The Lone Tusker

Being a regular user of Quora  and answering questions from people who follow "Psychology", one of the most common questions I get is "How to stay happy?". Well, dumb-ass, do what you love!- is one answer I gave😛. But on thinking deeper, there are a lot of things you can do to stay happy. Let me jot down a few of them: 1. Smile. (Kinda simple right?) 2. Eat. (Best word ever!) 3. Run out and fall into the grass. 4. Help an old man. (Or woman, lot of feminists here!) 5. Let someone open up to you.  6. Fall in love. 7. Break up. 8. DO WHAT YOU LOVE, DUMB- ASS! 9. Adopt a puppy. (I repeat, adopt a HOMELESS puppy!) 10. Avoid drama. 11. Watch a lot of Netflix. (Yeah!) 12. Get some sleep. 13. Live for today, not tomorrow. 14. Don't ask "What's up?" (It's freakin' 2017 dude! Still want to go with that?) 15. Celebrate. 16. Run into the woods once in a while. (Don't go into The Dark Forest though!) 17. Stay foolish, don't ...

Planet Earth,  149,000,000  km² covered by land,  361,000,000 km² covered by water and approximately  7,560,000,000 people living on it. How much land have you covered? How many seas have you seen? How many people have you met? But none of these is the question that should be asked. Ask yourself "How many times do I live?". Just one tiny life on this planet and what do we do? Chase money. Ever heard of the place Kauai? Probably not. Kauai is a small island and is a part of the Hawaiian Islands.  With an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km 2 ), it is the fourth largest of these islands and the  21st largest island in the United States. This island has its origins from volcanoes and is nearly six million years old! Kaua ʻ i is home to thousands of wild chickens, or moa in Hawaiian, who have few natural predators, as the mongoose was never introduced in Kaua ʻ i as it has been on other Hawaiia...

The meadows uptown borne a single plant That longed to grow a flower. When to all others, God did grant, That single plant never flowered. He looked at the others and said to himself "Maybe I was supposed to end up this way". And withered turned his heart with him The once green leaves turned to look like hay. But one morning, the plant woke up to see A bud in his hand, his leaves all green. He knew not what it'd turn out to be Nor did he know his joy would cease. The bright red, the beauty best Woke the plant the next day. For the bud in his hand turned the rest To a shame, a red rose she'd turned A red, oh so red, lovely rose. The truth of life nor the pain of dead He knew not of anyone of these devils. He said "I have her in my hand And forever I will keep her in my fable." Days went by and months rolled along The lovely pair seemed not to worry about the time go by. The rumbling of death not away long Was nothing to be be afraid o...

"Do you know? Have you seen? I'm incomplete. Where have you been? What role do I have? I may not last a scene, In this romance or tragedy, it may be. How much time does a man Take to forget another? Maybe weeks, maybe months, maybe neither, till forever. have you seen? Or even looked? At my heart aching so for you?" Said the seventeen-year-old, To his one true love. The girl stood there, shy. With red cheeks and dimples. She put out her hand and whispered "Take it and let go never." The boy kissed her And smiled before saying "I'll be at your side and bed, Holding you till forever." The seventy-year-old lady Was startled from her daydream By the sounds of prayer and weeping And people mourning someone's death. She sat there, in a quiet corner A tear rolled down her red cheek And dimple as it fell. She turned to her dead man, "Was this forever?" She whispered.

Hello, readers! I do not wish to write on my behalf, but in fact, I write for the many students whose voices are not heard. Life, in the case of an ordinary middle-class child, can be called a “rat race”. Let me just explain what a typical “rat race” is; a child is born, he joins a school and gets good to fair grades. Soon the child graduates and joins college. Just like everyone he sees, the man seeks a secure job. He soon starts making money and he feels the urge to spend some money on himself. Just like the others in his age group, he meets someone, maybe falls in love and marries her. The perfect life! They decide to buy a little land, build a little house, take a vacation and have children. Now the perfect life is almost over. Don’t believe me? Read on... The little child is born- Oh so sweet! The need for cash is enormous. The couple knows that they must work harder and take into their career more seriously. They seek better jobs and pay raises. They receive their pay raise a...

The rain's clear drops Sped to embrace the Earth. I was there, school bus, back seat Looking far out into vanity. I glance to the front None who really matter. My eyes scramble till They are caught in a trap. There she was Not knowing of me. I sat staring, at those Beautifully lined eyes. There, by my reach Her braided hair. She looked out the window Though watching something else. My heart screaming "Talk to her." My mind saying, "No chance, who'd want you?" I feel trapped in a labyrinth. My body told me "You're not good enough." And then my heart whispered, "She's the one!"