by Kunjan Verma | Feb 3, 2020 | Essays, Self-Actualization, Thought Experiments
Photo by Noah Silliman on Unsplash I have to confess. To myself. Something I deny and pretend about all the time. The fake smile trying to convince myself that I don’t care. The fidgety heart, the untamed tick in the head. Feeling miserable. Feeling...
by Kunjan Verma | Jan 3, 2020 | Short Stories
Photo by Matt Hoffman on Unsplash The 10 Rupee Coin by Kunjan Verma His hand went inside his pocket hoping to prove his fear wrong. When it came out it was holding a 10-rupee coin. He held it in his hand. He had been in the city for more than a month. Money ran out...
by Kunjan Verma | Dec 20, 2019 | Essays, Self-Actualization, Thought Experiments
Photo by Linh Nguyen on Unsplash The running. The bated breath. Wobbling knees. Unease. Fear of not reaching. The pursuit has taken over. The sun is tired. But it’s trying. The air is misty, a little wet. The breeze is cold, unforgiving. Slow down. Slow down. Stop....
by Kunjan Verma | Nov 25, 2019 | Essays, Thought Experiments
Photo by Mitchell Luo on Unsplash Overeating is bad. We all know it, yet somehow, we end up doing exactly that. Just because we are enjoying it, relishing it. The thought of the damage never crosses us until the damage has been done. Isn’t this happening to our minds...
by Kunjan Verma | Nov 19, 2019 | Essays, Thought Experiments
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash I don’t want it now. The fame, the riches and the works. The applause, the recognition and the things that come with it. You might scream silently ‘Sour Grapes’ at the top of your lungs. Smile at me, which I know is more of a snigger....
by Kunjan Verma | Nov 12, 2019 | Essays, Thought Experiments
Photo by nrd on Unsplash Does hate drives us? I don’t know about everyone. But deep somewhere I know whenever I’ve felt that I am tumbling down the abyss while believing that the things that can go wrong will go wrong; hating someone has helped. Blaming...
