The lean girl diaries.....

Sometimes I stare into the ceiling Blank, with specks of dirt Badly in need of dusting. There's no life here and I'm looking at it because I lie bored. Then there are other times, I stare into the same ceiling and See stars glowing, birds flying and All hopes taking shape. I'm looking at it because, it's the Canvas of all blooming hopes. "We look up at the same stars, and see such different things" - Unknown. 

     "We will fight for justice", he said with wisdom beyond his years. It was not some hypocritical statement made in a moment of ambition - unfortunately, he means it. I remember reading that one of the most heartbreaking sights someone saw was a 10 year old boy carrying a set of bricks when he's actually supposed to carry a book. How much more devastating it is then,  I wonder, seeing a 10 year old carrying a gun and going to wage war?      I happened to see an interview that a terrorist organization proudly put up on the internet where a radicalized, bright young man was valiantly holding up modern destructive weapons and spelling out with perfect calmness the sentence with which I started this post,  along with the goals of the organization that he is a part of now,  which , no doubt was taught to him at a very young age with much romanticization of the cause. The politics of using child soldiers is deep and made with consideration of ...

Change is the only unchanging aspect of the world! - Heraclitus       My favourite quote for extempore competitions as it could apply for almost all topics. Other than this , I knew next to nothing about change.     But now I know, change is a learning experience and is one of the best teachers. And how did I know that? I saw my mom driving after a few months today. When I had to move to Delhi from my home for college, I thought I was the only one who's going to be accustomed to new things (even then I didn't think the mere act of CHANGE of location in itself, had any capacity to teach).      My mother who had a slight inhibition about driving (despite being a good driver), always depended on me when it came to reversing the vehicle especially. She used to scold me when I didn't pay attention to it because she thought I had to help her do it.      Visiting her after 3 months, I stood behind the gates to 'guide' her to take the ...