Woh apne za’am mein tha, be-khabar raha mujh se
وہ اپنے زعم میں تھا، بے خبر رہا مجھ سے
Usay gumaan bhi nahin, main nahin raha us ka
اسے گماں بھی نہیں، میں نہیں رہا اُس کا
Humne tark-e-ta’alluq mein pehal ki ke Faraz
ہمیں نے ترکِ تعلق میں پہل کی کہ فرازؔ
Woh chahta tha, magar hosla na tha us ka
وہ چاہتا تھا، مگر حوصلہ نہ تھا اُس کا
احمد فراز ـــــ
Main chhor kar unhi raah takti udaas aankhen
میں چھوڑ کر انہی راہ تکتی اداس آنکھیں
Jo bach gaye the woh khwab le kar chala gaya
جو بچ گئے تھے وہ خواب لے کر چلا گیا
Jis par main ne mohabbatوں ki wahi likhi thi
جس پر میں نے محبتوں کی وحی لکھی تھی
Woh ek mamnoo kitaab le kar chala gaya
وہ ایک ممنوع کتاب لے کر چلا گیا
Bas ek ajal ko suna gaya hoon jo daastan thi
بس ایک اجل کو سنا گیا ہوں جو داستاں تھی
Main zindagi se hisaab le kar chala gaya
میں زندگی سے حساب لے کر چلا گیا
Main qafilon ko dekha gaya nishaan-e-manzar
میں قافلوں کو دیکھا گیا نشانِ منظر
Main raaston ke saraab le kar chala gaya
میں راستوں کے سراب لے کر چلا گیا
Unhein kaho main dhoondhne se nahi miloonga
انہیں کہو میں ڈھونڈنے سے نہیں ملوں گا
Main gard-e-raah ki khaak le kar chala gaya
میں گردِ راہ کی خاک لے کر چلا گیا
We feel safe, when we are not threatened, but what’s fascinating to me is that we can feel threatened in the absence of an existing threat.
For example, if we feel scarcity, incompetence, lack of clarity, loss of control, incongruence, resistance, stagnation, or the presence of a consequence, we may no longer feel safe; and what’s the place that we know can give us our safety back? The comfort zone, and here’s why…
Comfort distracts us and temporarily isolates us from the consequences that await us beyond it.
It’s just a sedative, but an extremely effective one. It’s so effective that many of us use it so frequently, that it ends up becoming a destination instead of a vehicle to escape the pain of the journey.
We all have different ways of accessing it, but the way it distracts us is not my main concern here. The real problem of comfort lies in the way it shapes our relationship with the unknown.
Here’s what I mean, comfort is the barrier that separates us from the unknown. Whenever we are separated from something, it could mean deprivation or protection, but regardless of the reason for the separation, the unfolding detachment shapes our relationship with what we have been detached from.
In this case, we’re either being deprived of the unknown, or protected from it. However, the illusion of safety, that comfort provides, suggests to the unconscious mind that what we are separated from is a threat.
In other words, we have learned to perceive comfort as something that can protect us from the unknown, and whatever we need protection from will be perceived as an enemy, which is how comfort can create a false sense of safety within us.
That is one of the biggest lies that we were ever told.
-Sam Qureshi
She sat at the back and they said she was shy,
She led from the front and they hated her pride,
They asked her advice and then questioned her guidance, They branded her loud, then were shocked by her silence,
When she shared no ambition they said it was sad,
So she told them her dreams and they said she was mad,
They told her they’d listen, then covered their ears,
And gave her a hug while they laughed at her fears,
And she listened to all of it thinking she should,
Be the girl they told her to be best as she could,
But one day she asked what was best for herself,
Instead of trying to please everyone else,
So she walked to the forest and stood with the trees,
She heard the wind whisper and dance with the leaves,
She spoke to the willow, the elm and the pine,
And she told them what she’d been told time after time,
She told them she felt she was never enough,
She was either too little or far far too much,
Too loud or too quiet, too fierce or too weak,
Too wise or too foolish, too bold or too meek,
Then she found a small clearing surrounded by firs,
And she stopped…and she heard what the trees said to her,
And she sat there for hours not wanting to leave,
For the forest said nothing. It just let her breathe.’
Becky Helmsley
📷 – Platon Yurich
The Hidden Threat to Your Well-being
Allowing even one toxic person into your life can dramatically reduce the quality of your life.
The behavior of those we surround ourselves with “primes” the way we will operate. Research confirms that if a student lives with someone who studies seriously, they adopt the same behavior.
People who spend time with others who gossip, watch tragic news, and consume toxic television begin to behave similarly. The reality is that human beings are hardwired for daily mimicry. So, choose your associations well.
-Robin sharma
Every situation has a positive side and a negative side.
In truth, the universe has a built-in duality – there is peace and war, kindness and cruelty, support and challenge, youth and age, poverty and wealth, joy and sorrow, solitude and multitude, and failure and success. They all exist as pairs throughout all aspects of life.
It isn’t possible to experience just one aspect, whether positive or negative.
Seeking a one-sided life is futile, draining and disempowering, and it will hinder you from achieving your inspired dreams.
The alternative? Learn to honor both aspects within every moment.
This is what I train people to do at my seminar The Breakthrough Experience.
When you see both sides of life, you become poised, present, purposeful, objective, resilient and adaptable.
Mastering the art of seeing both sides is the art of true mind mastery which leads ultimately to life mastery.
-Dr john martini
Alaawa mere har ik shakhs noor nikle ga
علاوہ میرے ہر اک شخص نور نکلے گا
Main jaanta hoon mera hi qasoor nikle ga
میں جانتا ہوں مرا ہی قصور نکلے گا
Yeh khoob hum se zamaane ne zid lagai hai
یہ خوب ہم سے زمانے نے ضد لگائی ہے
Hua na mera jo us ka zaroor nikle ga
ہوا نہ میرا جو اس کا ضرور نکلے گا
Khabar mujhe thi yeh rasta nahin hai manzil ka
خبر مجھے تھی یہ رستہ نہیں ہے منزل کا
Gumaan kab tha ke khud se bhi door nikle ga
گمان کب تھا کہ خود سے بھی دور نکلے گا
Hai rahzanon se riayat yeh khaas munsif ki
ہے رہزنوں سے رعایت یہ خاص منصف کی
Ke qafilon ka hi lut kar qasoor nikle ga
کہ قافلوں کا ہی لٹ کر قصور نکلے گا
Isi umeed pe ab aur kitni umrien jeeyun
اسی امید پہ اب اور کتنی عمریں جیوں
Ke jeena laaziman ek din suroor nikle ga
کہ جینا لازماً اک دن سرور نکلے گا
Ilaaj dhoonda to dhoonda ajab tabeebon ne
علاج ڈھونڈا تو ڈھونڈا عجب طبیبوں نے
Yeh jaan nikle to dil ka futoor nikle ga
یہ جان نکلے تو دل کا فتور نکلے گا
Hazaar badlo magar aainon ke bas mein nahin
ہزار بدلو مگر آئینوں کے بس میں نہیں
Yeh aks mera yunhi choor choor nikle ga
یہ عکس میرا یونہی چُور چُور نکلے گا
Nasha hai aarzi abrak yeh chaahay janay ka
نشہ ہے عارضی ابرک یہ چاہے جانے کا
Tumhaare dil se bhi jaldi ghuroor nikle ga
تمہارے دل سے بھی جلدی غرور نکلے گا
