Aminath Neena

''Nothing is everlasting in this temporary world. Your money, your position, your power, your family, your health; all of which are temporal and may be taken from you anytime. So, be kind. Be humble and do good.''

''Failure is the corner stone of success. It is the beacon of light that guides you back on track. So never give up! Take failure as a lesson and an instruction manual to skillfully plan and develop on the next venture.''

''Whenever I reflect and contemplate upon life, I am in awe of God's perfect timing in all aspects; how he brings situations and people to correspond at the perfect time, on the perfect path, alongside the perfect road, so that events that collaborate with these significant timings can unfold gradually like that of the petals of a rose blooming one by one with utmost accuracy and grace. Should there be a second of miscalculation, everything could be detrimental in an instant and the symmetry could very well crumble into pieces causing utter chaos.

And, at these times, when I ponder alongside these lines, my eyes brim with tears as I begin to understand God's love for his creation. Indeed, God's mercy is infinitely greater than the burden of our sins.

And yet, we become impatient and complain? How ungrateful can we be?''

''If you want to feel good, just help a person in need; even a simple act of kindness on your part will brighten up the whole day for you, providing that, your objective was not to gain any material benefit or appreciation from anyone but for the sake of God only.''

''Writing can never be superficial because it is not only about having a good command of language but it runs much deeper than that.Good writers are able to connect with their readers so much so, that every time someone reads a piece of their writing, whether it is poetry, prose or just an opinion; the reader is convinced that the writer is exposing part of their own soul to them. Such is the alchemy of writing''

''The heart is sometimes just a toddler who cannot yet comprehend the constraints or the ethics of society neither can it predict the future from the topsy- turvy, maze of the present but its understanding is solely limited to its senses. Hence, it is the mind and its intuition that needs to play the part of the adult at these times.''

''The greatest sense of fulfillment you get in life is when you offer part of yourself to someone else and being a teacher, I do it every day. When God had paved the way for this to happen, what more could any one possibly want?''

''Under the magnificent jasmine tree we stood. You and I. After all this time. Then, with a single gesture you held its depleted fragile branches and shook. Hundreds of fragrant white Jasmines started raining on me.

They were everywhere. On my face, on my dress...Some escaped inside the bodice of the dress I was wearing and some fell on my hair that was loose and flowing to form a perfect tiara over my head. Smiling with joy, I looked up into the heavens and saw the stars above us twinkling in the inky canopy. An added bliss for such a rendezvous.

As the sweet scent of jasmine electrified the sappy ambience, I took a step towards you. Our hands joined and our breath rasped..

I woke up to the sound of rain..''

''In the absence of a song bird, sometimes, even the 'caw' 'caw' of a crow, can be music to the ears.''

''Anyone can be a WRITER, if they possess these 5 qualities in them; namely, a love of language for a strong foundation, a creative mind to weave dreams, patience to edit and rewrite as many times as required, perseverance to combat delay of success and courage to face criticism.''