When the drew drops settled for the leaves
The tree began grumbling in disgust
How could those dew drops send forth a chill to it's barren heart!
The tree mused for days basking under the prudent sun
The dew drops made the leaves sparkle
Sparing the old tree trunk a rugged look
The leaves were his, how could the dew drops outshine his glory!
He maintained his calm.
Autumn made his leaves quiver
They couldn't outlast it's wrath
The dew drops vanished in thin air
The wry leaves lost their charm
The old trunk in its glory stood rooted.
His solitude was finally rewarded.
All in the sands of time do disappear,
And all that remains are memories that you can't outlive.
I wasn't always who I am today. It took a lot of courage to break past my shell. Oscar Wilde had once stated that knowing what you want to be in life becomes a curse because you invariably become that but not knowing is liberating, there are endless possibilities of who you can become. I too didn't know who I was going to be. Today, I realise it was liberating. I never knew i could find my voice some day. Now that I feel liberated,it becomes difficult to remain confined. We need to grow, evolve into better beings each day. We need to grow past the "checks and balances" of life. I remember Fuller here, Fuller has asked us to be a part of a process of this evolving planet. He wants us to be "verbs" not "nouns"! Here is a tale of an introverted me who knew not what to expect from life . ....... I would talk less at school, not attend socialising events, avoid looking at stranger's eyes while on the road. In short, I wanted to be invisible to t...
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