AfshanmirzaWhen wisdom takes the form of cliches and ends up becoming slogans, wisdom loses its essence and…Let us take the example of the cliché, ‘I don’t give a damn’. What does not giving a damn mean? Does it mean that I am too selfish to even…4 min read·Nov 10, 2022----
AfshanmirzaStayed long, unusually long with the questions my mind raised.I embraced them like a mother hugging her anxious and traumatised child. Clung to me quite often, these questions, as if I were their only…2 min read·Jul 3, 2022----
AfshanmirzaEverything that has happened to us so far has reasons.Should a person blame himself for the choices he or she makes despite having the right intentions at heart and indulge in self-loathing for…1 min read·May 30, 2022----
AfshanmirzaWhat is absence if not presence?How dull this world would have been if there was no possibility of evil? How monotonous life would have been if there was no struggle? What…2 min read·Jan 23, 2022----
AfshanmirzaDon’t run after happiness, those doses of dopamine all time.I know but should this be the reason to stop oneself from experiencing happy moments? she asked.2 min read·Dec 26, 2021----
AfshanmirzaNoiseWith too much voice this body has become a storehouse of noise. The noise of the kitchen, the noise of the bedroom, the noise of the…2 min read·Aug 31, 2021----
AfshanmirzaAmidst full moon night, her eyelids couldn’t veil the silvery shine surpassing the darkness of the…Some of you might be sleeping at this late hour in presence of a beloved or maybe waking up in longing for a lost one or in search of peace…2 min read·Jul 14, 2021----
AfshanmirzaPalestine and SilenceJustifying and dismissing the ongoing oppression in Palestine on the grounds of politics is easy. And maybe easiest for manipulated minds…4 min read·May 19, 2021----