cannot have a solid foundation of a relationship if you're not friends.

Drugs and medicines will not help you get through depression
Rather it is your courage,willpower and effort which will help you overcome depression
When going through depression..try and divert your mind from the thought that is depressing you
Engage your mind in some sort of an activity or the other
Sometimes a change of environment helps..travel to some other place
Offer a prayer everyday
Write down what you feel..don't keep it imprisoned within you
Talk to your close friends and family
Talk to people who you think will understand you
Try and accept the reality and move on
I know it's all easier said than done
But that's the only way
I have gone through it many times at various stages of my life
And i know it's not easy
But if you want to defeat depression..you have to conquer yourself first
Remember..no one will be able to help you unless and until you're ready to help yourself

A guilty conscience is a pretty powerful motivator.You'll notice that more often than not, when you're suffering from a guilty conscience you tend to make an extra effort to be good,do good and say good..'coz i guess somewhere in your mind and heart you regret your words or actions and unless and until you do something to make it right it eats you up inside...and the worst part is that sometimes people can see right through it.

Sometimes the attitude of some people towards single persons baffles me...it's like being single is a crime!!!....The notion that a single person is a lonely person is a misconception...just because you're alone doesn't mean you're lonely or unhappy..There's certain good things in being alone.You get time to do the things you want to do, like study and plan...discover yourself....figure out what you want to do..sure you can’t have romantic candle-lit dinners or hold hands and take a walk or be physical with a person, I mean beyond a flirtationship...i'm not saying that one doesn't want a special somebody in their lives...having a special someone who loves you and supports you is indeed an incredible feeling..but it's not like a single person is doomed...believe it or not he too has some great moments in his life...may be his time for love hasn't arrived yet...and i always believe that it is better to be with no one than to be with the wrong one...a lonely night is far better than a morning of heartbreak and tears.

'I do shed tears often and i'm not ashamed to admit it.I do that in a special corner reserved for tears in my huge golden bathroom.Somewhere between the jacuzzi and the steam room,i sit on the floor and shed huge tears of self-pity,persecution and how the world doesn't understand my genius and effort...but then i take a hot-and-cold shower and walk out wearing my limited edition cologne,ready to embrace disaster.'-Shahrukh Khan(king of bollywood and a global superstar)

I never really meant anything to you
Just a show-piece that you'd show off to your friends
So i guess i was fool all along to actually love you
All those promises you made were nothing more than an illusion
You just played me all along
Tell me…did u never ever have feelings for me?...
….not even for a single moment?
How easy it is for you to play with someone’s heart…
…one text and it’s done
Those love songs and poems I wrote for you now seem like useless S*
The candlelight dinners
The weekend getaways
…….it was all just a game to you
Takes a lot to be a heartless **** like you
But you know what I’m relieved
Separation has never tasted sweeter
The agony of separation has never been so serene
Darkness has descended
A new sun will rise again
Life was and will once again be beautiful

The May rains are coming down
A smile has replaced my ugly frown
The smell of fresh earth is hovering in the air
I'm experiencing a feeling so serene and rare
What a relief from the sweltering heat!
Ah!...look a rainbow has come out to greet
The birds are taking shelter in my window sill
In a beautiful weather like this all i want to do is close my eyes,take in all of the magic around me and just chill