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The Abuse of Experience

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The fast modern world. Easier access. More options. Things didn’t work out, so you took a stand and boldly said, “I will not be a part of your journey anymore.” It was the mature thing to do. But things never worked out with the last person and even with the one that came before. However, you were smart enough to take a stand and move on, treating yourself as the victim and your ex as the villain. In your heart, you are the righteous one. The one who tried but the other just never saw it. It might be the case, but just think about them once more and ask yourself the following: What was their favorite color? Favorite food? Favorite movie? Don’t remember! You aren’t the victim, they were. Did I ever put my work aside and took a week day off just to spend time with them? Or was it always the weekends? The weekends! You aren’t the victim, they were. Did I let them befriend my friends? Or just had them for myself? No common friends! You aren’t the victim, they were. Did I seek equality ...
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The First Cry

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Balloons, cake, candles… Celebration. “Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to dear …” How many times have we sung and heard this melody? Quite a lot, I guess. It’s a joyous feeling. You were born. Others are celebrating this day for you. You must be happy. Are you? If not, then what is this “happy” in the “happy birthday” song? Let’s go to the very beginning to find the answer. A newborn, a new family member. Hours or even days before the arrival of this joyous day, your mother was in pain. With the joyous day coming closer and closer, her pain increased. Was she “happy” in those moments? You can imagine. Anyways, you were there, finally out of her womb and in her hands. May be, this was a “happy” moment for her. Now there’s a new being in existence. Full of ignorance. Crying. But it was your birth day, a “happy” birth day. Why were you crying? For the first few years, you kept crying. But then your mother taught you how to sit, eat, and talk, in addition to ma...
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