Light was her companion, Shadows her playmates, Born with a heart of gold, The kid was always full of hope. Taking her little fingers out, She made shapes of butterfly and goat, Laughing at allher creations, She never thought that she would face a retaliation. Growing up she made jokes on all the shadow creatures that she made, Making stories for her play, She directed them how to move, And was proud to write their screenplays.
Situations changed, The kid grew upto become a fine young woman, She never remembered her little friends, And forgot about all the plays that she madefor them. Now,the light she loved became dimmer day by day, Atlast,to find herself all alone in a dark way, Scared to death, She tried to find back her shadow friends.
All in a vain, Not knowing about the darkness that she was in, "Where are you all? I'm afraid, please come back", she screamed, But, things were going to unfold in a way that she never would have thought or could have dreamed. In darkness, her friends started to show their true colours, Even her own shadow disappeared leaving her distressed, All other ones played a different gamewith her, This time, they wrote a screenplay for her. -JMJ
Did you find the key I have lost? As I really need it the most. I always made sure to triple lock my doors, And I found myself safe behind my guarded walls. Wise men say that curiosity kills the cat, It was just supposed to be a small talk infact, The key was handed to me as a gift, And I opened the Pandora's box in swift. It's been several years that I'm trying to close the box, But it outsmarts me like a clever fox, So please tell me if you find the key I have lost, As I really need it the most. -JMJ
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We were in love when the fate decided to separate us, Holding on end of the rope from top of the mountain, You told me that you would never let me go, But, when I decided to let go of myself from your life, I just was making sure you to be safe and happy even without me in it, But, I promised that I will be waiting for you in the next. While falling I asked you to run as soldiers were marching towards you, I saw you were dragged out of my sight as I was slowly closing my eyes.
I have been waiting one life after another as I promised, Searching for you, I knew that I will recognize you, As our souls knew each other long before that these generations could even think, When we finally met, you had no memory of the past, You thought that it was just another thing and could make some time pass, May be I will have to wait hundreds of years to see the whole you again, When you will remember the end of the rope and the hope in my eyes, Or may be you will just listen to your soul this time. -JMJ
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A girl who loved the light, Sitting all alone in the night, Had been waiting for her knight, As she was too kind to take a fight. When the darkness surrounded her, She found out that the knight only wanted to be a heir, The promise he made was just a cold word, As he wished to fly away like a migrating bird. A girl who loved the light, Started to look for a new site, Where she could be herself without a fright,
So, she travelled a long way to see the light. She kept herself busy in her new place, Helping others and making a living for her own space, It occurred to her that she had to be both humble and bold, That's when she found the light right next to her sword. Her journey didn't stop in finding her spark, She knew there are others who lived in the dark, The girl who loved the light? Tale is that she became the knight of light. -JMJ
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Once there was a beautiful place with lots of trees, plants, animals and birds. A place like heaven where the day started with the blooming flowers and chirping of birds and ended with an amazing view of sunset and the nights were so serene. A volcano too lived among them. She loved to see lives around her and was proud of the placewhere she was situated.
One day, the volcano was tagged as an extinct one as she had not erupted for a long time and scientists could not find any activity within her. So, people started to come to this beautiful place to seethe volcano as well as to make some business out of it. Many of them who came, were not that gentle towards her or to the place which she loved. They exploited it so much that place started to ruin it’s beauty. As people thought that the volcano was extinct, they used to go nearer to her and threw stones at her. People love to tease and attack something which they think that can’t react, don’t they? It continued for a long time and what happened was unexplainable. The volcano erupted with a maximum intensity and she started to spit fire balls along with the lava and poisonous gas. The whole place was turned to ash and the lava engulfed everything, people, animals, birds, trees and plants. Nothing survived.
Now, the volcano was tagged as active. People were afraid not even to go nearer to volcano but to the place. She waited patiently because she knew that the place will be beautiful and she will be happy. After a few years, she was proud of the place again where she was situated and she lied dormant once again watching the beautiful sight around her hoping that she won’t be tagged as extinct again.
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Nowadays, we find a lot of people around us who love to twist the truth for their own benefits. They don’t mind even if it tarnishes the character of a person or hurts a person to an extent that it can cause mental imbalance. Only thing that these kind of people care, is their own safety and reputation.
Let me tell you a story about two nurses, a staff nurse and a senior nurse. One day, it was noticed during the pharmacy check that some of the drugs of a patient were missing as there was no record of it being given to the patient. It came to the notice of the ward manager that those two members of the staff were working on the day when the patient was discharged. Both of them were summoned. The staff nurse knew that it was her senior who discharged the patient but as it happened a while ago, she could not recollect what really happened. So, she told the ward manager that she really doesn’t remember. The senior staff member blamed the junior one for the incident, even though she knew that it was her mistake. The pharmacist found out later that the medicines were given to the patient but the problem was in the documentation. If only, the senior staff could have told the truth that she forgot to sign, the junior one didn’t have to go through all the tension and insult.
Who do you think that you feel like giving respect, the staff nurse or the senior nurse? Does the position or status of a person is more valuable than the virtues of another? Do you think that you will benefit more with dishonesty and lies and also that those profits are really profits? Do you think that accepting our mistakes can make us less honored?
One of the virtues that I really value is honesty and I really think that if a person can’t be honest then he or she cannot be trusted. I also think that if a person can’t own up their mistakes, then they have a weak character. To lie and to put our fault on someone else’s head is a grave mistake than the one originally committed. It not only causes problems to an innocent person but also takes the chance to correct our mistakes and to make things right. Being honest can be difficult, but in the long run that will give us the true happiness and success in the life.
If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.
Virginia Woolf
It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.
Noël Coward
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.
Albert Einstein
Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.
Thomas Jefferson
It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.
Rick Riordan
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.
Abraham Lincoln
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Standing two feet away from me, I knew that you were watching me. All I could see were your eyes, Flames of fire burning my eyes.
I couldn't stop myself but to stare, Wondering what else must be there. I remember those eyes from somewhere else, Is that from this life or the previous ones?
Are they meant to pierce my body, soul and mind? All those questions were passing through my mind. Those eyes were so deep and soulful, That I could drown myself and be grateful.
When we got distracted from the people around, I knew that those eyes will just linger around. May be not in this life but surely in my dreams, Ahh! I think it's time to wake up from my sleep and say goodbye to my dreams. -JMJ
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One evening, I was walking back to home from my work place. It was a pleasant and beautiful day in the village. The sun was setting and the darkness was creeping on. Behind the bushes, I saw two big twinkling eyes. I had never seen something like that before and they were staring at me.
I started to tremble when it started to move. So many questions came to my mind. What is it? Why is it coming towards me? Did I do anything wrong? What does it want? It took me a minute to gather myself and take control of my thought process. Yes… I know what it is. It’s a tiger!
Run Joyce, run!!! Run as fast as you can, my brain told to me. I started running leaving behind my bag and taking just my life in my hand. “I have to find a place to hide. I cannot outrun a tiger. It will catch me soon.” My brain advised me again. After a few minutes, I saw a building. I went inside the house and to my surprise, I saw all of my family members there including my daughter. “No, it cannot be true. They can’t be here. The tiger is going to hunt us all. Where am I going to hide my child? Oh God, help me.” I could hear myself sobbing. Suddenly I said, tiger…tiger…run and hide. I took my daughter in my hand and started running again searching for a safe place to hide. I went inside a house and locked all the windows and doors. But, I could hear something thumping on the roof. I started to cry holding my child and then I shouted at the beast, “Leave us alone”.
I can’t breathe and move… Why can’t I move? Why am I sweating? I wanted to raise my hands and to open my eyes. I tried to figure out what is happening? Where am I now? I’m in the room. But, where is my child? I slowly tried to move my arm to reach my daughter. Yes.. I can feel her leg. Is she alive? Yes.. she is. Thank God.. she is breathing.
So, where is the tiger? Did I just have a nightmare? It felt too real for that. “What’s the time now? Oh! It’s only 2:30 am. I have only four more hours to sleep. I have a shift in the morning. Go back to sleep, Joyce…”, I told to myself. Making sure that my daughter was safe and sound, I went to sleep again. While I was dozing, I just hoped with a prayer in my mind that I would never have to run with my child for our lives.
Those heart-hammering nightmares that start to lose coherence even as you’re waking up from them, but that still manage to leave their moldering fingerprints all across your day.
Mike Carey
Have you ever noticed there is never any third act to a nightmare? They bring you to a climax of terror and then leave you there.
Max Beerbohm
I still get nightmares. In fact, I get them so often I should be used to them by now. I’m not. No one ever really gets used to nightmares.
Mark Z. Danielewski
Nightmares exist outside of logic, and there’s little fun to be had in explanations; they’re antithetical to the poetry of fear.
Stephen King
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A Life's Journey 