Educated: Change the Narrative

पढ़ लिख कर अच्छे नंबर तो ले आया

बस, थोड़ी इंसानियत सीख न पाया।

Topped his class

Became CEO

Beat his wife every night.

Learnt the language

Became a great orator

Led a mob lynching.

Cleared medical school

Became a doctor

Overcharged every patient.

Got the best marks

Became a professor

Raped his student.

Cleared the entrance exam

Got the big house she always wanted

Abused her maid every day.

History

As I read history

About the wars, the atrocities, the genocides

I often wonder

How did people just stand by

And let it all happen?

And then I realize

That one day 

Maybe not that far into the future

People will wonder the same thing about us.

The Heroes

You read stories all around you

Stories of people who've faced poverty, war, violence, 

Rock bottom of every kind

And have emerged as icons 

Of pure grit, courage and inspiration

And amidst this inspiration

A strange realization strikes:

You already have a life devoid of these obstacles

So what are you going to do with that life?

The Perfect Blend

One cup of coffee. One cup of chai.  Spontaneous conversation.

Failure

She traveled the world.

She rescued animals.

She wrote several books.

She ran her own company.

She spread smiles everywhere she went.

But still, she was considered a failure.

She wasn't married.

Choice

To invest, or to donate.

My future, or someone's present.

Hate

Hate

It has a domino effect

Spreading uncontrollably

Destroying everything it touches

Until, before you know it

Nothing is left standing.