Visiting India seemed almost impossible. And now, leaving feels unbelievable.
Read More“To live is to find out for yourself what is true, and you can do this only when there is freedom, when there is continuous revolution inwardly, within yourself.”
Read MoreI was told I was an atrocious actress; by multiple people including close friends and family. I never took offence, I am not one for the dramatic arts and I would much rather be backstage, enjoying the imitation of feelings that were all too real to most. I was flattered perhaps, because I knew that to some extent they were wrong.
Read MoreIt must be my eyes misting up all the time, that my other senses have finally sharpened.
Read MoreTaking in the supply of sweet mangoes and lucid words. Everyday I awaken to more knowledge and wisdom bestowed upon me, an everlasting gift. A prize turned into a surprise.
Read MoreMy heart longed for unity within itself, and finally my heart receives satisfaction. The fear of others, the fear of the future, and the fear of myself, no longer holds me hostage.
Read MoreI try to see myself in people. Maybe just a part not a whole. I search out for the similar things we might have. Maybe a smile that could resemble mine, a facial expression or a shared emotion. All of this creates a connection.
Read MoreI’m strongly conflicted about leaving all of these friendships behind and returning home.
Read MoreI am the antonym of graceful
Not silky like ballet slippers
Intricate like mehendi
Or as smooth as a sari
Read MoreIs not life an extraordinary thing? The birds, the flowers, the flourishing trees, the heavens, the stars, the rivers and the fish therein—all this is life.
Read MoreI first learned about potential energy in 5th grade. Surrounded by the faux-walls and dark wood of Bancroft Elementary School, my red-bordered generic science textbook explained types of gravitational energy with a simple example: a roller-coaster. From a pale, computer-generated image, I could see that the cars had the most potential energy while sedentary at the top of the hill; as they actually moved, they lost potential energy and gained kinetic. My 12-year old self quickly caught on: position determines how much energy an object contains.
Read MoreFearlessness is a strange virtue to me, strange to place in the upper echelons of all the sentiments plastered on the walls and hearts leaning in on me. In the context of Niswarth, maybe it means to keep your heart open, to trust and be present instead of planning, strategizing, and having stringent expectations or goals. But following such hypotheses, a classic (or cliché?) quote comes to my mind about courage: courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to overcome it.
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