There was something so profound I read a few days back.. “Freedom… is nothing but the distance between the hunter and its prey” This is a line from Chinese American poet Bei Dao’s poem Accomplices. I read the line in Ocean Vuong’s debut novel from 2019 “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” I heard Ocean Vuong speak at NPR’s Fresh Air a few months back where … Continue reading On Freedom and Life on Earth
A question that often comes to me when I take even a day of silence from not reacting or responding to something I feel that is wrong in the world around me… Why Should We Speak..? Why Should We Speak..? As it keeps ringing loud and clear suffocating that tiny lining of breathable air between me and the world…. I have to go in search … Continue reading Why Should We Speak..?
I am a feminist, but the last thing I want to get is an approval from other feminists. I am a liberal, but I don’t need the blessing of other liberals. I am an Atheist, but I do not need the validation of other Atheists. And I can be a real asshole at times, but wait… I am not in any search for other assholes … Continue reading It’s a busy street and we don’t need any endorsements
Drinking from a dream – I build a reality on borrowed time From gorgeous lands to lonely waters. In the plain beauty of clear skies I sit down on a marble floor And open the book one more time. nice times await us to treat our withering hopes to feed our mind’s hunger All ropes are now cut and the horses are free -Vinod Continue reading Go Free #66 of 365 Poems
Independence, Freedom and the power to choose; Everyone deserves it. My freedom should never deny you, your Independence; And that depends purely on my choices. I am a Free man; I think so. And so, I have responsibilities; I am responsible for my choices. My choices today has its ramifications. It can effect the freedom and Independence of others, today and tomorrow. My choices can … Continue reading Independence And Freedom #57 of 365 Poems
Freedom is something you realize when you don’t have it, just like breathing which you notice only when you are short of it. Freedom also applies differently to people and some even make differentiation between freedom and ultimate freedom, though I am not sure what is the yard stick they use to measure it. I have been so fortunate to be born in a free … Continue reading Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes
Vinod Narayan 