The days have passed swiftly and nights have dragged on, morosely.
And I have seen – I have seen winters wither and summers bloom and dreams grow anew every spring. I have seen the dingy ceilings, stifling the air in it’s own arrest. And the heavenly meadows under an overcast sky, laden with flowers, colourful, and the grass, green, which sways with the gentlest breeze as if dancing to the symphony of time. And I have seen life shine in the mischievous sheen of your eyes when you smile.
I have seen days of optimism when everything entices you on to victory. And days when you give up on your dreams as the bitter reality hits you hard in the face. And you wake up from the cozy seat of your car to realize how harsh the wind is when the glass breaks. And the blood, when it trickles down, how it numbs all feeling of horror and fear and all your sensations try hard to concentrate on that far-away, blurred, blurring notion of something, somewhere that was once so beautiful that you had thought that it would suffice. And then, when the grief gushes and pours forth, tearing apart your restraints. But that too passes, and with a sigh, you give up…
…only to rise the next day with a renewed rigour and hope. And in this oscillation between hope and uncertainly, pure joy and dull misery, tiredness emanating from it all and at it’s consummation, another sense of fulfilment…amid it all, life goes on.
life does go on and on and on….
btw happy thanksgiving! do you eat turkey ?
Posted by eva626 | November 25, 2011, 2:07 amThank you and same to you! :)
And I would love to eat turkey but I haven’t, not to this date. I have plans of trying it sometime soon!! :D
Posted by Salman Latif | November 25, 2011, 1:53 pmyeah, `life goes on ` …
a powerful and amazing use of words. good work.
Posted by madiha ghous | November 25, 2011, 8:49 pmThank you Madiha. Straight-from-the-heart kinda things are usually powerful, I think :)
Posted by Salman Latif | November 26, 2011, 2:13 amWow, what powerful writing, Salman., You’ve captured the best and worst of life. Really good.
And thanks for your nice comment on my blog also.
Posted by KatiesCameraBlog | November 26, 2011, 12:07 amThank you for the compliments, Katie.
And well your blog is really good. I always find photography-related blogs very refreshing. :)
Posted by Salman Latif | November 26, 2011, 2:14 amit s very beautiful writing salman !!!
Posted by mahlaqa | November 26, 2011, 1:23 amThank you :)
Posted by Salman Latif | November 26, 2011, 2:15 amthanks God, it had the element of hope in it…:)
Posted by Asma | December 5, 2011, 1:39 pmHope and despair :)
Posted by Salman Latif | December 12, 2011, 10:20 pmQuality :) ISO 9000 Certified
Posted by mohsingilani | December 5, 2011, 2:26 pm:)
Posted by Salman Latif | December 12, 2011, 10:21 pmImpressive. Im speechless. I am a big fan of your writings. Would like you to drop by some times and give your suggestions.
Posted by Annoi7 | December 6, 2011, 11:18 pmThank you for the kind words, Ann! I will certainly drop by your blog :)
Posted by Salman Latif | December 7, 2011, 12:21 amI want to remember this for a long time.
Posted by Sidra | December 12, 2011, 9:08 pmAnd I wish I could hold on to it for a long time.
Posted by Salman Latif | December 12, 2011, 10:19 pmvery profound. life does go on and sometimes it seems a pain that it will until the option goes away from us. but i find hope that it goes on, more than despair. there’s always possibility and hope. love the images you’ve used in the first paragraph!
Posted by shazaffatima | January 22, 2012, 1:25 pmThan you for dropping by and liking the passage :)
Posted by Salman Latif | January 23, 2012, 12:54 pmWow! Wow! wow! again :P
Posted by Sidra | January 31, 2012, 12:44 amThank you :P
Posted by Salman Latif | January 31, 2012, 1:39 am” have seen days of optimism when everything entices you on to victory. And days when you give up on your dreams as the bitter reality hits you hard in the face.”
but life goes on. so true. Everything stays with us and together with chaos we all keep walking keep moving to more chaos.
Good piece!
Posted by Khanum | February 8, 2012, 9:48 pm