Pure Irony

Alone in the house, walk into a room,


a table with a writing pad on it; a pen lying across.


the clean, crisp page – untouched; blank and spotless – inviting.


the heart craves expression – pristine and unrestrained;


handicapped by form though, expression fails the heart upon a single touch.




Shamanth.

And they said. . .

Sometimes, words are just not enough. But for what they are worth, I'll always be grateful to them. And of course, to the people they belong to -

It is the natural progression of things. You are either happy with what you have or you strive for something more, better, and the key point is that you, living your life, happens somewhere in that striving. I mean it surely sucks in the present tense, but that's not a reason that your future tense should suck too. Because if you are not doing anything worthwhile in your present limited tick-tocking time then you definitely have a reason to mope around.

 - Rohit Tenpe

You're the only one who really cares.

- Chetan Kale

Never forget what you once believed in, even if you don't anymore - it is what helped you make your choices, when you did believe it.

- Adwait Paranjpe

A day when we wake up from our dreams, realizing that life has become an upside down tumbler with us trapped inside... we search for ways outside... a small crevice enough to gasp in a lungful of air, the primordial factor of sustenance...

- Pankaj Shivarama

Take care, stick around. The world is too full of mediocrity, and it takes a lot to keep going.

- Chinmayee Hiremath

There is always a point from where it begins but it is totally upon you when and where you'll end it. 'It' being everything.

- Diwakar Sinha

Enjoy while it lasts, and weep not when its gone.

- Mikimbizi

When we do what we love we don't even mind losing, just the satisfaction of being alive for a while is enough.

- Atrisa

No one has it all figured out. No one. If it seems like they do, they are doing a fantastic job of covering it all up. And you are doing a fantastic job of buying what they are selling.

- Tapan Hoskeri

Life is all about questions: why and why not?

 - Vaishnavi

Essence remains the same, expression varies.

- Meghana Naidu

For the love of it

I was so caught up with running towards something that I had forgotten how much I love running.

Running towards something means desperately racing against time, filling my head and chest with an increasingly throbbing pain; unlike the joy of running for the love of it which fills my heart with a strong, thumping energy that makes me want to go even faster with every push.

Shamanth,

26th March, 2010

Have pun

What is the one thing you wouldn't have to worry about when stranded on a deserted island?

"Going" anywhere.



Shamanth,
22nd March, 2010.

Not a joke

What is more painful than suppressing a laughter?

Faking one.




Shamanth,
18th March, 2010.

What it takes

Being there is all it takes.

Being there is what it takes.




Shamanth.

What you want

Do what you want to. You are not a character from a book. You are what you are. You are everything that your name brings to your mind. Don’t live your ideals for the sake of the ideals. You don’t need the approval of your ideals. Don’t seek from them what they can never provide you. They are but what you believe in. Live them only if and when you want to. Bend them, if and when you want to. Break them, if and when you want to. But believe in them when you do.

Not knowing what you want might make you lesser of a man that you are. However, the one thing that certainly makes you even lesser of a man that you are is not working towards what you know you want. Nothing else matters. Fight the world if you have to. Join the world if you have to. But do what you know you have to do in order to get what you want. Anything less is a compromise, precisely, of the man that you are.

Shamanth,

4th March, 2010.

A lot

It takes a lot to have a place of your own in a place of your own.

A lot.




Shamanth,
4th March, 2010.

My two C's

The power of choice over chance is that I can always choose to take it or leave it.




Shamanth,
25th February.

Have fun

Where's the fun (in)sanity?





Shamanth,
16th February, 2010.

Strive

When you can tell your reality from your ideals, you know you are living somewhere in between.




Shamanth,
13th February, 2010.

Take care

The world can sometimes turn out to be a sick place. Half the battle is won if you can stop it from infecting your mind.




Shamanth,
10th February, 2010.

To Be

Learn from the past.
Think of the future.
Live the present.




Shamanth,
8th February, 2010.

So you shall

Some underestimate you, some overestimate you;
You shall disprove some.




Shamanth,
7th February, 2010.

Trust me

Kill the timing, and it shall avenge in kind.



Shamanth,
4th February, 2010.

Unspoken

Every word not spoken,

is the closest to my heart.




Shamanth,
1st February, 2010.

Regret's never enough

Choosing fear over regret. . .
Because once I learn to handle fear, I'll never regret it.

Never.



Shamanth,
15th January, 2009.

Naturally

Excellence knows no mercy ineptitude seeks.

Brilliance sees no shadow ignorance casts.

Genius has no excuse foolishness offers.

mind clutter

thought flutters,
ruffles rest,
chaos ensues,
disorder reigns;

thoughts battle,
for attention,
each in lieu
of a solution;

mind freezes
sinks a chasm,
receding steps,
hit the bottom;

beaten, the violence,
steady, it grows,
hushing the thoughts
in silent throes;

settling down,
gather around,
approaching mind
slow, but sound;

make a choice,
pick a kind,
please a thought, but
at a time.



Shamanth,
31st December, 2009.