Nothing as in...

I am nothing

Nothing as in.. nothing

I look back and feel proud of what I have done

I look ahead and wonder what is it that I have done

I do know what I am doing

I do not know why I am doing

At times I question the purpose of existence

And then I blindly trust my sixth sense

I wish to pause and live this moment

Knowing the truth that nothing's permanent

But I cannot keep on celebrating forever

I have worked hard, and need to work harder

Because I am nothing

Nothing as in.. nothing

Photo by Arjun Suri Photography

Things would not be how they are today

There would be new doors to open everyday

If I demand I might or might not get it

But if I deserve I will surely get it

I do not know what lies ahead

I do know that one day I'd be dead

But that doesn't stop me changing for the better

For I have got nothing to lose except my character

The road ahead is unknown, and that's the best part

For life is lived less like science, and more like art

Thank god I'm nothing

Nothing as in.. nothing

The Purpose of Life

(The following post is a short poem, inspired by a phase that I'm presently going through. I request you, dear reader, to go through it in a serene and positive mood. )



Some people live to be a spendthrift , even if their financial condition isn't divine

Some people live to consume meals like a crowned head, even if it exceeds their desire

Some people live to loaf around, even if they have family dependencies

Some people live to mock others, even if they aren't soul conquerors

Some people live to wreck society, despite possessing plenitude of luxuriousness

Some people live to crib progressively, despite having no lack of basic necessities

Some people live to teach, even if they themselves had minimal formal education

Some people live to appreciate others, because they know how much it means to them

Some people live to make others happy, no matter how doomed they themselves are

Some people live to join humans, even if they forever remain single

Some people live to compromise, so as to provide joy to their closed ones

Some people live to inspire colleagues, though they happen to be also-rans

Some people live to write poems, even if their own life lacks rhyme

Some people live forever in hope, when all seems lost except life

The purpose of life isn't defined by any book or rule

The purpose of life, IMO, is what you make it to be



"You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing and dance, and write poems and suffer and understand, for all that is life."
- Jiddu Krishnamurti