Waakiye

Category: Life’s aspects

  • Consumption of media and it outcomes..!

    Consumption of media and it outcomes..!

    What’s a piece of media (book, movie, song) that changed how you see the world?

    26/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    Any sort of media that you consume maybe it’s a short video or a long read based on text,

    Every piece of media leaves an impact on you and in a subtle way changes the way you think or detours your mindset from the regular one…!

    For me it’s like that;

    Even if I watch a reel that is very niche and tries to bring out something that is very specific,

    For example a reel that brings to the world the songs that Arjan Dhillon produces through pictures and lyrics written in Panjabi it makes me instantly connect and think of a perspective from the person in the picture…!

    The same happened when I read a philosophical book like I bought metamorphosis a few days back and I want to read it in one go;

    I’ve seen people change and be a different person after reading it and I hope I will also get a fresh perspective on life and a new vision from which I can view this life…!

    When I watch a movie,

    Which is a rare occurrence in my life but, whenever I do, it is mostly sci-fi based or something that goes along the same line which explores the unexplored…!

    And when I’m watching it,

    It becomes a surreal experience as it takes me into a different world and helps me understand that there is always more to this life than it seems…!

    Coming back to the main topic—

    I feel like every thing you see even in real life the outside world,

    It shapes you in a way that no book or no piece of text cannot,

    When you notice hardships and difficulties in life and see people overcoming them and becoming a better person or even a better version of themselves,

    It stirs you up and pushes you to be a better person just like them..!

    Doesn’t it…?

    I know there are side affects too;

    There are other types of media which shape a perception of people towards a specific gender and it harms when people assume and act things they saw online with people in real life which leads to problems which are hard to handle when we see them though our eyes…!

    Do you think the media that you consume affects you in ways that it makes you short tempered or angry;

    Or,

    It helps you to be a creative person…?

    The comment box is open as usual…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • An alternate ending…!

    An alternate ending…!

    If you could change the ending of any book, which one would it be?

    25/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    I haven’t been someone who has read a lot of story books but if you’re talking about self help ones or philosophical ones that something that I’ve read and never once thought that there should be an alternate ending…!

    I’ve been someone who loves to write and I am fond of thinking and penning down stories;

    But,

    The ending or where I am supposed to conclude the story is something that comes to me first…!

    Like when I’m thinking and I have a beautiful ending to a story;

    I create a story that leads to my featured ending and in it I feel very content…!

    But—

    When it comes to writing a poem or a prose or a story without conclusive ending it makes it tough for me to create a piece that is mine…!

    Well,

    To be honest when someone writes a book—-

    They take us on a journey that the author/authoress had and they want us to be a witness to it with them…!

    And if you were to change an ending it would make their work null to them even if they are here with us or not;

    So,

    Before thinking about changing an ending to a story that made them feel inclined enough to write a whole book about it;

    I want to ask you a question…!

    Would you be happy if I were to change an ending to a story,

    Your story,

    And make it more appealing to my thought process and my mindset…?

    Would you ever feel okay about that…?

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Impact of language you speak and how it reflects your entire community…!

    Impact of language you speak and how it reflects your entire community…!

    Which languages do you speak and how did that impact your life?

    24/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hi…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    There are a few languages I speak and they’ve helped me live my life with ease as there are many people I deal with on the daily basis who come from various language speaking backgrounds…!

    To name a few they’d be,

    • Panjabi
    • Hindi
    • English
    • A little bit of Urdu
    • Some Basics of Spanish

    My mother tongue or the language I was given by my parents was Panjabi and I absolutely love it because whenever I visit Panjab I find it very easy to communicate with anyone whom I meet there…!

    Even if there are ways in which dialects differ and how we pronounce some words and how our ways differ in which we start or end sentences is something that we are born with…!

    They are

    • Majhi
    • Malwayi
    • Doabi
    • Puadhi

    Four different dialects here in the area of Panjab only and we are not talking about the region that was taken away from us during partition which has four more dialects…!

    Hindi is something that we speak at home and with our friends and colleagues and everyone who lives around us;

    It has made communication very simple as it is our national identity…!

    But,

    There is somewhat of a shame that I feel people have about speaking Hindi because they think it makes them feel backwards of sorts;

    And I know none of that is true because we all communicate in that language and it was blessed to us by our G0ds and our ancient scriptures are written in this language well Sanskrit but Hindi is derived from it as well…!

    English that I speak or type is known by all of you as this is something that we have to learn to survive but the fact that how much we are pressing on learning English has taken a severe impact on our native language…!

    But we cover it by speaking in our language to those who understand it and speak it as well…!

    Urdu and spanish are on the same level as i can understand it a bit and if a proficient speaker comes in you’ve lost me;

    There are some things I can say and speak but I’d need help of translate once things go beyond my scope…!

    I’ve been impacted as people who speak and understand can truly relate with you and talk to you about anything that goes on in their mind…!

    Imagine speaking to someone and their idea isn’t going to you and they aren’t able to understand what is going on in your mind…!

    That is the power of knowing and understanding a language that they speak;

    Because the idea flows freely once you can make them understand and they can speak their mind—

    But it isn’t possible if there is a language barrier between you and someone else…!

    Other than that you are able to understand what is going on with current times as there at factors that hinder once things hinder your connection like imagine if network is blocked and there is chaos in your country,

    If you speak the language you are able to understand it and if you don’t you don’t,

    You feel left out and away from becoming a brick that help bring down the people who disrupted the nation that you exist in…

    The language you speak has significant impact on you as it reflects how you think and people judge you on the base of that…!

    And if someone from your ethnicity does something that’s shameful it harms you as much as it does to the other person;

    That is the impact of language that—

    I speak,

    You speak,

    We all speak…!

    So use it cautiously…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Advice to the youngsters among us…!

    Advice to the youngsters among us…!

    What’s the best advice you’d give to someone younger than you?

    23/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hi….

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    The best advice I’d give to anyone who comes to me for one would be,

    “To complete his/her/their education before dedicating their life to a specific career that they have in their mind…!”

    Before you would know, you won’t have a chance to study ever again and the problems that would come your way would be numerous…!

    They would range from taking care of your family once the person who provided for you isn’t able to or sadly passes away…!

    You will be so much lost in earning a keep and taking care of the things on the regular that you’d think about learning a skill or putting yourself in a course but it would be something of a dream…!

    Education becomes a forte that will help you achieve anything that you want in your life and if your base isn’t that strong or you have a huge gap in between it would feel impossible to grow out of it;

    It would only work if push comes to shove and if you don’t learn another skill it would lead to termination….

    Even then your mindset would be reluctant to take up something that would help you get better in life…!

    Other than that—

    I’d tell the youngsters to enjoy life;

    Well not enjoy life like do bad stuff and drink alcohol all the time;

    By enjoy I mean things that make you happy, try to meet as many people as possible and make friends;

    Maybe a few but someone who you can rely on and someone who stands with you when times are not as fortunate…!

    If you read the above line properly it also means that you’d have to be a better person and stand with them and help them in the time of need..!

    Pursue life like it’s a blessing and look after your parents and grandparents if you have them—

    Because they are a blessing and a fountain that keeps on giving…!

    What would you advise a younger person if you met any…?

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Inspiration that transcends the world…!

    Inspiration that transcends the world…!

    Who are you most inspired by?

    22/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hi…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    There are a lot of things that are my inspiration and I watch them,
    listen to them,
    and try to witness them with my eyes in a hope that I might be able to have a moment with them and get something that not only inspires me,
    but this entire world….!

    Not always you get inspiration or this go getter attitude by talking to people or listening to inspiring stories but,
    there are some which help you to focus,
    change your ways,
    and be a better person on a whole…!

    In my case when I need some inspiration when I’m feeling down it can be something like a good song,
    or,
    listening to Sikh paths that are pre-recorded and available for this world to hear…!

    There are dhadi jatha (groups with people who play sarangi(a stringed instrument akin to a sitar but shorter) and a dhadd( an hourglass shaped drum which is small and played like a clap box but using only fingers)…

    They also have a person who speaks the lectures or the chorus Alone and as a group too…!

    They recite in Panjabi and educate us about our past and things that happened that brought us to who we are today…!

    The tales are told like ballads and its meaning explained nowadays if you visit a gurudwara and they are playing as we have less and less of Panjabi speaking and listening people and also the crowd that comes into a gurudwara is from a big spectrum as no one is denied entry into one…!

    Let’s come back to the prompt;

    I take inspiration from numerous sources it can range from something that I witness in the real world,
    even something that is sent to me or gets seen by my eyes which can be Ai generated like a beautiful picture of a scenery or a person…!

    The one thing that inspires me the most are the sings that I listen to,
    and shows that I watch;


    They provide me an insight into life,
    and perspectives of women’s life which helps me to write something that happens in their life…!

    Your inspiration can be a person or a group that you want to be like,
    but,
    in an essence my inspiration would never be someone who was born on this earth but a being that sent me to this earth by blowing this breath into my lungs which help me breathe and exist on this world…!

    What are your source of inspiration…??

    Do mention them in the comments…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • A peak at the top as I climb up…!

    A peak at the top as I climb up…!

    What’s your top tip to be successful in life?

    21/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey..

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    My top tip to be successful anywhere,
    and by anywhere I mean any environment that you want to strive in is to work hard and be super observant about your surroundings…!

    I don’t mean that you should just listen to anything anyone says or let yourself be run over by someone just because they’re your senior or they have authority over you;
    if someone says something wrong you don’t have to take it…!

    By being a hard worker you can be better at any job which helps you learn faster and tackle any problem that comes your way,
    which opens up a lot of possibilities for you to advance in life…!

    And,
    by being observant you can learn from errors other people make and avoid them by learning them beforehand and avoiding them when a situation like that arises in the near future…!

    The above were the professional advice and if I were to talk about our personal life it would be somewhat different;

    You know what you can be successful in life even if you don’t earn a huge amount each month,
    if you have people those who are around you and they are willing to sacrifice their life and time for you,
    there’s nothing that makes you more successful…!

    You have to give up your own life when it comes to making connections like this,
    Imagine having a friend for more than 10 years,
    At times marriages tend to end faster but,
    to keep those near you near it requires a lot of sacrifice,
    a lot of time that you have to pull out of these 24 hours and a sheer dedication to be with them through thick and thin…!

    Other than that,
    if you have elders in your home that is something that is difficult right now,
    take their blessings and advices that they have accumulated over the years,
    which come from real life witnesses and enduring it all before the oncoming of any technology or any advancement that would make life easier…!

    Be kind,
    respectful and approach the situation with cool head and a calm mind which helps you to understand and focus on it and solve the root of any problem…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Mastering skills to help someone who really needs it…!

    Mastering skills to help someone who really needs it…!

    If you could instantly master any skill, what would it be and why?

    18/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    If you were to ask me about mastering a skill it would definitely be something that I can use for public benefit and mine too…!

    It would be something like having better observational skills and achieving a better conversational skill which would help me achieve my goals earlier…!

    There is a vast difference between observing and just watching the world walk by without gaining anything from it;

    It would be to my benefit to be able to observe and talk to people using my mastered skill set and get to know things that bug them or cause them harm,
    and take all their pain away as they feel some ease after talking to me about themselves…!

    There are a lot of things that haunt us,
    and we are constantly fighting a battle with them all the time,
    it can be a boss who’s making your life miserable,
    or some problems back home which make you think like you’re shrouded in darkness;

    And when I ask you about your life in such a way that it makes you tell me(A complete stranger);
    everything wrong that is going on in your life and I say some words that are comforting even if for a little while,
    it makes your life feel worthy of living,
    even enjoying if you truly feel free after talking your heart out…!

    So,

    Mastering observational and conversational skills would be my top choice…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • किसकी गलती…?

    किसकी गलती…?

    उस भूखे बच्चे को तड़पते देख,
    एक सवाल आया मेरे मन में——

    “क्या उस रब्ब ने चाहा होगा उसका ये हाल…?”

    क्या गलती थी उसकी,
    भूक से लड़ जो रहा था आज वोह,
    अपनी माँ को पुकार कर,
    रो जो रहा था उसकी तालाश में;

    उस रब्ब ने चाहा होगा कि एक अच्छी ज़िंदगी मिले,
    पर,
    देखने पर लगता है की,
    कोई गलती की होगी कोई उसने;

    गौर करने पर लगा,
    होगा वह महज़ २-३ साल का;

    अगर उस बच्चे ने नहीं की थी कोई गलती,
    एक ऐसी उमर में जिसमे उसने अपनी सुद-भुद भी ना संभाली हो,
    तो गलती किसकी…?

    उस रब्ब की जिसने उसे भेजा इस धरती पर,
    या,
    माँ-बाप का दोष जो लाए उसको इस दुनिया में और ना कर पाये उसकी देखभाल;

    जानता होता अगर रब्ब-
    “के मैं भेज रहा हूँ अपने इस अंश को ऐसे लोगों के पास जो देखरेख ना कर पायेंगे,
    और कुछ सालों बाद भूक से तड़प-तड़प कर,
    अक्सर मौत को गले लगा कर,
    मेरे पास वापस आ जाती है ये नन्ही जानें;

    तो गलती किसकी,
    उस रब्ब की,
    जिसकी पूजा हम बेतहाशा करते है,
    माँगते है उससे अपना भला-

    वोह जानते हुए भी,
    भेज देता है इन बच्चों को बली चड़ने,
    इस इंसान के जूनी में;

    या,

    गलती उन माँ-बाप की,
    जो लाए वोह जान को इस डूबती दुनिया में,
    कुछ पल,
    उन चंद पलों के लिए जिसमे वह देखरेख ना कर पाये उस जान की,
    और गया बैठे वह खिलखिलाती हसी को,
    जो आई थी उनके नसीब में——

    चाहा तो ना होगा हाल उसका किसी ने भी,
    पर ये भूक,
    और ये पैसे पर चलने वाली दुनिया,
    ठोकर मार कर आगे निकल जाती है,
    हर उस इंसान को,
    जो उसके हिसाब से नहीं कमाता;
    गलती हम सभ की,
    और हम में से किसी के भी नहीं;

    अगर औलाद पाल नहीं सकते तो सोचना चाहिए था,
    उसको इस दुनिया में लाने से पहले,
    और अगर आ ही गई है,
    तो अपने आप को बदल लेना चाहिए;

    पर आसान थोड़ी होता है अपने आप को बदलना,
    एक झटके से,
    किसी का आपके ज़िन्दगी में आने से;

    खैर——

    बदलना या बदल पाना अपने आप को,
    वह बातें दूर की;

    ना चाहा मैंने उस बच्चे का ये हाल,
    ना ही उस रब्ब ने,
    ना ही उसके माँ-बाप ने;
    बस,
    यू ही,
    रह जाते है कई,
    जो नज़रों मैं होकर भी नज़र नहीं आते;

    इतने में,
    मैं वह चीखे सुनता हुआ अपने राह पर वापस चल दिया;

    लव Waakiye 🤍

    English translations

    Whose fault was it…?

    Seeing that hungry child suffer,
    a question arose in my mind,

    “Did God ever intend for his life to be like this?”

    What was his fault?

    There he was, fighting hunger,
    calling out for his mother,
    crying as he searched for her;

    Perhaps God wished for him to have a good life,
    and yet, looking at his condition,
    I found myself wondering how he had ended up here;

    Then it struck me——
    he could not have been more than two or three years old.

    If a child so young has done nothing wrong,
    at an age when he cannot even care for himself,
    then how does he find himself in such circumstances?

    I wondered about many things;

    About the world he was born into.
    About the people responsible for him.
    About the systems around him.
    And about the role fate, chance, or God may play in lives such as his.

    No one would likely wish such a life upon a child.

    Not God.
    Not his parents.
    Not the strangers who pass him by.

    Yet hunger exists.

    And in a world that often measures worth through money and survival,
    many people are left struggling through circumstances they never chose.

    Some would say the responsibility lies with parents.
    Others would point to society.
    Others still would question God.

    I do not know the answer.

    I only know that suffering like this does not appear from a single cause,
    and rarely belongs to a single person.

    Perhaps there are choices that could have been made differently.
    Perhaps there are circumstances beyond anyone’s control.

    Either way, the child continues to suffer.

    And that was the thought that stayed with me.

    Many people remain unseen,
    even while standing right before our eyes.

    And as I continued on my way,
    the sound of those cries stayed with me.

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Being a version of myself with high self-confidence…

    Being a version of myself with high self-confidence…

    What’s the best way to build self-confidence?

    08/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    finally it’s a day off for me today,
    but,
    there are so many things that pile up over the week that,
    this single day becomes hectic to the point where it becomes impossible to shift from my already made schedule…!

    I’m writing this as I’m sitting for my physio session and contemplating life and all of the factors that led me here…!

    A busy life,
    a strong will,
    and a non shaking willpower that made me who I am,
    still continues to shape me and a future version of myself…!

    Coming back to the prompt

    Best way to build self confidence…!

    Building self confidence comes to me when I am fairly certain if I know about a certain thing or a fact that I’m talking about or writing about…!

    When there is something that I feel less confident about,
    Like a dress or my physique or even something someone said to me—
    my mind on its own contemplates about things or concept that makes me feel bad about myself;

    But a voice speaks from within and asks me to stop thinking negatively about myself and pushes me into a positive spell,
    That helps me kick all the negative thoughts that exist in my mind at that time…!

    When it comes to building confidence about your own self from the start,
    first you have to accept who you are and how you are;

    And come to terms with it,
    and when it feels like what you are isn’t the true version of yourself,
    Then you should first strive to be a better version of yourself if you feel that will help you start your confidence about yourself from a level above that zero…!

    To be honest that is what I live by,
    I try to better myself and it boosts my confidence every single day bit by bit;

    Until and unless you strive to be better each day and explore how you can build yourself to be better,
    better than yesterday;

    There is always room for improvement and being a confident and a person who is vibrant and willing to take any challenge head on…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Meaning of life according to Waakiye;

    What is the meaning of life?

    02/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    Life has been good as I went out for shopping but,
    I wasn’t able to buy anything that suited me,
    so I just went a bought a pair of shoes that I will wear at work…!

    They are standard shoes that I throw away after a while because I need comfort and stability because I need to be on my feet for 8+ hours each day…!

    And if they cost me an arm and a leg it would be an impossible purchase as they need replacement within a few months,

    So,
    I just go to our local market and check out a few pairs an buy one that lasts me a while…!

    I also shopped for essentials like fruits and veggies for our home last night and let me tell you something,
    The rates of the fruits are on fire(which are exported here in india,
    like these globe grapes both green and red,
    and golden kiwis…!)

    It was fun purchasing a whole lot of essentials and keeping track of it all…!

    Other than that my sister returned from Goa late last night and she was accompanied by my brother in law as they went out on honeymoon for a week…!

    And we cut a cake as it was my BIL’s birthday on 30th which they spent on their honeymoon;

    And it was almost 3 before I could go to sleep and everything has been rushing now…!

    Coming back to the prompt

    Meaning of my life

    Well….
    my life has been a mess for a while until I decided to change it by instilling some rules and principles;

    Which has helped me to form a boundary,
    akin to a perimeter that only I let people in and out of…!

    And,
    When the time comes when I have to push someone out or let someone in,
    I spend quite a lot of time contemplating and at the same time I form rules for myself which makes it easier for me to let someone who wronged me go away without remembering them even a single time…;

    Even if they were very dear to me once…!

    On the same line,
    I let people in after quite a while of contemplation and when I feel that they can be someone who I can share my heart, my thoughts and feelings,
    only then I let them into that perimeter I built around myself…!

    Apart from this…

    The true meaning of life is to learn each time and get up after taking a fall,
    and sharing happiness with those who complete you;

    even if you haven’t talked to them in a while;
    it’s on you to let them know you care and you wish for their happiness and prosperity;

    And,
    Also,
    You have to find someone you love;

    This life is meaningless without a purpose and a person who you do all of this hardwork for,
    and,
    once you find someone who is there with you at each step and wishes for your wellness;

    You find the true meaning of life,
    which is spending it in the arms of someone who you are willing to spend the rest of your life with…!

    You also need to have a few friends apart from your blood relation,
    who are your ride or die;

    They are willing to sacrifice everything for you and you for them,
    and even if a call comes at midnight or even a few hours before or later than it,
    you have to be responsive and get up and go to them once the matter gets worse;

    Life in itself is a sea and you have to manoeuvre yourself through waves which can be light or choppy;

    And,
    someone who has passed every problem or a situation that has arrived,
    with him remains a group that are stronger than any blood relation that ever exist on the face of this earth…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍