Thoughts of the Worm

I'm in no mood to wear a facade. I'm tired of trying to be someone I'm not. I do not wish to be the lifeless glass doll, all decked up. I do not wish to be the laughing clown, who laughs away his tears. I do not wish to be size 'zero', and end up with a 'zero' heart. I do not wish to have all the riches, riches which can buy no love.. no life. I do not wish to wait for a prince charming who will come on a white horse, why? isn't walking a better option? I do not wish for a lavish life. How am I going to enjoy when millions across the globe suffer? I do not wish to be the excuse for missing every opportunity. I would rather knock at the door that has the toughest of tests to clear. I do not wish to change my opinions... why should I give up to others' wants and desires? I wish to be the CHANGE this world needs. I wish to bring SMILES to faces all frowned. I promise myself to return myself back to me. I'm what I am. I was born to be ME.. not someb...

Bible - Malachi 3:3 says: 'HE sits as a refiner and purifier of silver.' This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study. That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest beyond her curiosity about the process of refining silver. As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities. The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she thought again about the verse that says: 'HE sits as a refiner and purifier of silver.' She asked the silversmith if it was t...

At times I truly feel I don't have the latent to stand up to everyone's expectations! Avin's post, "an excellent remainder" actually put me to think. Why do we forget ourselves and dance to the tune of the universe. Why is it that we desperately crave to go ahead of time and once we are there, we long to go back to our past? Though I've never understood life's concepts, I assume, the reason is all because we are humans and so we follow the norm of being unsatisfied with what we have. We dream of living a luxurious life; a life where we want happiness, a life where we can only smile. In an attempt to achieve this 'all' we drain ourselves so much to the core that we finally end up realizing we haven't lived our lives at all. Responsibilities and Expectations weigh us down and we tend to become hackneyed. We try to smile through everything. Now for a change, as they say, Life is not a Bed of Roses, let's be practical and accept the fact; Lif...