Welcome to my life

In the muted and subdued dead of night, I sat alone indulging in reminiscence. The lovely tale of our own, The raised fantasies, The shattered dreams, Does Your mind never vision? The terminated tale of life? Unable to weep in content, Awkward to even grin, The song of cuckoo in the new moon, lullabied, My nightfall, My heart ponder every new day, I shall write a new story. The tale of you and I, I hark back to it, Up till now.

It is quite bemusing that all spontaneous processes occurring in the entire system of our world is progressing towards decay and chaos. Everything that happens naturally without any intervention creates disorder and randomness. Science calls it entropy and leads to understand the direction of flow of energy.  But why does this happen? Why nature is more inclined towards destruction and chaos and not towards stability?  Because nature loves balance and scientifically speaking equilibrium.  Science has proved that the entire universe is expanding (big bang theory). So if it is expanding, then at some axiomatic t=0 there would have been nothing or zero or an atom from where everything was created. It's unbelievable that all these stars and galaxies were born from some unimaginable dense atom. And one day it decided that an equilibrium is needed and it blasted itself out. From that day onwards entropy is continuously increasing. But then again nature told us, I will be doing ...

Travel is a good thing. But, in the rush to get people to travel, we often overlook the negative impact of travel has on communities and the environment. We talk about how travel can be a force for good: breaking down social barriers, connecting people, teaching people about life, but we often overlook the bad. Balancing preservation of the land with our desire to travel is a challenge not just for us travelers but for the localities we visit. Back in my youth, I was less environmentally conscious. I leave the lights on. I drink out of plastic bottles. I eat a lot of meat. And I love fish, especially tuna. However, over the last year, I’ve begun thinking harder about how environment is getting affected and how I affect the environment. In doing so, I’ve tried to be a lot more aware of my actions. However, in the larger context, I’ve come to realize that travel is not the most environmentally friendly activity. And though sustainable travel and the environment have become hot topics ove...

I feel like giving-up sometime, When reality creeps in everytime. Things don’t seem to be working.  And I usually end up sulking. Did I get on the wrong track? The load is heavy upon my back. Alone I stand, Alone I roam with no where to turn, While the blisters upon my feet begin to burn. Things don’t seem to be falling in place, Nothing is moving at a desired pace. I have the perseverance, And I do have the patience. It would be a shame to give-up, With a little courage I should stand-up. At any point of time I won't regret, I won't give up, not now, not yet. Because the universe always falls in love with a stubborn heart, It's about time to give life a new kickstart.   - Athouba Sagolsem

Hyderabad: FC Architects (School of Planning & Architecture, JNAFA University) during the Kurukshetra Football Tournament Final against JBR School of Architecture at RRC Ground Sports Complex on April 6, 2018 in Secunderabad.

Dear Aliens, Like most things, this letter is late but I hope not too late. I found out about you only the other week. I am a being of the planet 'Sukarion' from your nearest galaxy, the Andromeda. Honestly, I'm quite sure that I won't get a reply to this letter but my curious heart has forced me to write this. I don’t even know how will I teleport this letter to you guys but I have to at least try. I, being an absolute science nerd, have always wondered about aliens. And to my surprise, I saw in the news some days ago, that the SSO (Sukarion Space Organization) has discovered the presence of life on your planet- Earth. The whole planet was dumbstruck by the news. Half of the people have even started making weapons. They have predicted that you aliens would come to our planet and destroy us. I don't know why the others see aliens as a threat. It seems that you people are about to destroy your own planet and also already depleted your resources? Is it t...

A man with a broken dream and a broken heart, He's assured that he must be smart. He didn't give up on life, Every passing day made him more alive. He realizes that - Every failure brings with it, The seed of an equal or even greater benefit. Why do you have to live a life full of despair, When you know life is unfair? So here's to life, And all the beautiful things. Yes, here's to life, And all the joy it brings. - Athouba Sagolsem