If you could go back and witness any historical event, which one would you pick?
25/08/2026@Waakiye
Hey…
I hope all of you are doing well…!
I know this is late,
But,
By the God the day I’ve had today…!
My cousin brother took my car and was supposed to return early in the morning and I planned to drop my massi(my mothers sister) to the New Delhi railway station,
But,
My brother didn’t return…!
So I ordered a cab and sent my sister and my massi to the railway station and I drove my scooty there…!
And before we could reach the station the train was already there,
Waiting to leave and she was supposed to get on number 16th coach;
And we reached at number 6;
So my sister made her board the train on number 6 coach and she walked slowly on the platform following her as she walked…!
Whereas I,
Normally walked and reached the 16th coach with a few minutes to spare…!
The gates closed and the train left infront of our eyes and she was in coach number 10;
Within a span of five minutes as the crowd sat down she reached her coach and sat on her seat from where she sent her photograph…!
Twas a vande Bharat going to Katra…!
But,
Her stop was Ludhiana…!
And as I picked up my Scootie from the parking area,
It began to rain…!
I mean rain like god didn’t want to stop…!
We were already soaking wet,
But decided to make a pit stop,
And drink some Nagori tea…!
After which we left and reached home all drenched…!
And let me tell you something,
I reached home around 7 in the morning,
And after taking a shower with hot water I slept for 3 hours straight and I had no clue what was going on…!
I went into such a delusional state that I woke up at 10:08 already late for work,
So I packed my bag and left for work..!
After taking another cup of Nagori tea in my Tupperware…!
And,
That morning sleep made me almost delusional,
I know I was working but I couldn’t focus,
I was aware of the work that I was doing, worried about what I had to achieve by the end of the day,
But,
I was a bit less worried about it all..!.
Khair
The prompt has to be answered too…!
Witnessing an historical event…!
It would probably be,
The great burning of the Alexandria library
I’d like not to be a witness,
But,
Would love to be someone who could save atleast one of the books lost in the incident…!
Only the almighty knows,
Or those who wrote those books with an intention of leaving the knowledge behind to those who would read and understand it would know—
The riches that we lost,
To the major fire,
And gradual loss of people who could act as a medium of uncovering and taking care of these ancient texts which were passed on through generations,
Which would have been ours to read and explore but,
We couldn’t…!
I don’t know what I could have done,
But,
For sure I would have taken a few Rosetta stones of Indus Valley civilisation if they were available;
Or,
Taken some books related to medicine and something that could have helped us…
I don’t have the song of the day today…!
But,
A task for all of you…!
Do help someone in need if you can…!
It doesn’t matter how you do it,
Maybe it’s some food,
Or maybe you help someone by dropping them off at work,
Just be the reason of someone’s smile today…!
Cheers 🥂
Love Waakiye 🤍🤍
(23:43 hours 25/08/2026 IST)