Khuli aankhein dekhe
Manzar nayaa sa hai
Dekho raahein pooche
Manzil meri kaha hai

(With open eyes I see,
New views of the world,
They're asking the way,
Where my destination is)

Day 8...second half of my isolation. And I studied. I actually sat down to study and it's actually an accomplishment in itself. Else the day was uneventful, little fun, a little talk with friends and a very soulful conversation and that's what today's diary is gonna be about.

She pings me suddenly with a message...
And my replies are aligned left.

Shining star 🌟                                       Shreya

Hope is a convoluted word.

Yes.
We don't understand the meaning fully.

Neither does it brighten the future Nor does it change the past

But hope gives us something to hold on to at the present and prevents us from toppling over the edge It shows light when the going gets tough. Once one loses hope, life wont mean anything

Yes true

Why did you say hope is convoluted in the first place? Thoughts again?

Because many don't have
anything to hope for or to hold on to.

Hope isn't based on an external object or happiness. Hope comes from the ones closest to you, from the emotions closest to you. We need to hold onto ourselves first

Epic. What does that mean?

You know.
People get so lost in chasing after an illusion,a version of themselves that they want to become
that they forget themselves.
You know why people lose hope and give up? Because they're holding onto an ideal self, an ideal reflection
of themselves which they aren't.
That ideal view shatters them.
And when that happens
they need to hold onto themselves,
gather up the pieces, find their true self,
the flawed self and hold onto it

Wow girl
Ever Thought of sitting for TED talks?

If someday someone invites me, surely.
But then I have to so something in life, worthy of being called to a TED talk.

YOU WILL BE SOMEONE IN LIFE.

Yep 😌I have to be someone

You'll be
MAYBE a high level instructor in a first class place.

Maybe. Maybe not
There's no respect in our line of work. Bitter truth.

Girl
You'll earn the respect
Those who can't give
Are losing out on something

Maybe...
I was wondering about one thing. How many people give up their lives studying for AIIMS...
They think getting into AIIMS solves all problems in life...
Is it true?
AIIMS is just a stepping stone.
AIIMS is just a name..

Nothing is solved

All that glisters is not gold
Often have we heard that told
Many a man his life hath sold
But my outside to behold 🤷‍♀️

That's AIIMS

Correct
AIIMS
IIT

Exactly, if anything it creates more problems at times
All top notch institutes
It's not easy to get in...
It's not easy to clear through and after it ends it becomes more difficult.

This should stop

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The conversation on hope, woke something up in me. A few months ago, hope wss a concept really foreign to me. But today, I can say I hope again! And this positivity is hard to keep up, but it's becoming easier everyday.

Fun Fact : the sky was really gorgeous today.

And I made some wall art...

So today's song is
Chota sa fasana by Arijit Singh
From the movie Karwaan

Iss safar ki wajah
Hai yeh farz yaa sazaa
Yeh maine jaana hai kahaan?
Ki dil mera hai banjaara
Par man phir bhi yeh maane na...

(Is the reason for this journey
A responsibility or a curse?
I didn't get an answer yet.
But my heart is a traveller
But the mind doesn't listen)

And that's life. We never knoe the purpose for the journey in life but the journey happens and its upto us to enjoy it! Amd learn from it. Learn to dream to be free!
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8 days done... Still the ball is in my court... Life... You can't defeat this phenomenon!
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