beauty
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When the Forest Shaped Me
There was a phase in my early adulthood when much of my life unfolded in forests. By profession, I was there to survey frogs—walking streams at night, listening carefully to calls that rose from the dark. But beyond the work, I found myself wandering deeper into the forest, lingering on quiet trails, allowing it to Continue reading
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Why Perpetual Peace Is Not Enough
Yesterday, I wrote about carrying peace within. Yet, as comforting as that thought is, I realised something equally important—perpetual peace, even if possible, would not be beautiful. Just as a guitar string produces music only when disturbed—until then remaining a silent piece of wood with a few strings attached—we, too, come alive through disturbance. Emotion Continue reading
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The Arithmetic of Living
We often measure our lives in years—birthdays, milestones, anniversaries, the slow turning of the calendar. But lately, I’ve begun to feel that years are a misleading unit. A year can pass without leaving a single imprint on the soul, while a single day of genuine excitement can change the entire course of who we are. Continue reading
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The Language of Fireflies
On warm, windless nights after rain, the fields shimmer faintly — not from stars above, but from countless fireflies below. They drift and blink, their bodies pulsing with soft green light, as if the darkness itself were breathing. To an untrained eye, these flashes seem random. But to another firefly, every blink is a word. Continue reading
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Looking Upward, Not Around
I choose to stay with someone who can talk about the universe with me. Not gossip, not idle chatter, not endless talk about what others are doing—but conversations that expand the mind and open the heart. Anyone can talk about other people. What excites me is not their lives, but the endless possibilities within my Continue reading
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Beauty is Seen, Charm is Felt
“Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder.” How true. But what exactly is beauty? Beauty is the appearance—of a person, a thing, or even a moment—that pleases our aesthetic senses. It’s the sunset that makes us pause, the youthful glow that turns heads, the symmetry that catches our gaze. But here’s the truth—beauty is Continue reading
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