Could Be Worse.

We don't want to be loved. That's a huge misconception. We want to love. All of us would rather pick a person that we love, than a person that loves us with all their heart. We don't want to be worshipped. We want to worship. We'd all rather be murdered at the shrine of a person we love dearly, than be prayed for.

Maybe it's because we think little of ourselves, maybe it's because we think we don't deserve to be loved, maybe we think loving others gives us some form of atonement for our sins, who knows?

But the point is, when you say you want love in your life, don't lie and say that you wish someone would love you.

وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَآءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَآءُ ۖ

Watu izzu man'tasha Watu zillu man'tasha

Aur (Allah) jise chahe izzat de aur jise chahe zillat de

(Al imran)

Tony Hoagland, from “Peaceful Transition”, What Narcissism Means to Me

This made me happy.

Some Like It Hot (1959) dir. Billy Wilder

If you don't understand why someone has been grieving so much for so long, then consider yourself fortunate that you do not understand.

-Joanne Cacciatore

survived checking my bank account. i deserve a little treat

Instagram: literaryperi

“It’s all in your head” yeah that’s kind of the entire problem innit

Going From

Kabhi yun bhi toh ho

Dariya ka Sahil ho

Poore Chand ki Raat ho

Aur tum Aao

- Javed Akhtar

To

kaun aaega yahan koi na aaya hoga

mera darwaza hawaon ne hilaya hoga 

- Kaif Bhopali

We all found an aching solace in letting go.

Aap ki yaad aati rahi raat bhar

Chandni dil dukhati rahi raat bhar

Gaah jalti hui gaah bujhti hui

Sham-e-gham jhilmilati rahi raat bhar

Koi khushbu badalti rahi pairahan

Koi tasvir gaati rahi raat bhar

Phir saba saya-e-shakh-e-gul ke tale

Koi qissa sunati rahi raat bhar

Jo na aaya use koi zanjir-e-dar

Har sada par bulati rahi raat bhar

Ek ummid se dil bahalta raha

Ik tamanna satati rahi raat bhar

-Faiz Ahmed Faiz

There are thousands of poets and then there is Faiz. Once you start reading him there's no going back. Also, what a beautiful ghazal this is.