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  • 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🤍

  • Finding your soulmate; A quest

    Finding your soulmate; A quest

    Do you believe in soulmates? Why or why not?

    05/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    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…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Betterment for all; A wish…

    Betterment for all; A wish…

    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;

    A wish that lives for all our betterment…!

    Cheers 🥂


    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Far-Far away from a minimalistic lifestyle;

    Far-Far away from a minimalistic lifestyle;

    Do you believe in minimalism?

    03/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well….!

    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…!

    Do let me know if you have this problem or not…!

    or all of you are pros at being minimal…!

    Goodnight from this side of the world to yours…!

    Cheers 🥂


    Love Waakiye🤍

  • Meaning of life according to Waakiye;

    What is the meaning of life?

    02/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    Life has been good as I went out for shopping but,
    I wasn’t able to buy anything that suited me,
    so I just went a bought a pair of shoes that I will wear at work…!

    They are standard shoes that I throw away after a while because I need comfort and stability because I need to be on my feet for 8+ hours each day…!

    And if they cost me an arm and a leg it would be an impossible purchase as they need replacement within a few months,

    So,
    I just go to our local market and check out a few pairs an buy one that lasts me a while…!

    I also shopped for essentials like fruits and veggies for our home last night and let me tell you something,
    The rates of the fruits are on fire(which are exported here in india,
    like these globe grapes both green and red,
    and golden kiwis…!)

    It was fun purchasing a whole lot of essentials and keeping track of it all…!

    Other than that my sister returned from Goa late last night and she was accompanied by my brother in law as they went out on honeymoon for a week…!

    And we cut a cake as it was my BIL’s birthday on 30th which they spent on their honeymoon;

    And it was almost 3 before I could go to sleep and everything has been rushing now…!

    Coming back to the prompt

    Meaning of my life

    Well….
    my life has been a mess for a while until I decided to change it by instilling some rules and principles;

    Which has helped me to form a boundary,
    akin to a perimeter that only I let people in and out of…!

    And,
    When the time comes when I have to push someone out or let someone in,
    I spend quite a lot of time contemplating and at the same time I form rules for myself which makes it easier for me to let someone who wronged me go away without remembering them even a single time…;

    Even if they were very dear to me once…!

    On the same line,
    I let people in after quite a while of contemplation and when I feel that they can be someone who I can share my heart, my thoughts and feelings,
    only then I let them into that perimeter I built around myself…!

    Apart from this…

    The true meaning of life is to learn each time and get up after taking a fall,
    and sharing happiness with those who complete you;

    even if you haven’t talked to them in a while;
    it’s on you to let them know you care and you wish for their happiness and prosperity;

    And,
    Also,
    You have to find someone you love;

    This life is meaningless without a purpose and a person who you do all of this hardwork for,
    and,
    once you find someone who is there with you at each step and wishes for your wellness;

    You find the true meaning of life,
    which is spending it in the arms of someone who you are willing to spend the rest of your life with…!

    You also need to have a few friends apart from your blood relation,
    who are your ride or die;

    They are willing to sacrifice everything for you and you for them,
    and even if a call comes at midnight or even a few hours before or later than it,
    you have to be responsive and get up and go to them once the matter gets worse;

    Life in itself is a sea and you have to manoeuvre yourself through waves which can be light or choppy;

    And,
    someone who has passed every problem or a situation that has arrived,
    with him remains a group that are stronger than any blood relation that ever exist on the face of this earth…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Morning walks and fresh perspectives…!

    Morning walks and fresh perspectives…!

    Go on a walk today and share a photo of something that catches your eye.

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    finally a day off and it’s packed as I have to go shopping,
    there is bank work and I have to buy my clothes too…!

    So it will be a long day anyhow…!

    We closed work last night as I ended up cleaning up the coolant tank as it was full of emery(metal waste mixed with cutting oil that gets collected in tanks…!)

    and,

    The task came to me as I cleaned that tank by removing all of the water and emery which left my arms upto my shoulders covered in soot which doesn’t wash off with soap,
    so I had to use diesel to rub it off and the smell makes me nauseous I don’t know why…?

    It was almost 9:30 pm when we were free to go and I reached home around 10:15 at night as I had to grab some essentials,
    and I stopped by my favourite cheesecake stand in Rajinder nagar which is called,

    The Sweet Shack…!

    They have varieties of cheesecakes,
    brownies and marble cake along with muffins….
    And for the season they have a mango tree leches which is absolutely delicious 🤤…!

    https://www.instagram.com/thesweetshack.in?igsh=cnBrdmZnN3huZW90

    The owner Bakshish Sethi is a humble and a down to earth person who takes passion in his creations…!

    Currently the stand is managed by an employee who greets you with a smile and brings these delicious treats your way…!

    Also I found out that a lot of shoes that I carry have been causing me pain as I wore them to work,
    where my job demands that I stand for atleast 8+hours and I have been switching them and throwing out those which cause me pain after a span of a few hours…!

    so far I’ve discarded 3 shoes which were broken and almost at their end of the life…!

    Coming back to the prompt…!

    Morning walks and a photography session

    Haha;

    This prompt couldn’t have come at a better time as I was out on my morning walk yesterday and today i decided to have a day off as.
    my entire day is planned out to the end and it would be tiring,
    plus having a day off gives me some sanity…!

    And some time to recollect my thoughts and feelings,
    which in turn gives me ideas that can be explored later…!

    Morning walks help me breathe and cuts me off from this world,
    And I thoroughly enjoy the silence and peace that I find even if I’m walking on my terrace;

    And,
    when that happens I feel like I get a chance to relive my life once again and I can start my day with a fresh perspective…!

    Coco our pet on my morning walk and he absolutely causes chaos as he pees everywhere he sees
    another one of the photos I took as I was laying down on my terrace and I found the sky very inspiring
    A vision I saw when I took this picture of beautiful flowers on my morning walk some time back..!

    A fresh perspective and a vision that I get on my morning walk is unmatched…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • From a reader’s perspective to a writer’s…!

    From a reader’s perspective to a writer’s…!

    What’s the first book you ever finished and still remember to this day?

    Hey..

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    I thought it would be a slow Sunday,
    Thinking I’d go to sleep around 10 at night,
    but,
    I had to take my dog on walk,
    and that 10 minute walk turned into an hour long chat with a friend and before I could look at the time it was already 11:20 at night…!

    So,
    I rushed home and cleaned my bed and fell asleep as I was tired,
    waking up at 7 in the morning with a knee pain that surged as I went out on my morning walk…!

    And after having muesli with milk for breakfast,
    I took my multivitamins and it’s about time to go take a bath and then leave home for work…!

    I got an idea of a story and I think I’ll be making part 1 of it this evening;

    it’s about a guy who meets a girl under circumstances that aren’t ordinary and it makes her conscious about how she dressed as she was in a hurry and it began to rain,
    but,
    he knows that she might feel that way so he avoids her at first but things happen and they meet once again under different circumstances and they talk their heart out as strangers who won’t meet ever again…!

    Coming back to the prompt

    First book I read…!

    The first book I ever read was complete works of Khalil Gibran..!

    The first book which I bought after I read a few lines from the prophet which was handed over to me by my cousin sister as she was being married and her entire collection ended up with me which still to this day stays with me…!


    I often found many answers that i had in life in this book and his was one of the first things i read which gave me perspective and opened my horizon;

    Everything that I am today,
    this thinking, even existing and the way I experience things it’s because of how I perceive this world which was in a way shaped by who I became after I read this collection…!

    People around me told me that this was too much for me and what does reading gives me to them my answer was the same that it was back then;

    It teaches me the way to live me life better by perceiving how the world revolves around me and how I can understand another person better by putting myself in their shoes…!

    They were unknown to that fact back then and they are still unknown to it now…!

    Khair..!

    you cannot make someone understand something that their mind tells them is a waste of time…!

    until then…!

    keep you head high and try to incorporate atleast a few books in your life each year…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Advices that help me stay alive…!

    Advices that help me stay alive…!

    What’s the most profound piece of advice you’ve been given? Did you take it?

    30/05/2026@Waakiye

    Hey..

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    After a while exploring this app I found that the app on the phone or mobile repeats the prompts that happen last year…!

    And after installing this app Jetpack on my tablet it shows new prompts that I haven’t answered before,
    so,
    here I am answering those prompts who haven’t been answered by me yet…!

    Something about my life first;

    It feels like it has been a while since I’ve talked about my life my relationship or my feelings…!

    And,

    now that I’ve found a source to talk about things I like and an untapped source of prompts I think I can talk more about my mindset or my thinking…!

    A concept that I want to bring out;

    Men and their timid little minds telling them that the person is wrong or bad if he doesn’t wish him on their birthday at 12 in the morning…!

    I’ve delt with people like this who get mad if we don’t wish them at midnight and it affects them more than anything;

    I’ve had my chances too and I wish people by calling them at midnight and if they’re busy I drop a message and wish them,
    but,
    expecting “someone” to remember and wish them is impossible for others…!

    But,

    not if you have it saved on google calendar,
    as the message comes a day before or even a week before which you can always tweak while setting it up…!

    (khair…)

    Childlike behaviour is seen everywhere and that is what makes us different from each other…!

    Coming back to the prompt…!

    Most profound piece of advice that came my way

    If you’re living here in India,
    people think it’s their birthright to give you advice on things that happen around you or will happen in the near future…!

    But,
    something that these so called people don’t understand is,
    if the person they’re giving advice to values their words or not…!

    So most of the time,
    I feel the people who advice without asking are barking up the wrong tree as they choose to ignore it most of the time…!

    For me-

    I’ve been advised a whole lot by those who are my people and those who I consider stranger too;

    But,

    I’ve taken each and every advise given to me by my elders and those who I trust and know from a long time…!

    One of the best advice given to me was by my father;

    He told me to keep my head down,
    work hard in any field that I choose for myself,
    and,
    let your hardwork make you shine…!

    Even if it was something like following his footsteps into a business that he built and keeping it alive and running even after he’s long gone…!

    He taught me to never give up on those who were there with me when I had nothing and when you have something they will come to you as a test and when you have the world,
    it’s you who has to bring them up to a point where they can stand equal to you…!

    Never let anyone whom you ate with fall off;
    and beg infront of you..!

    If you fall,
    And they don’t come for your rescue,
    all they did was show you who they were,
    and the moments that you spent together became a part of your life where you can remember them as a happy part of your life where things were simple and they meant who they were,
    until other aspects like money and fame were involved…!

    A vision from my eyes to yours..!

    And,
    that is how I’ve been living life by forming my views and ideas based on advice I was given by my elders;

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • A little coffin

    A little coffin

    Stillborn,
    our kid was,
    Born a month and a half earlier due to complications,
    This was third time I was not able to bring our baby into this world…!


    Suddenly all her movements stopped,
    her kicking too and by the time we reached the hospital and I was on the Operating table,
    the worse had already happened…!


    They brought her out by operating on my body and reopening the same incision that had healed now,
    under anaesthesia I was able to see as they pulled her out and she had no movement or cries;

    A smack on the butt didn’t work and they moved her to NICU;

    After cleaning me up and suturing me they told me to take rest,
    but,
    I was worried about her…!

    After a few hours I woke up and I heard nothing about her,
    all I saw was my husband worried and horrified…!

    I feared worst,
    and that fear came true;

    No lub-dub,
    no cries,
    no one to call our own;

    After spending a few days in the hospital,
    I returned home and asked him,
    how was she,
    and where did you take her…?

    He told me she was absolutely gorgeous,
    and,
    she had your eyes,
    a mix of our face leaning towards your feminine tendencies,
    and,
    She was a little underweight,
    but,
    other than that she was well…!

    We both cried as he described,
    what our baby looked like;

    Within an hour doctors declared,
    and handed her to him,
    and told him there was nothing more they could do…!

    He took her to our home,
    showed her all the pictures that we had together,
    and he told her,
    how much your mom would have loved to pamper you…!

    After which,
    we went to the cemetery,
    and bought a little coffin,
    and asked the support staff to prepare the area;

    As he sat there with her,
    staring at what would be the last time he’d see her,
    the hymns rung around us,
    and he placed her in that little coffin;

    They sealed it shut and guided him towards the place that would carry her name,
    forever;
    As he sat there on the ground,
    right next to where they were about to lower her,
    He stared at that little coffin,
    one last time…!

    As this would be the last time he’d see her here on this world,
    but he knew,
    we both will meet her when we leave these bodies and transcend to a world beyond this one;
    Husbands pov


    She was crying like it was the end of her,
    and it made me cry too,
    and I asked myself;

    Is this all that we have…?
    Sadness and a dying hope of having our own child…?

    I didn’t bring these words to my mouth,
    but,
    kept them within me,
    as,
    it was time to be strong and console her,
    and pull her out of the fear,
    anger and pain that surrounded her…!

    We have to be strong as we have to continue our lives together,
    But,
    moments like these shake us,
    break our spirits and will from the very core…!

    But,

    we have to continue our roles that we have promised,
    and,
    A promise is made to the departed,
    that we will meet again,
    once again…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • What happens when your own desires try to eat you alive?

    You’re sitting there,
    In the comfort of your own room,
    And,
    You find your desires,
    Pushing you…!

    Pushing you in a direction that is opposite of what you wanted to be,
    Telling you to send another message to the person who isn’t good for you,
    Telling you to spend another hour scrolling short videos on the platform that you like,
    Telling you to go on that x rated site and watch more videos just for pleasure,
    Telling you to go out to the club and have a drink with people who are complete strangers and maybe get lucky if things go well;

    That voice warns you not to indulge in such activities and compels you to quit it and pushes you in a right direction;

    But,
    Your overstimulated mind,
    Registers that voice as a noise,
    And cancels it out and pushes you in a direction that is destructive,
    And makes you lose a small piece of yourself every moment you catch yourself after indulging and promise yourself that you won’t,
    And the next morning you break this so called promise you made to yourself;

    Until you find yourself in a pit—
    After breaking countless promises to self,
    You try and look for a way out,
    A source of light,
    But,
    There’s none to be found;

    When you’re surrounded by the choices that made you who you are,
    You look at the way you lived your life,
    Which makes you feel shame,
    sadness and anger at yourself….

    It makes you think  how you had the power to change things,
    But,
    You didn’t,
    You just went with the flow and did what people around you did;

    And,
    When you look at them,
    You feel like they aren’t affected by this;

    This rise of consciousness from within,
    And it makes you question,
    Are they conscious or still lying to themselves…?

    A dim voice answers from within,

    Those people are running a facade that isn’t visible to the naked eye,
    But,
    They are dying ever so little,
    Their indulgence is killing them ever so slightly,
    Their dependence on this world and its pleasures with their constant interaction with the factors that shape their life,
    Makes them lose their sense each time they choose something that isn’t right,
    Or,
    When the realisation hits;


    The voice that is just and wants you to be normal dimming with each act that is against your moral will,
    Until it fades away,
    Leaving you alone,

    All alone…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍