Category: PERSONAL

  • To my forefathers birthplace: Panjab

    To my forefathers birthplace: Panjab

    If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

    07/07/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    I know this might sound primitive to all of you but I’d like to be born in Panjab…!

    Before it was stricken by drugs and such an epidemic of violence and ego boost that people have there…!


    I’d love to wake up with the verses of Gurugranth sahib ji that come to my ear first thing in the morning…!

    And I’d love to wake up early and tend to animals that we have on our property from which we get milk even if it for our own consumption or selling it to the neighbours…!


    After the morning routine I’d get to go around with my friends that live around our home and go with them to shop for essentials to shops that are a few kilometres away…!

    While we are going to the urban area that has shops we would take a detour to our lands and watch the crops that are growing and after roaming through and checking out if there is some problem or not we would leave for the urban area…!


    After leaving our agricultural land we would reach the shops and buy things that would help our daily lives,

    And we would get a call to get some other things like seeds or fertiliser for our land which would extend our time spent there…!

    After getting all the essentials we would grab a bite to eat and check out some electronics item like add on to our Royal Enfield bullet or some new lights for our splendor…!


    It would take us a few hours and by the time we would return—It would almost be evening and after dropping my friend off to his home I’d reach mine and by the time we would clean up, take a shower and get ready we would get a call that some of our friends were getting together and planning on drinking in the evening…!


    So we would reach the decided place which would be our friend’s motor(An open area right next to the field where people can sit and rest)

    Where we would celebrate life and drink together and be happy…!

    And we would return home by night after eating and drinking and we would get in our beds and the same life would start over again…!


    A life like this is nowhere to be found,

    But Panjab…!


    If you’re asking why would I not want to step out of our country’s borders;

    It’s because I’d much rather spend another life being born in Panjab instead of any other place where people live with a sense of responsibility and respect for others…!


    To our wonderful Panjab and its heritage that keeps on extending beyond our lifetimes…!


    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Importance of chaos in life…!

    Importance of chaos in life…!

    Is a little chaos actually good for us?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    Yes, Yes

    God yes it’s important to have some chaos in life…!


    Because without chaos life feel monotonous,

    If you ask me,

    My sister was the source of my chaos and now that she has been married off the life feels very stagnant and the line blemishes between day and night…!


    She came here last night and it felt like the chaos returned with her and I don’t have to actively seek chaos anymore…!

    😂😂😂


    (Khair)

    She’s lovely and she has evolved into a lovely daughter in law and I hope a great wife for my brother in law…!

    But,

    She can behave how we were before and that switch flips instantly as she comes here or sees me…!


    Other than that,

    Some chaos like getting late or even getting into some problems make us realise the importance of neutral energy even more,

    Otherwise we take our normal life for granted…!


    Well we cannot talk about chaos and forget about our loved one and how there are certain things that they do which makes our nerves tingle and want us to snap at them…!

    But,

    The same fades and hurts us when there is nothing going or we are away from them…!

    We miss that chaos and how that chaos makes us love them even more…!


    Let’s not talk about kids,

    It’s like they came with a mission to make this life as chaotic as possible and only after they cause a boatload of chaos they feel their daily tasks are over…!

    But,

    Try to look at this world from their perspective…!

    It’s their first time living life and they are learning how and what it feels to be and it shapes them into who they are or who they will be in life…!


    And if you have a pet,

    Forget that you can even have a life that is easy and without chaos because they are unpredictable being sent to us by gods to take all our pains and sadness away…!


    So endure some chaos every now and then;

    And then see how even neutral times feels like blessings…!


    Happy Monday..!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Do all of us end up with The person we love…?

    Do all of us end up with The person we love…?

    What’s a lesson you’ve learned recently that shifted your perspective?

    04/07/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    A lesson that I learnt fairly recently that I saw with my own eyes more than once is

    Not all the time we end up with the person we love or want to spend our entire lives with…!


    I know this is a sad realisation that we have to live with, but not all the time it’s possible that you find someone you love and they love you back;

    And even if they do and they make promises to be with you forever—

    Until something happens and they find someone who they’re more compatible with…!


    Or,

    There are things like family’s respect and their loyalty to anything that’s said to them;

    And when either of the parents reject their choice even after a lot of fight,

    Some make through…!

    Cases are rare;

    But,

    Some don’t;


    They live life but the person has been long gone;

    They continue to live with a hope that they might be able to get together or spend their entire life in a dreamworld where they remember themselves together with the person they deeply cared and loved…!


    You will see them in so many ways;

    Maybe as an addict who spends their lives on streets collecting trash and selling it at night just to earn a fix;

    Or,

    You will see them in highly competitive environment like corporate or a business life where they live with a dream that they will get back to her once they themselves made their life…!


    In the latter case entire life is spent making the other person feel that they are were worthy and how they made it better in life;

    In the first case entire life is spent chasing the time that were spent together, remembering themselves in the moment each time they use abuse a substance…!


    I made a prompt about a person who told me their dream and how they couldn’t end up with the person they wanted and I made a post about that…!

    Uploaded on 03/07/2026@Waakiye

    To those who made in life by finding love of their lives…!


    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye🤍

  • A dream where I had our baby…

    A dream where I had our baby…

    I know I will never be able to meet you,
    But I hope this piece of text does…!

    ———

    I had a dream where we had a baby,
    Our baby…!

    It was a girl and she had your honey brown eyes;

    You were supposed to return home at six like you usually did,
    and,
    it was fifteen minutes past five when I saw the the time on the wall clock you brought for our room…!

    She was so little and as I picked her up she had a familiar fragrance,
    It was yours…!

    Her smile reminded me of the time when we used to be happy together;

    She had my wheatish color and a skinny body,
    unlike yours she had the same structure I had when I was born;

    I remember staring at her for a while and taking in all her features—
    Until she started crying…!

    I distinctly remember feeding her,
    As she tugged to my nipple and began drinking,
    Meanwhile all I could do was adore how cute,
    How beautiful she was;

    Or,

    Stare at the clock on the wall in front;

    Or,

    shift on the bed and catch a glimpse of the main door from where you’d walk in…!

    It was 5:35 on the clock and I changed my side and she latched onto my other nipple…!

    She had little hair on her head and her body was still developing into a healthy one,
    As she drank my milk…!

    Before I could look up at the clock,
    it was 5:45 and she let go of;

    I picked her up,
    placed her in my arms and gently tapped her back,
    So that she would burp…!

    I heard a few burps and I knew she was feeling sleepy as i felt her head bobbling;

    It was 5:55 and I couldn’t wait anymore,
    I know you were about to walk through those doors anytime now;

    I looked at her and she was on the brink of falling asleep,
    So I put her in the pink cot and began cleaning our bedroom…!

    I couldn’t wait anymore as the clock was about to strike 6 and I’d rush to the door,
    Open it and would get into your embrace and talk all about my day…!

    But,
    Before the clock struck six,
    It felt like I fell;

    I fell from that dreamland back into the reality that I lived in…!

    I was back into the room of my rented apartment and the clock was about to strike 6;

    Six in the morning as the alarm clock blared for a few seconds and it woke me up from such a pristine dream where I finally found love and affection that I seeked all my life…!

    I woke up in that pitch black room;

    So far away from my dream that I cried;

    I cried for fifteen minutes straight and another alarm set for 6:15 blared again…!

    So I woke up,
    Walked into the bathroom and stared into the mirror;

    Stared and saw who I really was!

    I really was “Far”;

    Far—
    Far away from my dreams,
    And,
    He was nowhere near me anymore…!

    A dream that a girl told me she had about someone who she deeply loved and cared about;

    But—

    They weren’t able to meet and live this life together; Now they’re ways apart from each other;


    All that remains is hope,

    A hope that continues to live in this dreamland and takes her back to the times where they were truly in love…!


    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Dealing with negative thoughts that loom over our head..!

    Dealing with negative thoughts that loom over our head..!

    What’s the best way to deal with negative thoughts?

    01/07/2026@Waakiye

    Hi…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    You won’t believe but the world is filled with negativity and negative thoughts all around…!

    And,

    The moment you understand that your life will be neutral with occasional disruptions that go in the both positive and negative directions…!


    Even I have thoughts that are negative and pull me in a direction that I don’t want to swing towards…!

    These vary from saying something bad about someone to doing something that might be against the well being of another person…!

    But,

    These things go hand in hand with how you handle yourself and bring your conscience back from these self destructive paths..!


    Each and every one of us has negative thoughts and how we deal with them makes us different from each other…!


    How do I deal with them…?

    I usually think about the negative thoughts and try to get to the root of the problem and try to solve by thinking how I can stop this from growing into a big problem;

    For example when I feel too much about how things around me are going on and how negatively they are affecting me,

    I try to stop fighting around,

    And sit still,

    And think on how things around me are affecting me and what measures I can take which range from

    Going out on a walk,

    talking to a friend,

    playing with my pet dog,

    Even listening to music which helps me so much by shifting my focus away from whatever negative goes on in my mind…!


    Earlier I used to be on a destructive path of drinking my pain and sadness away but those days are long gone and I’m happy for myself to be a better person who changed his ways and wants to better himself…!


    I think there are different ways in which everyone deals with negative thoughts;

    Is there some way you deal with these negative thoughts…?

    Do mention them in the comments box and I will be ready to reply..!


    Before going I want to bring you something⬇️

    My mom asked me a dangerous question—

    Will I ever be able to meet dad in the afterlife and how complex is this life is and how we(all four of us) were bound to come to this life together and only the almighty knows how long we are bound together…?!


    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Type of things that shaped us into adults that we are today…!

    Type of things that shaped us into adults that we are today…!

    What do you love now, that you hated when you were younger?

    30/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    I absolutely hated being alone at times and being by myself when I was a kid;

    I used to play in the evening and be a happy kid and thought so much about my future and my well being later in this life…!

    But,

    As soon as I got to know about life and people in it,

    It changed forced me to change my views and my ways…!


    There are many things that we hated,

    We can agree on the fact they may we hated a certain food or a vegetable and as adults we began to embrace it as there are times when you cannot be picky about food like when you visit someone;

    There are a few who ask ahead but where people don’t we can’t be choosy…!


    Being the type of person I am,

    I talk to strangers and people who I meet on streets a whole lot,

    It gives me a perspective into their lives and how they face problems and things that bug them…!

    A few days before I met someone who talked to me about their dream in which they had a kid with someone they loved but their life went different ways and when I think about their life and put myself in their shoes I find it very challenging and these challenges help me hone my skill…!


    Something that I hated when I was a kid was how adults drink and abuse their wife their children,

    Thankfully I don’t come from a family where I saw abuse after drinking,

    But I do come from a family where people drink on social occasions and enjoy company of those who are around them…!

    And I used to be one of them,

    Up until the end of 2025 when I gave up alcohol for good and have switched to sober alternatives which help me enjoy the company and still be with the people who I love…!

    That does mean I look at them from a different angle now as I’m the sober one and enjoy the company more than the drinking…!


    These are some of the things that I used to hate as a kid and love now…!


    What did you think was bad as a child, which you happily do now…?

    Comments box are open as always…!


    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye

  • How we planned future as kids..!

    How we planned future as kids..!

    What’s something you used to believe as a kid that seems ridiculous now?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    Well,

    when we were kids we used to believe in a lot of stuff that feels stupid whenever we think about right now…!

    I used to believe that all the problems would be over once I graduated from high school or class 12; unknown to me was the fact that we were stepping into a warzone where everyone would be cutthroat and fight for jobs and things because of the limited resources that we have…!


    Other than that, a friend of mine told me that he thought learning or studying would be over once he would leave school and that friend will be leaving India in a few weeks to study in a university in New Zealand…!


    I thought,

    Genuinely thought that people were nice, kind and did things because they wanted to and it was their characteristics;

    But,

    It was the polar opposite, everything starts with an intent and an end goal that they have in their mind which has to be good for them by benefiting them from it even if it comes at someone’s cost…!


    When I think about my childhood or all of our childhood we had these dreams and aspirations about our future because we were somewhat sheltered from the reality and the things were deliberately hidden as to not harm our innocence,

    Which we had to let go one day or another but the sooner we did it the less shocking the world became to us…!


    Imagine having an idea about the world and all of it shattered once you come face to face with it…!


    This one’s sad but we all hoped that our parents will live with us forever,

    I know that seems sad and like a funny joke but,

    That is all what we hoped to live with our parents forever and carry on this life with them…!


    All of the friends that you had would stay with you forever…!

    A realisation that broke us as people walked away and separated from us as they walked on their own paths which they created themselves…!


    At last,

    I genuinely thought we all would be happier;

    Happy like we used be when we were kids and play in the streets with people who we used to call our buddies and best friends…!

    This one is so crushing that it feels like happiness has been removed from our live and we become increasingly aware and normal to the atrocities that happens around us…!

    Nations at war,

    The unsafe conditions for the entire female gender,

    And,

    People committing violence against each other…!


    Dreams that we had as kids…!

    😅😅😅


    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • 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 🤍