Poem by: Hurain GhafoorEnglish Literature (BS student),Humanity Department, COMSATS University Islamabad. What am I?a lump of flesh and muscleRemnant of a fierce and fallen star?Did God sting some capillaries and voila?A creature of the dark? Maybe.( these days, I am afraid I have not witnessed a single star in my night sky)What is a soul? And... Continue Reading →
The Dying Person
Perhaps there may be no heaven or hell, but the dying person may find himself rising as if awaking from a dream. The approach adopted here may have similarity with Hindu’s philosophy of reincarnation, where the soul leaves one body and takes birth in another body. There is an important difference. Here one may rise... Continue Reading →
Connectedness
You know what. What do you think? What you do is it really in your control? I’m not using the philosophical terms here such as free-will. Perhaps we are talking about free-will. Let’s leave the free-will here and go with the connectedness. To understand connectedness, let’s remind ourselves of the following two monologues: I think... Continue Reading →
Random Monologues
I can only get better if you prove me wrong. Appreciation is killing me. Oh no, I’m only visible to those who follow me. They say I’m illiterate. True! Because I’m hibernating most of the time. I’m awake only when making creation. That is why I’m called the Creator. Reading is not my thing. I... Continue Reading →
Which Religion Is True?
Let me begin this topic with the conclusion. ALL RELIGIONS ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY TRUE AND FALSE. As all religions are true and false, this makes it easier for you to jump from one to another. Switch your faith anytime when your doubts increase on one faith and develop trust in another one. Here I emphasize on... Continue Reading →
Religion May Always Exist in Some Form
If all religions of the world are renounced, humans will invent one anew. There are many reasons to believe in God. In the past, God communicated with us through His messengers. What if He has changed his rules? What if He has gone virtual. There are several accounts by the name of God on Twitter.... Continue Reading →
I Saw Him When I Denied Him
It is very disturbing when you are an atheist and you are having spiritual experiences. How could you submit to God when you don’t believe in His very existence? And how could you deny Him when sometimes He shows Himself to you in the eastern light and sometimes in western light. How could you deny... Continue Reading →
How to Balance Faith with Mental Illness?
Apparently, faith and mental illness are different things, but, in fact, they are closely related as both are mental problems. A mentally healthy person may have one religion or no religion at all. This may not be the case for a mentally ill person. He or she may develop different beliefs as a result of... Continue Reading →
How to Write a Memoir? My Own Writing Journey.
It is believed that only those people write memoirs who have lived an interesting life. One may or may not have an interesting life, but he or she can still write a memoir. What is important is how beautifully you present the events and that you know the beginning, the middle and the end of... Continue Reading →
Become Strong
Don't become weak like a long range force, such as gravitational or electromagnetic force. Become strong like a short range force (strong nuclear force). Live in your own time. Influence your own people. Don't expect they'll remember you. Ask them when time comes to burn your body and be forgotten. Ask yourself what you, why... Continue Reading →
Mr. Monologue 