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Night Owl

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Yesterday, I realized something a kid who was a early lark long back is now a night owl. And below are some words from my pad, which I wrote burning the midnight oil.. Long before, I guess I was not a night owl. I was just a kid then.. I guess 10 pm was the time enter the world of dreams.. We had to have our dinner by 8 pm then.. And we all were ready to sleep. Before sleep me and my younger brother used to quarrel to sleep over the window side. Yeah window side… Actually our bed was placed near the window, we used to quarrel to gaze on  the stars and sleep listening the stories told by our lovely Ammu and Baabu.. And those are the days I  really miss the most.. By the way Thank to Almighty, TECHNOLOGIES DIDN’T RULE OUR CHILDHOOD…….. But, Today technology took over everything in our lives.. and as a result most of us became a night owl. I often skip breakfast, and  always rush in the morning. And I became a regular one who burns the midnight oil..

The Timer Challenge

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Whenever I sit down to write something I get totally stuck at a point. It is really hard to think of what to write about. So, this time I took a challenge: The Timer Challenge.  The challenge was to set down to your timer for five minutes and just write. This time I finally succeeded to write, as I was not worried of making any sense in my words or being perfect. I realized penning something that makes sense and making it perfect leads me to procrastination. I realized real problem comes in when I don’t even want to write because making perfect is too daunting. The challenge resulted into a little piece of writing on the random thing that gives me hope and inspiration.  It’s about the thing that shines in the vast sky: Stars. And the here is the piece of writing. STARS I hope to shine like a star in the sky,  through the times full of darkness. I know I have to travel afar, No matter what, pushed or stepped, as like sta