Shards of Bards

My dear,                  I can only project for so long into the future's gateway, and so I'll try to make the most of this little time I have with you. Today, I'll tell you words my father never told me, and one you shouldn't tell your son if you deem it fit. Be everything you can be, son -- everything but me. Let my path only motivate you whilst you thread yours. Don't waste your time trying to start from where I left off; rather, start from the scratch and let your own experience, failures, mistakes, and successes shape you into someone not me. We are two unlike beings, no matter how much we may look alike.    You see, son, I only see when I close my eyes. For I believe that the greatest ideas are born in the most silent of nights, the darkest of times, and the moment our fears are at its zenith. And so, I've taught my eyes to grasp every treasure the dark holds. Yet again, this is only my belief. You have it in you to believ...

I got a message from a special someone yesterday. It read, 'the best things in life are free!', then I just smiled. (The kind of smile you smile when you finally realize that what you've been tearing the house down, scouring for, was right in your hands!) Only, this time, I wasn't searching for anything.... It came searching for me!  Enough with the parables.  . The best things in life are what money can't buy; what money could never qualify to rent; what everyone is born with; and, what one can always have if one chooses to (positive thinking!). The best things in life are privileges. Simply put, the best things in life aren't actually things! They are traits, and resources like love, dignity, family, time, resilience and several many others!  . Money can't get you love, it can only get you what looks like it, and make you believe it's the real deal. And so, focus on the things that are greater than money in measure. The things that everyon...

A line in one of Shakira's hit, Gazelle, did it for me this morning! "I won't give up, I won't give in, till I reach the end then I'll start again...... " . Crazy huh? She says here that after all the struggle and pangs of suffering, regret and setbacks she would be met with, the second she reaches her finishing line, she'll go back to start all over again! . No it's not crazy! That's confidence, motivation, positivity, optimism or whatever synonym you might choose to adopt.... The fact remains that it's whatever you attribute to your mind that it'll work towards. . Call me talkative, call me disturbing or maybe ancient... All because of my emphasis on positive thinking. . Dear, the world we live in today boasts of negativity in the highest order! And so, the little positivity we might exhibit today might do as little as make it neutral or as much as make it positive. . Imagine a world where pessimism, and suffering is nothing mo...

Depression can be a dangerous acquaintance to have when one is lonely or is grieving over one's losses, like the loss of a loved one. Just like every burglar, it always strives to avoid attracting the attention of those close to us, and to achieve this, it often eats deep into our minds where it then lodges in a way that we never even know what terror we have right in our backyard! . Due to the overwhelming demands of life, we often are so oblivious of our surroundings that we fail to notice the very people around us. Life doesn't give more than we can handle, and so, worrying about a problem will never attract the matching solution, not will bottling up that problem. Rather, I'll feast on the little sense of optimism you have; then, it'll continue gradually on the outside before progressing deep into your mind where it's accomplice now resides. Sometimes, it helps to talk to someone. Open up! Speak out! Maybe even cry and let all your emotions flow. That way, you...

The wooden ruler was created in 7 days.. The Earth was created in 6 days... The can opener was created in 5 days... The door knob was created in 4 days... The eraser was developed in 3 days... The famous sweetener, saccharin was perfected in 2 days... . What are we getting at? . The whole idea for this inventions was bagged in just a day! Dedicate your time only to what deserves it and you'll be surprised at how much your mind has to offer! . Invention is quite great; innovation is genius (or by accident). Make the leap, and you'll reap your reward!