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Patrick Muindi's avatar

Lovely piece, Harneek.

We run - from this and towards that - and then, eventually, we realize the only person we can be at peace with is ourselves. But the running is necessary, too: it's a means of getting to the person we are.

I hope everyone finds themselves; I hope they know they'll have to do it many times, for who we are is itself an evolving thing.

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Harneek Chawla's avatar

Hmm interesting point, sometimes I feel I have wasted so much time in running from things to places. If somebody have guided me to go inwards early in life but I then I also feel if somebody have told me this earlier I wouldn’t have actually understood or even listened to that. May be, it’s all just happening on divine’s timelines 😊

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Patrick Muindi's avatar

These things can be learned, but they cannot be taught. You are right: If someone had told you this, you may not have understood. You may not even have taken it seriously.

What someone gives you is cheap; what you learn for yourself sticks, even if only because of the costs of obtaining it.

These things just happen as they do. It's not about the lessons we should learn; it's mostly about our readiness for them. Even seeds have to wait for the rainy season to germinate.

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Paolo Peralta's avatar

Its a moment to moment thing ❤️

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Patrick Muindi's avatar

Yeah. We cannot know everything, but we can know ourselves in the moments.

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Mika's avatar

Lovely lovely piece. 🪞

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Harneek Chawla's avatar

Thanks Mika💚💚

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Paolo Peralta's avatar

Appreciate the mention! Keep on keeping on mindfully, friend ❤️

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Harneek Chawla's avatar

Thanks Paolo for your presence and restack too 😊

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Anmol Singh's avatar

Nice written 😍

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Harneek Chawla's avatar

Thanks Anu💚💚

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Ayesha A.'s avatar

This is absolutely lovely. It's bittersweet how we have to run away from ourselves only to realize that we can't. We must find comfort in who we are and help others along the way too.

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Harneek Chawla's avatar

Rightly said Ayesha, thanks for your comment and the restack 💚

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