If I could give one gift
It would be the gift of knowledge.
The knowledge that you are loved.
Even when you don’t love yourself.
When you make mistakes.
More so when you make mistakes.
It is not a mathematical equation
Where we have to balance both sides.
Directly proportional to good deeds,
Or a display of excellent manners.
Indirectly proportional to distance.
Love is love.
If I could give one gift
It would be the gift of knowledge.
The knowledge that shit happens.
To the best of us and the worst of us.
It can be fixed or you can move on.
Both options are valid and acceptable.
It is not something that your life
Needs to anchor upon, revolve around.
Breakdown if you need to, then
Get up, dust yourself, take a deep breath,
Tell yourself…
“Yeah, that happened. But now I will move on.”
If I could give one gift
It would be the gift of knowledge.
The knowledge that we are transient beings.
All is temporary – the good and the bad.
Moments will tempt you
To base your whole life on. Stuck.
Instead, rejoice and marvel at, the wonders that
life presents you. But don’t get hung up.
Vent, bawl, cry, lose your shit at the
Not-so-wonderful presents.
Again. Don’t get hung up.
If I could give one gift
IT would be the gift of knowledge.
The knowledge that courage is just
Action despite being scared.
It is not something miraculously
Given to a gifted few.
Act. Despite self-doubt shredding
your self-confidence
Act. With butterflies in your stomach
Sweaty palms and shaking knees.
Don’t think, don’t dwell.
Act.
It may fly. Or it may flop.
But then you would already know
That
It is all temporary.
Shit happens.
And
You are loved.
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Beautifully written.
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Thank you!
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Some bits of this poem are worth framing as reminders:
It is not a mathematical equation, Where we have to balance both sides. Directly proportional to good deeds, Or a display of excellent manners.
That’s just beautiful.
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Thank you!!
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I love the fact that “shit happens” is so nice to read and hear. It is so common, right? Dust off and move one with the knowledge gained. Good one.
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Thank you!!😁
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Oh yes! It happens and sometimes by the bucketful. But I believe even s*** has it’s purpose helping us to grow and blossom! Loved this, Geetanjali.
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Gift of knowledge is the best we could get and receive which is unlimited. This is one thing that multiplies more as you share.
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Loved this, Geetanjali! I hope I give this gift to all my loved ones. In fact, I’m going to read this out to my family.
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Thank you so much!😁
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