OH LORD, TEACH ME HOW TO LOVE
Unfortunately, circumstances change, and boundaries are unpredictable. Because of the capricious nature of these boundaries, we need to constantly upgrade ourselves to make sure that we always have the ability to sense how far we can go before something bad happens. I am still unsure of one boundary, and that is how much one should […]
IS THERE LOVE IN THIS DIGITAL AGE ?
This digital age has given us so much, but somehow, among the internet chatter, it has also taken away that magical feeling we got when we found something we never knew we wanted to find. The serendipity we once treasured is no more. I used to love exploring a stranger’s CD cases, video collections, photo […]
(X)S.M.L:PASSION, RESURRECTED
My house was perpetually filled with people who celebrated me. They observed my every move and creation with bated breath, applauding me along the way. Chatters and laughter were plentiful in reaction to my quips, and everyone was filled with hope for my future. They believed I might be the next big thing. My parents […]
LIFE GOES ON, SO SHOULD YOU: The Pain of Growing Up
These words have echoed in my mind ever since I read them years ago in J.D. Salinger’s book, Catcher in the Rye. They are not delivered from the mouths of any of his characters, but they appear again and again like an anthemic reflection on existence: Life goes on. We know that time is as […]
MY LIFE AS A NOMAD: Why Goodbye Can Be Hard
It was one week after my graduation, when I woke up early, and took the first train that would take me away from Boston’s noise, its entire people and the daily routines of life that I was accustomed to. Regardless of how long someone has been a part of our lives, whether it’s a few […]
VOID IS A LIFE WITHOUT DREAMS
Today, I would like to bring all of you to slide down a nostalgic path with me to the days when I was young and filled with hopes and angst about the future. An gruelling curriculum at MIT, coupled with two part time jobs, New York was the perfect escape from what I considered to […]
