Sept 27, 2019.
It's been a thrilling week as I've come to know even more about life, myself and others. However, what I know is almost nothing in front of what I don't know; it's like I know everything, yet I know nothing. What's even more amazing is that the week ended on a high node too, which I'll talk about later. So let's go through this little journey of my last week:
1: Reading:
I'm still reading The Waves by Virginia Woolf (yeah I know it's only 170pages long and I'm struggling to finish it) and it has touched my heart and flirted with my mind throughout this week. Such abundance of subtleties and attention from the big emotions to such minute details of seeing an ant and stepping on grass, to me is a masterpiece of thinking and writing. I have a hunch that this book will be, not only my favorite so far, but even my all time favorite.
2: Listening:
I've listened back and forth to a couple to podcasts, that of de Botton and of Junaid Akram from YouTube, and I was really amused by the idea pitched by Akram is the answer to his own question: when did we turn out to be animals? He had a very simple, exact and unnoticed answer which was that we lack happiness so much amidst the anxieties, stresses and disappointments of our real lives. I really bought the idea and am happy to realize that I am far far happier than most of the people out there; which means it's my turn to help those help themselves.
3: The Secrets We Share.
So I've been planning, and I've also now pitched this idea to my fellows of YoungBlood (a group of friends made to help ourselves and in turn, help others) to arrange a series of sessions with the collaboration of USU (University Students Union) and HSF (Hazara Students Federation) to actually provide the help that I and many other down the road are willing to provide, to those in need. What kind of help? A philosophy of everyday life, or let's call it, The Art of Living. I hope it works out and come in Jan 2020, I will actually be allowed to give this session.
4: Gorak Dhandha by Nusrat Fateh AK.
Go listen to it. It's the best piece of music you'll find, best of Noha, best of Songs, best of Qawali - it's all in one.
It's the foundation of God's unfoundibility.
Ps: I found it just today, so yeah, this is how greatly my week ended.
5: Quote:
"The difference between the person who can't read and the person who won't is none." -unsearched.
So basically you've strifed to become literate to eventually be that illiterate person after all. And this applies to all areas of work: there are people who can't, but if you can and won't, you are counted in those people as well. Then we are all the same, and the world will keep getting fucked. So get up, read, do, laugh, spread awareness.