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T
ap
her
y it is
Therapy it is
t o shield our hear ts fr om a ttachmen t .
to shield our hearts from attachment .

The innocent heart
T he innoc en t hear t
which w elc omes ev er y one
which welcomes everyone
with open doors and latches it
with open doors and la
ches it
t
fr om the inside .
from the inside.
Little does it k
Little does it know that
no
t
w tha
e mir
s inside is a mer
age
t
’
what’s inside is a mere mirage
wha
of an outsider tha t does not car e .
of an outsider that does not care.

Our heart is like an eager ion,
O ur hear t is like an eager ion,
wanting to form multiple bonds
w an ting t o f or m multiple bonds
t o sa tisfy it ’ s need of not being c onsider ed a misfit in this r a ther fick le
to satisfy it’s need of not being considered a misfit in this rather fickle
atmosphere.
a tmospher e .

The heart always appreciates constancy.
T he hear t alw a y s appr ecia t es c onstanc y .
As happy as it feels when it is looked after
MIR A GE OF HEAR T S
MIR A GE OF HEAR T S A s happ y as it f eels when it is looked af t er
.
is as bad as it f
is as bad as it feels when it is faked.
eels when it is faked

an
inned hear
e w
ts
A thick sk
t is not wha
A thick skinned heart is not what our conscience wants
t our c
onscienc
but obliges to
but obliges t o
with e x tr eme pain,
with extreme pain,
t
o glide thr
to glide through daily activities with ease,
,
tivities with ease
ough daily ac
and not let attachment,
and not let a ttachmen t ,
en a hope of it
or ev
or even a hope of it
ruin our e xist enc e .
ruin our existence.

T he hear t and the br ain ar e a t a nev er - ending w ar amongst each other .
The heart and the brain are at a never-ending war amongst each other.
. I wish our mind
tt
or
ear
mer y
o let go
W
ders t
hile the f
er or
While the former yearns to hold on, the latter orders to let go. I wish our mind
ns t
o hold on, the la
was elastic enough to ignore the futile hostility.
w as elastic enough t o ig nor e the futile hostilit y .

T
ag
he hear
es the pr
t
The heart acutely hates the pragmatism
t acut
ely ha
tism
ma
ain boasts-
off all the time about
,
that the brain boasts-off all the time about,
t the br
tha
w
y
o an
o it
but has to anyway submit to it.

.
y submit t
a
but has t

Detachmemt these days
D etachmem t these da y s
t ,
tien
is synon
is synonymous to being patient ,
o being pa
ymous t
t o meet those genuine ac quain tanc es .
to meet those genuine acquaintances.
t does ho
I It does however,
w
,
er
ev
keep pinching one fr om the inside ,
keep pinching one from the inside,
e
ve
yd
everyday.
.
a
y
r

v
ing salt on blood
,
t r
T
To soothe that ravaging salt on blood,
o soothe tha
a
ag
our old man and w
r
t with y
nal a
er
reminicise of the eternal attachement with your old man and woman.
oman.
ttachemen
eminicise of the et
,
t y
Recall that you were umbillically attached to,
ttached t
ou w
e umbillically a
er
ecall tha
R
o
her f or nine mon ths .
her for nine months.
L
ou
Look back on the times when he carried you,
ied y
,
r
ook back on the times when he car
when you were down and out.
when y ou w er e do wn and out .
Realise that the shoulders that once carried you,
R ealise tha t the shoulders tha t onc e car r ied y ou ,
w need y
no
.
now need your hand.
our hand

etur
o R
n ...
S
So Return ...
y .
a
ould fade a
w
age w
ein
ts
t gar
den of hear
o this mag
n t
nific
Return to this magnificeint garden of hearts, and the mirage would fade away .
R
, and the mir
etur
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