The Would-Be Writer

You know at my age, very close to 25, you learn a few things in life. The first thing you learn is that you second guess yourself all your life. There is nothing you can do about it. There are major decisions you wish you had a clear path to, a clear defined decision or solution to but you don’t. The second thing you learn is that there are many different kinds of friends around. And the funny thing is you need them. The good and bad all together. Another thing I’ve learned is that there are many different kinds of love. There are so many types of them around which you experience in your life. There’s the love of the family, there is the love of friends, for both these loves you are willing to die and stand up to the worst of situations. Now the third kind of love is the one you find in the opposite sex, or the ones who might find in the same sex. See this is the love we all strive to find. The perfect partner. The one who takes our breath away. That one look which makes you weak in...

Hello to all my readers. Yes I have been away for a long time. It’s been some time now. But I really wasn’t up to my capabilities to write. Things were very haphazard. My dad wasn’t well and just came out of the hospital. Alhamdulillah he’s much better now. However, not out of danger yet. It’s been a month since my birthday. I am now a whopping 24, much closer to 25 than I would like. I have no part of my life yet figured out. And it scares the shit out of me. There is nothing I can currently do to right the wrongs in my life. In fact things were so far gone, that I took up smoking. I am currently trying to leave the thing before it gets out of my hands. Yes people who know me personally and read this will be highly disappointed to know this about me. Before they voice their concerns believe me I’m disappointed in myself more than they could ever be. The thing about disappointment is that you have to live with yourself for a longer time than you have to live with someone else. If yo...