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  • 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 🤍

  • Do all elders deserve your respect…?

    Do all elders deserve your respect…?

    Share a proverb you think is completely wrong and make your case.

    06/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…!

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    (even if you are not,
    I hope you treat yourself with kindness when it feels like the world is out to get you…!)

    It was a tiring day yesterday as I had to cut material which took off a major chunk of my time yesterday…!

    I started at around 3 in the afternoon and that one job lasted 5 hours I.e. 8 at night when it was time to pack up and leave…!

    Came into work around 11 and it was a little busy but I got free around 1:30 and started working on the material that I cut yesterday…!

    Today and tomorrow will be spent bringing these blanks to size…!

    It will be tiring,
    As there are passes that I have to take on them and achieve a final size within a tolerance and that never seems to end as there are 500 more pieces of the same…!

    At the end it pays my bills,
    I’ll do the same task even if it takes a full day’s work…!

    Coming back to the prompt

    A proverb that I disagree with…!

    “YOU SHOULD ALWAYS RESPECT YOUR ELDERS”

    I know I need to give an explanation,
    and that can swing in both the ways…!

    There are some elders that are good,
    And really care about your well being,
    and want you to prosper in life…!

    But,
    on the contrary there are so many who are just bitter,
    They look at other people like they have asked for their their arm or leg like they are out for revenge;

    And they have such a bad habit of staring and passing snide comments on the youth,
    No matter where they stand or where they are,
    without giving a single thought about who is around them…!

    Everyone has a right to express them,
    and they feel like they have a right to call things out that they feel don’t match with ideas that belong to them;

    Bringing it closer,
    There are often many relatives who live around you,
    and if they see you hanging out with someone,
    or,
    even doing something like drinking and dining,
    They will make sure that your parents are aware of it,
    sometimes even grab proof of it by clicking pictures…!

    And,
    they send it to your father/mother;

    Your own parents believe in their words so much that it’s outrageous,
    and,
    they don’t even have the time to look at their own kids who are so much more involved in bad stuff,

    but,
    being the parent of the child,
    they are oblivious to their own flesh and void doing anything wrong…!

    And when something like this is brought to their attention and you share photos of their kids with them that you have on your phone,
    It makes their belief and trust fall in Ai so quickly that it’s impossible to miss…!

    (Khair)

    This rant can go on forever…!

    They will work hard enough to achieve what they want,
    and bring you down…!

    There are some who deserve your respect,
    As they respect you even if you are a little kid,
    but,
    when their intention is to make you smaller and vulnerable infront of your parents by bringing you down no matter the circumstances by exposing you at each act they catch you in…!

    To an idea that exits beyond any age…

    Being the aged elder they are,
    they need to have a grasp on the type of things they spew out of their mouth ,
    And,
    be aware of how it affects others…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye🤍

  • Taking about people who——

    are fighting with demons alongside living this life…

    Out soon…

    Cheers 🥂

    love Waakiye 🤍

  • The Power of Positive Influence in Life

    The Power of Positive Influence in Life

    Daily writing prompt
    Share a story about someone who had a positive impact on your life.
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    Hey…

    I hope you all are doing well…

    This prompt is one of the good ones,
    someone who had a positive impact on my life,
    this sparks numerous questions because there have been equally or more who have had a negative impact on me and my life and given me ideas to live a life much better than how they shall ever live…

    I’ll share one of each;

    I got a chance of meeting one such person with whom I’m still in contact with,
    I just talked to them a few minutes back,
    I wish for them to prosper and have a beautiful life forever,
    The exams that they’re preparing for,
    I hope from the bottom of my heart that they achieve what they want in life,
    (Even if I won’t be a part of their life if they achieve their dreams i shall remember them forever…)

    She studies a subject that we both have undying love for,
    and that’s how we connected,
    on finding that she studies it,
    and I have a keen interest for it,
    Our conversations happen on and around the same topic,
    and we both learn and love it,
    when both of us love and grow from our astute and very niche observations…

    That’s the type of conversations I wanted to have forever,
    and on finding someone who does makes my life much better and worth living;

    She has been the one,
    and the only one for whom i shall continue to write,
    because her words of praise aren’t just there to fill a void,
    but,
    they help me by giving me an inspiration and a will to continue forever…
    and i hope they will forever….

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

    There was something bugging me,
    I was in my home,
    One place that’s considered safe,
    I was trembling,
    Looking for someone,
    Something there…

    What was it,
    I couldn’t put my hand on it…!

    And all I could do was shake and tremble,
    And tell those around me,
    Nothing…

    I’m good,
    I’m all good,
    Everything’s alright as I looked at myself,
    In the mirror,
    I saw the horror within my eyes..

  • How Emojis Reflect Our Emotions and Memories

    What are your favorite emojis?

    Hey,
    I hope all of you are doing well!!!

    I guess you’re reading this on a Sunday afternoon or morning (or even late Saturday night,
    to those who just came home after enjoying the weekend…!

    This came to me as such a curveball because i don’t use much of any emojis,
    because these words portray the message that i have in my mind in a crystal clear way;

    On looking at my phone’s emoji section i see some that I have used in the past and I shall give you a roundabout


    😂
    With the absolute saddest resting b face i send this one,
    when something is really hilarious,
    and i feel like i have to show laughter…

    ☕
    The only thing that i live by these days,
    a good cup of coffee/tea that wakes me up and give me a will to live,
    a new one every morning…

    🤍
    Do you ever feel like this,
    what do you think this means to you..?
    To me it feels like the white heart is a meaning of peace and doesn’t carry the same meaning as the red one that gives off any unwanted ideas,
    it signifies absence of disruption,
    and focuses on the essence of self…
    i.e.
    understanding the need to reach stability, before disrupting someone’s…

    😇
    the ever grateful one,
    who feels blessed even in all of the stresses that he endures,
    just because he trusts that his efforts shall be paid off…

    🎗️
    The yellow reminder ribbon
    This one will go with me forever and,


    ITS A REQUEST KEEP THIS ONE TO YOURSELF TOO…
    the significance of yellow reminder ribbon goes beyond life itself,
    it helps you to remember your goals, ideas;
    the thoughts that keep you alive,
    what makes you,
    you;

    Your real version…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye

    The image that i took with the timestamp on that too..
    Do you ever think how something like a photo can help you relive a memory?
    Also according to me, black and white helps in giving the image a life that is only understood either if you were at the place where the photo was taken or;
    it helps us to have our mind fill in the dark and light shades with the colors that we see fit…?
    isn’t it???
  • Daily writing prompt
    How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic?
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    I really with i had an answer to this question,

    But i really have none,

    there were things that happened that really took a lot from me and shaped me into who i am today even if i like them or not…

    I have gotten around using masks much more than what i should have, tbh i cannot function without a mask these days maybe developing a sort of allergy from the dust that is around me…
    (maybe i had a dust allergy beforehand but it got aggravated by using an additional layer…. G0d knows)

    It has forced me to question the origin of each source of food more than a normal person should…
    (like Oh is this sea food, was this handled well,
    was it prepared properly was it cleaned,
    was it farmed or open range,
    are there any visual defects that could be removed and be passed on as safe to consume,
    just because the owner wanted to maximize the profits by cutting corners,
    or plain old are they making us eat trash just to fill their pockets…?

    ( this might not be a literal change but a change in the way i could be ripped off by someone just trying to make his living)


    Cheers 🥂

  • An experience

    A fortunate night

    What experiences in life helped you grow the most?

    There are many things that have helped me, in a way to shape the being that I am today…

    I’ve had my trust betrayed by those whom I considered mine, actually too close to me and when I caught them in the act, they brushed it off like there wasn’t something to begin with, even after all of the chaos, they came back to me and told me that what they said was in the heat of the moment and they didn’t mean it..

    But I told them anger brought out what they really thought about me and my place in their life…

    So slowly I drifted away from their lives…

    Occasionally I see them from afar,

    And when our eyes meet,

    There’s a sense of consideration that I see in them,

    But,

    That phase has long gone so we cross our paths like we are strangers while still acknowledging our past,

    And,

    We walk on our own paths,

    Away from each other…

    (Wishing nothing…!)

    Cheers 🥂

    This one belongs to the mars curiosity rover…

  • HIS WORLD THROUGH HER LIPS…

    Even if there’s no one,
    you’ll always have yourself,
    There’s always someone who will look at you and admire you,
    the type of person you are,
    the choices you make,
    even if they feel they are not beneficial at present,
    they shall be in the near future,
    I know that,
    but,
    the world needs to know that too…

    I know you walk alone on paths,
    because you still remember,
    how hard it was to bring yourself up,
    when nothing was going right,
    when you lost the entire world,
    that Wednesday,
    early morning,
    when the entire world was dead asleep,
    you know you lost yourself,
    you lost something that mattered to you,
    and was there someone who had your back,
    was there someone who patted your back,
    was there someone who took you in their embrace…?

    That’s why…

    There isn’t going to be anyone,
    and therefore, there shall be a place for no-one…

    (That’s really cruel to anyone who tries to come near you with the right intentions…)

    But,
    who will…?

    Who will indeed..!

  • Someone else for a day…?

    If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why?

    This life has been a downhill slope,

    Oftentimes I wanted to leave it for the best,

    But,

    I was provided this one for a reason that I’m unknown to, till this point of time…

    Maybe I was meant to work hard, in the shadows and provide for those who are around me and try to live within all of those moments that are left within these days…

    That’s what I have been doing since…

    And I hope that I can do it till my last breath…

    The question of being someone else is intriguing, there’s a lot that’s left to explore and providing a perspective would give possible answers to many such questions…

    But,

    Wouldn’t that raise your standards and make your expectations high from what they were supposed to be, how others act/react…

    Planting a seed of thought that makes you think the way you’re treated or the way they act towards your compassion, making you; forcing you to make less efforts because you might think they aren’t paid back in equivalence…

    To answer the question,

    If I could be someone else,

    “No“

    I’d rather spend the day with those who mean more to me than this life,

    I.e. those who make this life worth living, the efforts worth continuing much further…

    Cheers 🥂

    (That’s for thought…)

  • DIY PROJECT

    Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on!!

    I work fairly by my own hands and most of the time I try to make it work by things available at my disposal..

    But there are times I have to buy things that help me save some time or help me in the long run…

    For example,

    There is this one thing that might be really common,

    It’s changing oil in a car or a bike,

    We used to pay for the service of the bike that I had and were charged a lot of money for changing oil and the markup on the oil they used too…

    So,

    One day I came across the slip, and the markup was huge and the labor charges on top of that…

    I thought,

    What if I could just change the oil myself, And after going through many youtube videos…

    I found someone who had the same bike and saw all of the clips and went to it and tried to change the oil myself…

    Of course there were consequences,

    The plug that stops the oil from coming out broke as it was made of plastic(mistake on my side…)

    And,

    After that,

    I tried to get the right type of oil according to the manufacturers recommendation…

    And it worked,

    The bike was working well…

    And still to this day, it works…

    (I was 15 when I did all of this…)

    Happy DIY…

    Cheers 🥂