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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..

12/05/2025
Freedom: A Thought-Provoking Daily Writing Prompt

Daily writing prompt
What does freedom mean to you?
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Hey…

I hope you all are doing well and are safe…!

This prompt is a good one of the good one,
because it comes at a time when whole of the world has their eyes on our nation,
the India-Pakistan at the brink of war,
the tiff escalating and de-escalating within a span of few hours,
constant black outs at the border region,
shells,
blanks,
broken drones and such,
their scraps and some live ones are found here and there…

Freedom means right to,
Think,
Speak &
Act however one wants,

ALSO,
in a state of not being captive or enslaved…

BUT;
Doesn’t that mean we have to keep ourselves in check,
according to the people who are around us too…?

Look at it from a point where,
you have to follow HOA rules,
They aren’t there to make your personal life better,
But,
in a collective way they help in taking care of the whole association,
by setting rules and guidelines to follow,
NO matter how much it screams a violation of your freedom,
I MEAN COME ON,
Trash can outside after 11 am attracts a fine,
it shouldn’t be outside obstructing view of the property which we paid…?
HUH???

But,
These small rules help keep the value and the look of the property to the max…
same way,
Someone cites their freedom,
for being oppressive towards others,
owning slaves and the ripple effect that we see even this day Amongst those who owned them…!

For them,
Someone who has been oppressed their view of freedom is much different from someone who hasn’t been ;
But,
Isn’t that a conversation for some other time…?

Freedom for a writer and a person who has been expressive means different from someone who has been an introvert and keeps to themselves,
they have a need to be out and see things various ones from a perspective different from everyone…!

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

A lone bird,
enjoys freedom.

It takes flight,
on seeing the horizon clear and blue,
as it flaps the wings,
The crisp sound echoes,
fluttering for a moment as it gains some momentum,
within moments the free bird,
with a free will,
goes from sitting on a branch,
to
gaining height that we can’t reach,
until its existence is lost,
moments before it becomes a right tick,
like we used to in art classes…

Isn’t this the type of freedom we all once wanted,
when we were little…?

11/05/2025
Controversial Opinions: The Impact of Public Figures

Daily writing prompt
What public figure do you disagree with the most?
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Hi….

I hope all of you are doing well…!

This question comes a time that is so fragile,
with a fight that goes on the border region,
turning into a full-blown war as each day proceeds,
but,
across this,
the one who faces all of the heat are those who are in the region of crossfire,
the people who existed and continue to exist within the 0 to 50 km range of the borders,
and from their point,
just existing,
living their lives has become a problem,
that won’t go anywhere anytime soon,
but,
the reason for this full-blown fight-off,
the reason that some “terrorists”,
took innocent lives at a place that apparently had no army presence which it needed to have being the sensitive nature of the territory that it is,
but
who had to make sure the enemy presence was there or nor?
who had to make sure that the army personnel were already present there to ensure safety of the territory and any person who were to be there…

What,
do you have any answer than those whom we appointed,
who became these ministers,
who are at a place that we consider they achieve to serve,
but,
they’re there to fill their pockets,
the immense greed that takes over their mind and body,
and,
let situations like this happen,
where people like you and I become the one who gets caught,
loses their lives,
and then,
hangs a photo of those whom we lost,
considered as victims of the war…

This post became dark really quickly,
but,
the type of person one becomes after joining politics,
no matter how clean or good they are,
they become the type of evil where things like these become,
happening that are imminent,
they can’t ever be avoided,
But can’t they,
If precautionary measures would have been there well in advance…?

A thought…

Love Waakiye 🤍

From the comfort of your homes,
The four walls within which you feel safe,
The word WAR feels like something that should have already started,
but,
For you and me,
it’s all in the news,
not something that has bothered us even a single bit…

But,
What about those who are involved in it,
Those who live in the area that has seen shellings,
their sleep disrupted by constant bombings,
As they’re awoken by a bomb blasting near them,
In their vicinity,
as they try to sleep their way through it all…?

10/05/2025
Choosing an Unorthodox Career Path

Daily writing prompt
What is your career plan?
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Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

I guess today’s prompt would work the best with those who are passing their 12th grade exams after which they’ll be going to attend the college of their choice that supports their streams.
or entering into 11th grade where they have to make a choice between choosing their major,
It would be between science, commerce or humanities…;

As for me,
my story is a really weird one,
a commerce major,
who scored in low eighties,
and the type of education system we have,
they cherish marks more than the individual’s abilities more,
being a pass out of one of the better schools in my area,
everyone had more expectations,
BUT,
Something that isn’t stressed is the family’s (WANTS AND DREAMS) to be on with their child’s….

Choosing an unorthodox career path,
and getting next to no support from them,
not as a new found adult,
but,
monetary too,
when I was promised it too,
just because our dream didn’t align…

SO,
long story short,
taking open courses,
where i was handed out the syllabus and exams happened once a year without any classes to go to,
And,
on securing a bachelor’s degree in commerce all the while working in a family-owned industrial business,
where working by hand was of utmost importance,
(TO learn the basic things Because i wasn’t from the field…)

Alongwith that I found this precious skill of being capable to pen down my thoughts and feelings,
which has been growing ever since i started…

So much to career plan,
this and that…
😂

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

The feeling that this photo sparks is something that can’t be recreated,
being there in a place that exists on this earth,
but even heaven won’t be a match of it.
My village Panjab,
the greens of trees and still budding crops,
The gold of fully ripe wheat takes my heart away,
the pure white sunlight blessing all of these and helping them in reaching the right color and their ripeness,
so,
they shall be ready for harvest…
A dream comes true
all of it…

09/05/2025
A Memorable Night with ROBROO Theater Group

Daily writing prompt
What was the last live performance you saw?
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Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

Having a keen interest in writing and with that,
It becomes a necessity to have a broad horizon,
&
that only happens when you go out,
explore things,
watch live shows,
Theatrical performances,
Or even when you meet new people and hear their side of the world…

There’s a beautiful group that does plays in Delhi,
they go by the name,
“ROBROO THEATRE GROUP”,
though heavily underrated but their performances have been out of the world,
i was blessed enough to witness,
their enactment of a folk tale in our history,
“HEER RANJHA”…

I became their fan from that day onward,
I met the person in-charged,
Kajal Suri Ji…
The person who is a literal magician when it comes to acting herself,
and portraying a picture so clear and vivid that even after half a year I still remember it all with great detail…

It was such a beautiful performance,
heer ranjha folk goes on from such a long time in our culture that there are many songs made on it,
and even references in some of these new songs that come out today;

The folk says the story is set in what is now Panjab,
and it revolves around a beautiful girl named heer,
and a handsome boy named ranjha,
who fell in love,
but,
Due to family’s opposition they were separated;

heer now being forced to marry someone else,
ranjha becomes a wanderer and roams places to places,
until the day they unite,
But heer’s uncle opposes this and poisons her food on the wedding day,
which leads to her death,
and on seeing that the person he cherished the most is no more,
Ranjha consumes the poised food too,
leading to their tragic and untimely death,
as their bodies are laid to burial together…

The story revolves around tragic nature and facing a caste-based opposition,
At the end which results in both of them being deceased in the process,
but the tale lives on reminding us all of the atrocities that were there and lovers still have to face…

I saw the performance in late ’24,
But i remember it like yesterday,
the last and the best performance that i saw till this date…

(they have an upcoming performance on 11th of May 2025,
Called SAMANTAK TEERTH IN DELHI)
if you are in town do check them out,
bookings are open right now…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

The beautiful medley,
A pattern that’s appealing to these eyes,
colors pink and white,
A photo that depicts,
the love that we feel,
but,
when they’re in our hands away from each other,
they tend to spoil and rot;

A beautiful medley,
That’s appealing to these eyes,
why don’t we see their beauty when they exist,
the way they were meant to be…?

08/05/2025
Are You a Leader or Follower? Discover the Truth

Daily writing prompt
Are you a leader or a follower?
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Hey…

I hope each one of you reading this are doing well…

This is the first time I disagree with the prompt,
because there should be both the qualities in a person;

They should be capable of leading as well,
and even be quick to follow when they come across a concept that is unknown to them,
or if you have less information on,

because all of us are humans,
we have limits,
limits to our knowledge and capabilities,
which makes us different from each other…

There are times that I’ve led people on with these words,
giving them vivid stories to read,
also live in,
but,
I was led on by them too,
when they provided me an insight into a concept that was foreign to me…

For example,
A person,
Whom I cherish,
told me about her life,
How her mother separated from their family,
brutally which led to her forming extreme issues,
but,
the story of the said person is coming out of it is so brave,
that,
it makes all of the other problems seem small…

There’s no such thing as being a leader,
without being a follower first,
You followed someone footsteps,
even if you are unaware that you did,
IT HAPPENED,
You unknowingly followed and aren’t aware,
OR
knowingly followed but choose not to admit,
because you think it makes you a smaller person….
BUT;
the day you admit to this,
is when the real growth happens…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

07/05/2025
Whisper Collector: A Job for Just One Day

Daily writing prompt
What’s a job you would like to do for just one day?
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Hey…

I hope you all are doing well…!

This question had me bugging as soon as I logged in on the app last night,
a job that i would do just for a day,
a single day,
and never again,
never ever again…

I was thinking about being a WHISPER Collector;

Imagine being a wall,
a bench in a secluded spot,
a crack in a wall,
an old Tyre that has been sitting,
or even a dark alleyway…

And from each of them,
oozing soft whispers,
that come to your ear,
in the voice of those people who aren’t there anymore…

Imagine hearing someone confess their secrets;

Someone telling how much they love the person who is moving infront of them,
and within whispers you hear,
the soft voice of the person moving infront of them,
telling the alleyway how much they love them and want to be with them forever…

As you move from the alleyway to the remains of what seems like a playground,
You start to hear crackle of children,
their laughter,
and from them seeps voices of few parents who brought their kids to the playground,
as I go past the swings,
and reach a big swirling slide,
from there i heard,
crackling of happy children,
Amongst them a sad voice,

in a sad voice
“Have to go, dad has to go to work,
we’ll be back tomorrow”
in a crying voice…!

I wish they did meet tomorrow,
or escaped to safety safely…

Tears streaming down my face,
this has to be something that should be done only once,
and once only as,
the screams of those who lost their lives started to come to these ears…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

With a lantern I was handed,
told in a voice stern to walk through the night.

With the secrets to unfold,
in the shadows to move unheard,
Each whisper that i heard,
shall remain in my head forever.

The regret of lost,
the silent ones,
and those who didn’t make it,
Amongst those whose voice,
traveled from far a places,
to reach my ear with a sense of relief,
in a bittersweet way a soft smile stays,
on this face saddened with grief…

06/05/2025
Why Quality Matters: My Favorite Brands Explained

Daily writing prompt
What are your favorite brands and why?
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Hey…

I hope you all are doing well…!

The prompts these days are getting better and personal day by day,
but,
that gives us a chance to self reflect and retrospect,
the things that we liked or helped us change our paths after finding out wrong or bad ones…

For the brands that are my favorite,
I generally prefer good quality clothes that are going to last me a while,
even if I have to spend much on them initially,
for example
I’ll buy an Adidas T and track pants,
and on the other hand,
ill thrift some good quality t and lower that cost much less but they’ll give my me a fresh perspective with colors that aren’t available normally…

I’m very picky about my shoes,
let me tell you all this…

Once I entered Zara and bought a shoe that had various colors,
which appear clown like now,
Once i entered a Levi’s store and bought a pair of black shoe and i still wear it till date,
even if it’s past its expiration date…😂
You’ll find a few nike(s),
which I ROCK,
along with that you will find some campus(es),
which provide comfort and support to my foot all day long…!

Being a tech savvy person,
I have a laptop (Lenovo),
using One plus phone( quality of which has deteriorated from the rigorous way i use it…)
Because both of them are easy to navigate through,
and help me get things done easy and faster than the competitors…

This is more than enough details for the time being,
I feel like exposing a layer of myself after writing this one,
But,
this shall live on with me and forever I shall remember them…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

The duality of life,
having been on all four sides of this image,
has given me perspective beyond life itself,
1)waiting for my metro and to take this photo was a coincidence in itself,
2)waiting for the metro with a certain someone that completes me,
3)going away to those who help me live in this bitter life like the person in the left,
and
4)viewing this all from a perspective the person who was sitting right next to me
who isn’t a part of this pic…!

05/05/2025
Exploring Personal Admiration: Who Do We Look Up To?

Daily writing prompt
List the people you admire and look to for advice…
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Hey..

I hope all of you are doing well…

You must be thinking that,
I must,
I really would have people I look upto ,
admire and would want to be like,
but,
there in reality,
there are none…

There are a few whom i read,
who pushed me into a direction to work hard,
write with consistency,
explore different avenues of life,
to be a better person on a whole…

But,
really there are none whom i admire,
there wasn’t someone who would guide me to write,
even if i am grateful for people who pushed me in this direction,
but,
admiration per se?
that,
i think is earned when someone looks at you,
looks up to you from the bottom up…

But,
I’ve taken my steps looking at something far beyond a person,
or what anyone is capable of,
so,
I’ve yet to find someone i admire,
from the bottom of my heart…

Till i find someone….!

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

Now this is something that i call an inspiration,
or a source of one,
the moon its serenity is something that i admire forever,
a countless number of images in my phone you’ll find of the same,
much thanks to the world for existing and letting us witness the beauty it possesses…

04/05/2025
Voter Apathy: The Case for Casting Your Vote

Do you vote in political elections?

Hey..

I hope you all are doing well…

The prompt of this day sparks a real honest question to all of us,
it just doesn’t ask us about our political stance on the type of government we favor,
or what political beliefs we grew up with,
cherishing them,
even spreading them among those who come from us or are in our company…

G0d knows,
I’ve seen many people who don’t vote,
just because they think that their votes don’t matter,
and just because of that they sit home,
or avoid making an effort that will ultimately be a changing point in their lives…

I come from a place where elections happen after every 5 years,
and its a bias to think,
one is good,
the other one is bad;

But,
the scale goes like this,

All of them are bad,
all of them either came from money,
or they come to make money,
no matter the path;

If they have to cheat someone for money they’ll do it,
if they have to remove someone from their paths they’ll do it,
if they want to stay in power beyond their terms, they’ll do it,
they can and will do anything to stay in power and make money,
and more even if it means cheating their nation of money,
that are paid by said taxpayers of which you and me are a part of…

That’s why it’s important to choose,
who are good even if they stem from evil,
they must have a certain side to them,
that makes them less evil than others,
isn’t it….?

Almost forgot to answer the question,
yes,
I do vote,
and with all might,
i tell everyone,
your vote,
the person next to you their vote,
your old grandparents.
even their votes matter…

So,
if you get a chance,
go out,
and vote…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

This is how it feels,
choosing something that’s not necessarily for your benefit,
but for a good that is going to come out of your peace and mind,
but that’s the price that you pay for existing among those you consider your own…

03/05/2025