The Public Diary

Disclaimer :   You don't need to facepalm on seeing 'Corona' written. I can imagine your pain, everywhere we go we find it omnipresent. But this post is not going to bomb you with numbers and figures relating to Corona; neither is this going to be about precautions to be taken in this time nor to create any sort of panic. Earlier I was going to start my post this way:  Have I shared this quote written by me on this platform? But now after doing my homework well, I noticed that I’ve already, so I won’t ask you that question and directly plug it in.  “Don’t let anything overpower you so much that it becomes your weakness.” I believe thoughts and their consequences are in our own control if we manage to keep the mind in place, so I religiously follow this rule. You might be thinking why did I plug in my quote amidst all this. No, it was not for the heck of promotions. It might seem like a heavily worded thought which must have been inspired by a life teac...

I was getting suggestions from people around (not physically - Covid doesn't allow - but virtually) that I should indulge in some blogging. But who would tell them that a writer doesn't write out of boredom or just for the sake of timepass. At least, that is not the case with me. My writing depends upon the ideation of my mind.  So, here is a poem that I had written earlier; probably at the time when all the lights in my house were out and I was finding it hard to sleep due to the sheer influx of ideas. Upon re-reading it, I find it somewhat relative to the present day scenario. It goes like: All day long I watch comedy, But still I'm unable to find for my problems any substantial remedy. To be in peace and at content I wanna be, Do I need to go in for some another therapy? I keep on singing parody(ies), For all of the life's so-called tragedy(ies). I try to strike a camaraderie, But amidst all the chaos I fail to reach harmony. Anxiety is getting all of us into...