Why enough is never enough – Personal essay by Sadia Hakim #3
Living in a world where enough is never enough – We have traded the beauty of the now for the anxiety of the next. Sadia Hakim
Pardon my sanity: An essay on living in an insane world. #2
Pardon my sanity, in a world insane. A poem by Sadia Hakim inspired by Emily Dickinson’s famous line. Pardon My Sanity: An Essay on Living in an Insane World.
The choice of intentional illiteracy and chosen ignorance – Personal essay #1
Illiteracy is the common tragedy of the young, but after certain things happen, it becomes a chosen one.
Thought provoking literary expressions, quotes, and musings by Sadia Hakim
“If a terrified bird comes to rest on your hands or shoulders, it is your obligation to become a tree. Do not breathe aloud, lest you scare it away. Do not deny it your comfort, even if you are a barren tree.”
Viral thought-provoking literary expressions by Author Sadia Hakim
People were never my need. Perspectives were. Hearts were. Souls were. People beyond people were.
I have felt closer to the stars my entire life than to other people
Sometimes I feel so distant from people that I feel closer to the stars and galaxies. In fact, I have felt closer to them my entire life than I have to other people.
The Butterfly Illusion Theory of Love by Sadia Hakim
People want the butterfly parts of you without that pupa stage. They want the light without the darkness. But can a 3-stage metamorphosis result in a butterfly? A 3-stage insect never has to face the death of its former self to reach its final form. It simply grows larger, tougher, and more recognizable. That is […]
The Butterfly Illusion Theory of Life by Sadia Hakim
The Butterfly Illusion: why transformation requires the darkness >>> Society has lied to us about what it means to grow. We are taught that progress is a straight line, a ladder, a steady climb from one success to the next. We are told that if we just work harder and get bigger, we are winning. […]
I am so very pathetically done with people. Life is very much poetically hellish.
Bending me down is this unbearable weight of life. I am so very pathetically done with people. This life is very much poetically hellish.
You just exist in my mind; you just chair my heart
I think about you when I am alone. I think about you when I am surrounded by people. I think about you despite everything and anything.