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…!
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.
What are the biggest mistakes people make when visiting your country?
12/06/2026@Waakiye
Hey…
I hope all of you are doing well…!
After going on a morning walk I felt such a relief like a burden was taken from my shoulders, it felt like I was free and the meditation that I did even if it was a measly five minutes and I was interrupted by Mithu(our pet) it turned out to be a very great experience for me…!
After a morning session of physiotherapy, I’ll be good to go on my merry way to work and work my butt off as there are a lot of things that have piled up which need my attention due to labor shortage and the rising rates of material that we need on a daily basis…!
Coming back to the prompt
Mistakes people make when they visit our country…!
There are many things that are wrong with our country and we are fully aware of that because we deal with them on the daily…!
Like open drains, water overflowing, space technology roads that aren’t meant to be driven upon and cows on the roads that cause hazard and take numerous lives each day…!
But, the fact that people focus on these things and show us in a bad picture making us feel even more worthless about ourselves…!
Things like poverty are everywhere, and there is waste that is spread on the streets which is cleaned up every morning by people who are employed by the municipal corporation who clean them up daily…!
But, the habit of not polluting our vicinity starts from us the residents of our country and when we see a pile of trash that started as a few leaves or a single use plastic cup or a bottle and people think it’s alright to dump all of their trash there;
When there are trash cans around you as its mandatory by law to keep a trash can if you serve food or single use plastic bottles like cold drinks…!
And here people can’t seem to get that at all…!
I don’t like to toot my own horn but I’d rather keep small trash like an empty bag of chips or an empty bottle in my bag;
Well it starts from somewhere doesn’t it…?
Went on my own rant there….!😅
Well we know there are these problems that we battle, and we are trying our level best to recover from them and once each and every one of us seems to get it that it’s not their problem it’s our problem we won’t be able to recover from it ever…!
We know there are things like segregation that exists based on caste system and that makes their lives living hell which when shown gives us such a bad rep and this is necessary because more these things are exposed, it makes us more likely to work on them…!
And, finally when people visit our country they trust wrong people, Our country India is know for its hospitality and some people believe anyone that tells them so;
So, its hard because we are a country that seems very backward and primitive in a way how we treat other human beings which make us feel like villains…!
There are battles each and every one of us fights countries and their wards too…!
What’s a song that always puts you in a good mood?
Hey…
I hope all of you are doing well…!
After missing my prompt yesterday as my morning went away to taking my pet dog, mithu to vet in Vijay Nagar, Delhi…!
I had a problem with the previous vet, who spayed her and from that point onwards there were numerous problems like she was unable to control her urinary movement and she wasn’t able to put a lot of her weight on her back legs;
Making her take our support to get on the sofa or the bed…!
We were handed a prescription, medicine for her bladder and some for her anxiety…!
I know it’s bad that she’s so young and having so many problems, but, I think the marriage function, a packed home and a few days we weren’t able to take care of her properly made her feel bad and pulled her down that path…!
Other than that she is on the path of recovery, and it’s nice to talk to people about your pets because it lets them talk about their pets and things that they experienced differently with their upbringing…!
It was a long day today and I’m completing this prompt at night as it’s almost 23:30 hours…!
Coming back to the prompt
A song that puts me in good mood…!
This prompt is such a good one for this who like to listen to a single artist which they prefer; But, for me it’s a tricky one…!
There is such a vast variety of music I consume even from languages that I cannot understand….!
That this prompt would never come to an end…!
There are different moods in which I listen to songs and sadly they aren’t interchangeable…!
For example, if there is something hard like lifting or pushing my body to the max there is something called Panjabi drill(A section under Panjabi hip-hop…)
There is a new artist called
Iqbal
one of the best things that I’ve heard in a long time
He’s very promising and one of best writers and singers I’ve heard in a while…!
where Panjabi singers have picked up jhanjhar or guns, he brings out new ways to convey his message and something that is easy to understand and appreciate…!
Another one would be,
AZAAD4L
You already know him, or, You don’t know Panjabi or don’t have Panjabi friends who have introduced him to you…!
Proper gangsta rap with beat which his friend,
SANTALI(47) who produces and they are old skool boom bap type beats;
which helps his listeners relate to the songs hard(pause)
Yes the song is named 450k or 4.5 lakhs
One of the prime examples that brings out his penmanship and rhyme scheme plus the gangster spirit that he possesses in his mind…!
Who-tf-wanna-see-Azaad, Imma-face-em-all…!
The last would be
GAGAN KOONER
A producer, singer, songwriter, editor and an amazing actor who acts with such a grace while carrying a pagg which has been passed on to us by our G0ds…!
His words make them worth the while and the way he portrays both love and affection is equally as graceful…!
The years spent waiting for a loved one…!
Yes he writes both gangster and love songs which makes him very broad once you come to know his work…!
Above were one of the few artists that I listen to currently and it makes me happy that a prompt came that I can talk to you; all of you about…!
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…!
It’s going to be a busy day, a day off from physio but, that means I can get some time to complete the prompt in the morning before I leave for work…!
Things are finally getting traction in life, and I’ve crossed my fingers with hope that they stay on the same line…!
And after talking to my sister who recently got married, I feel a whole lot better as she was the one who used to hear me out all the time…!
The conversation now has taken a tangent, earlier it was more about how was my day, or, talking about how our lives were and what happened on the daily, or something that happened during the day;
But now, when she’s adapting herself in a new household and figures out things that are new to her as she’s encountering them after stepping into a role of a wife and daughter in law, pacing herself yet again…!
Other than that there are a few new things that I’m working on and I’ll make them public soon..!
One of them is a scene where I present pov of both husband and wife cheating and how it breaks the place they call home…!
Another one is well it’s shady and very graphic, where sa takes place and I plan to explore the mindset of both the victim and the person committing the unthinkable act…!
I know it won’t reach reach any place without being shadow banned or being restricted or even my whole site banned, a mindset explored gives me answers to things that help me understand the situation where they both end up in..!
(khair…)
Coming back to the prompt
Building loyal subscribers…!
All of this was never about building subscribers or having a loyal fan following who like each and every one of my posts;
But, it was started as a means to pen whatever I have in my mind, before those thoughts turn into a negative ones and cause me harm;
That was the sole reason to bring to you, all of you what goes on in my mind…!
There might be some who think they want loyal subscribers and people who wait for their posts, but, I know there is no way someone is going through all of this-
When we are all aware of the fact that reading skills and attention span of people have gone down so much that even reading a paragraph seems tricky..!
And when you are catering to people who are in such situation, it can be said that they might not read it to the end;
And when you write there is a chance that it might be skipped, or, something might be picked up which you didn’t think much about…!
So, working on things that are tricky for the masses means that you are somewhat writing for your own self;
And if you aren’t loyal towards your own skill or talent and continuously try to improve it-
Do you think there would be someone who looks up to you..???
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…!
It’s a good day today as I woke up around 7 in the morning and the weather was nice, the morning walk gave me a boost and pulled me out of this rut by giving me many ideas which I penned down in my notes app, on which I will be working on this week and next one too…!
As I’m driving to my physio session running a bit late, as my brother took my bike to buy some essentials;
I’ve arrived here and my session is on;
Coming back to the prompt
My belief in soulmates
I have been working on myself steadily and trying to find peace with myself rather than finding it out in someone outside;
But, That doesn’t mean I don’t believe in the concept of soul mates; or, bonds that were made some where in heaven and sent on earth to find themselves;
Transversing through this world, to find each other, Someday, one day…!
And when they do, it feels like they were meant to be with each other and a thought looms around their minds, why weren’t they able to find each other sooner…!
It’s somewhat of a mystery itself that there is someone who is made for you and they are looking for you the way you are looking for them;
But, in all of that time being there are numerous flings and people who you meet and click, but the things subside after a while which makes you feel like a lost cause;
while you were thinking they were someone who were made for you…!
Even this concept is foreign to me and feels like there is no one made for me at times, but, like a normal person there is a tad bit hope,
There is a little hope in my mind that there is someone who is made for me too…!
Until then, there will be a lot of things that I have to do, a lot more which I have to achieve, to be worthy of a soulmate that I deserve…!
What’s something you’d love to see in the future, but know you probably won’t live to witness?
04/06/2026@Waakiye
Hey…
I hope all of you are doing well…!
It was a fun night as I completed yesterday’s prompt last night before sleeping, and writing about last day…!
I’m at my physio session right now as I’m writing this one and it will be over around 10:30 and I’ll leave for work directly after that…!
There are some important things that I have to discuss at my work and check the material that I have to order this week…!
Other than that, life has been a smooth sail up until this point of time and I hope it stays that way…!
But, I know how things are, once things come on a level that is smooth, it means life is preparing me for a fight later…!
Coming back to the prompt
Something I’d love to see in the future
There is a lot of hope that I have in the near future but one of the things that I want is everyone to be in good health and have enough food to eat and have easily accessible medical facilities if things go south…!
Whenever I see someone who is addicted to drugs and/or alcohol, to a point that he steals or beats people at home to get money, it’s feels like somewhat of a curse on entire humanity…!
When someone is addicted to a point where it takes away their consciousness and pushes them to take whatever means are necessary to get their hands on a bottle or a packet that gives them a temporary boost and that temptation comes back after a few hours…!
The life of an addict is the worst one and if there are help that they can get and be on a path that helps them recover and life a life that they were meant to live instead of being stuck in this survival of sorts…!
The same can be said about people who are stuck in war like situation while we are at ease in our homes living comfortably; For them having even two meals a day is a great deal, and I wish they were no more wars and situations where survival of kids or even adults is hindered;
This seems an impossible feat at this point of time but I hope someday things come to ease…!
And even if there are people who are not in good health, their life matters and their health should be a priority and their life deserved to be saved;
Even if they are in a war like situation or they are living in urban areas comfortably…!
I know these things aren’t possible and I won’t be here to see it until I’m alive by the way things are operating nowadays;
But;
Life is precious and everyone deserves the best treatment;
It was a bad evening last night as all of the cold things that I ate/drank over the past few weeks came up on me, all of them at the same time;
My tonsils swelled up and it was difficult to take a bite of food even drink water;
And I was sure for a fact that I’d pass out last night if I didn’t have pain meds and some homeopathic medicine which work slowly and steadily, but they do work…!
I drank a cup of hot water and a hot coffee this morning and even the soft biscuits were hard to digest, You won’t believe even drinking normal water was a pain last night as even a single gulp caused me so much pain that it was impossible to bear;
So I took a painkiller and a cold medicine that I had, and, around 1 I fell asleep after locking all of the gates…!
As I’m taking this morning session got my neck pain and it will be over in a span of a few days;
I’ll have more time out of this regular schedule of mine; but, that does come with a problem of how to utilise it to the fullest…!
As I’m completing this at 10:28 at night while I recover from the stress that this day brought upon me, while I’m enjoying some old music which I think you might not be aware of-
It’s Panjabi and by a famous producer called Manni Sandhu and the singer is Binnie Toor;
I used to listen it way back and it clicked into my mind one day and it has taken its place in my quick picks now…!
Coming back to the prompt
My belief in minimalism…!
To be honest this might be a wrong prompt for me because, no matter how much I try to be minimal, there are many aspects that I fail to be minimal…!
First of all I’ve got I’ve got four screens on which I consume the same media that I do on a regular smartphone which I carry two of… 😂
Other than that I have a cluster of cables that I carry on me two of them are type c and two of them are lightening ones;
And I carry two power banks on me even if I use only one of them at any given time;
But;
I use the bigger 20,000 mAh one to charge my devices every other week so it’s life stays on longer;
let’s not forget two wireless chargers, (other than the wireless compatible power banks) that are on the opposite corner of my room and I can put my devices which deliberately have a MagSafe cover even if it makes my device bulky and take away its show;
I had a problem which was I had never used an apple device until 2025;
that was the year I got one, a iPhone 13 which helps me in uploading all of this work…!
I try to be minimal but, I think it takes a lot of courage and dedication to be a minimalist and if I cannot find something in a place where kept it, I have a breakdown and within moments of it i try to be calm and composed and find it a few feet left or right not remembering if i moved it or was it someone else…!
Khair…
Minimal mindset might be far away from me, but, being in a space where i have essentials that i need in my reach it’s a better option for me right now…!
