The Silver Lining

You, me and everyone has a known or unknown shield around ourselves, that protects us from worldly mishaps.. the shield may be a virtual wall we made around ourselves, may be our family, our friends.. I have been fortunate to have many more than one, but there is a special shield I recently found - my invisible cloak.. well, that's what I choose to call him.. So, this man is someone who came into my world abruptly, and ever since, he has been the soul of my motivation at work. No, he is not the cozy type of shield, that will keep you relaxed always.. he is the thick and heavy kind of shield, who can sometimes be apparently more dangerous than what he is protecting you from! 😅 You know those armours that are extremely heavy, loaded with metal and give you that royal classy look.. yes, that's him. Not comfortable at the start, needs you to get habituated, might make you hate your decision to be a warrior, but will protect you even from giants, who would otherwise have killed

War was never over, it has been the oldest form of dealing with life.. War is not only losing lives to violence, war is part of everyday life, it is the struggle every human undergoes when something has to be done unwillingly, without the consent of the conscience; war is the unstable state of mind which is often an outcome of unfulfilled wishes, unsaid and unmeant words, unseen results and unwelcome experiences; war was never over, it is part of one’s battles with the world and with self; it is the death of one’s emotions, when one has to forcibly change to make life more practical, when one has to pretend to fit into the society; it is the fading away of one’s childlike habits, to be an apparent responsible adult.. Was is never over, and war is what brought us where we are today, war made us free, war made us intelligent and war made us more peaceful.. War is what gives the courage to fight for a cause, to ensure sustenance of the good, to take a side and to