The Hazy Road

I have a question for you: is bravery the lack of fear? Let's find out. Bravery is by definition " feeling no fear ". However, it is far different from the definition. Take an example of the November 2008 Mumbai Terror Attacks that devastated parts of Mumbai. While there were terrorists with dangerous weapons, the army and police fought valiantly against them to stop them. Were they not brave, caring less about their own life for the sake of other people who were stuck in the terror-stricken buildings held under captivity by flames and weapons? Of course they were. Patriotism at its best. Were they fearless? Did they not fear death? Did their hands not tremble when they saw their fellow soldiers getting gunned down one-by-one? Of course brave people feel fear. If you were held at gunpoint, would you not plead for life? As they say, (almost) everything is relative, even truth. What we widely accept as the perceived truth the definition of bravery is ...

It was too much to begin with, and too much to carry on till the end. Words seemed to lose meaning. Emotions clogged his thoughts to the extent that they were not understandable enough to any person on Earth but him: he knew that in the broken English and his faint sense of grammar he had written what would send him to an unforgettable trip down memory lane, where he would wish to live for just an eternity longer, no less. He would want to get lost in those thoughts and forget his pain that was a result of nothing but mistakes. Mistakes which had suddenly found a place in her doubting mind and her heart that was losing trust: everything began to seem different so suddenly, and soon those doubt-inducing thoughts created devils that drove her good spirit into a place where his existence did not seem necessary … the barriers of mind had finally managed to deaden her heart: the heart that longed comfort once, but was now pretending not to need it anymore… For her the illusion lasted lon...

Around a month back, the football frenzy that the FIFA World Cup was, concluded. Many fans were disappointed while many others rejoiced even as Germany led a dream run to glory . For many players this journey came to a rather abrupt and discordant end. History repeated itself, though on a much grander scale, big dominating names failed to meet expectations while beautiful and good football helped some underdogs taste remarkable, unprecedented yet short-lived successes. The FIFA World Cup Brasil 2014 was perhaps the most viewed event ever in the history of mankind(Whoa!) For me though, it did not mean much. Not that I did not enjoy the beautiful game that football is (arguably the most beautiful and by far the most popular game in the world) once in a while, but I merely stand for the fact that five in every seven people worldwide do not follow it. In addition, the remainder two in every seven people were largely unaffected by the outcome of the event, and went on perfectly well...