A light in the darkness

 This poem is inspired by Mary Oliver's poem " The Summer Day ." I have borrowed 1, 4, 11, 16-19 Who made the world? With different skin and structure living together in this cosmic aperture fulfilling their own called ventures; amidst them all I found one such friend—the grasshopper. This grasshopper, I mean— one with a green coat, long green hopping appendages and bright bulging globe with compounded lens covering wider panes; often seen taking leaps from one green blade to another. Donned in humbleness it approached with folded limbs offering a prayer wish. So, please don't question what is it searching for among the green blades or basking on a green. Sometimes daydreaming and wandering in thoughts might seem waste of time and a useless deed for a fast-paced world of ours. Don't be blinded by these standards which are nowhere universal; for every individual is unique with unreplicable idiosyncrasy that leads them into their generativity. Now, once I know this ...

This poem is inspired by the poem " A Fallen Leaf " by Ella Wheeler Wilcox . I have not heard the name of this poet before.  A trusting little leaf of green, hardly thought to be seen as an essential gene only to discover its  life-sustaining power when a flaunting patch of vivid red, engulfed its circulating bed interrupting the food it fed for now it dread of the dissolving hookup as life flew up—high up.  ©water 26.10.2025. This post is a part of  Blogchatter Half Marathon 2025

I planned to write about this topic two days ago, but when I read it, it drew me to a research paper or a book where something was mentioned about happiness a few months ago when I was working on another project. The strength of that argument is very strong, and I think this place is apt to mention it, so I just could not override this urge of mine. I postponed this writing to search for that paper. When I found it this morning, my heart was on cloud nine. You know that gave me so much satisfaction and happiness that my words fail to express, and this makes the purpose of this segment even more meaningful. We should look for this kind of happiness. So without wasting time, let me take you to the research paper: Don't take an X for a U: Why laughter is not the best medicine but being more cheerful has many benefits.  Until I landed on this page, I also used to advocate for everyone to laugh. I have seen old people gather in the parks and intentionally induce laughter, and I thought ...

As I was pondering over pain and how it has transformed me, I learned a very good lesson. As life brought challenges and I met failures in my life, my outlook towards life was blurring every now and then. It was impossible for me to trust that something good could happen to me now. I was shattered and broken.  This was the time I met my God. I started looking away from my failures and setbacks towards God. This transformational shift in my thought transformed my victim thought into a victor thought. It instilled in me new hope and channelled my thought process towards a positive outlook. From there on, I never took the path of negativity. I always try to keep my thoughts on a positive track, even when life says you are a big fool. I say to myself,Let us see what comes out. This positive outlook has been very helpful to me in making my life look beautiful and good.  Today, when I look back on all these pains, I feel they were all important for me to shape me into what I am now....