Sayesha

I loved how you described “loving on borrowed minutes” with such careful tension it made the secrecy feel alive, and I have an idea from this scene that I want to share with you.

Hey, congrats on your Shortys 2025 win! I came to see your works after the winners were announced today and they are so good! You really deserved that, all the best for your future works!

Hello everyone,
          
          How have you been?
          
          It's been over a year since I last wrote something. And at that time, a lot happened. Not just events, but shifts — quiet and loud — in the spaces between what I knew and what I know now.
          
          Life, in its own way, has been sumptuous. Full of lessons, changes, and in-betweens. I've found myself growing — older, yes, but also wiser. Stronger in the ways that matter.
          
          Things have changed. Some moments have been good. Some have carried weight. I pray they're turning into something even better.
          
          But, but, but, in the midst of all this, a story found me.
          
          Two nights ago, the idea for a book appeared — unexpected but insistent. And within 48 hours, it was written. Complete.
          
           Behind the Answers is a short story, just 18,000 words. You could read it in an hour or two, if you have a quiet moment to spare.
          
          It isn't perfect. But it's honest. It is something new.  
          
          And it holds a piece of where I am right now.
          
          If you choose to read it, I hope it sits with you like it did with me.
          
          And if not, I'm still grateful you're here.
          
          Sending all my prayers for your health and abundance. And I pray, all your lives are filled with abundance, joy and happiness. 
          
          All my love, 
          @SayeshaL
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/399504116-before-the-answers

Hey It's been a long time..plzz update next

Hey
          When are you going to update plzz tell

When are you going to update next. I really love your story the ruined rainbow 

29 September
          23:42 pm. 
          
          Well. 
          
          Things weren't going well for me. They definitely weren't. Or, more precisely, aren't. 
          
          But today, 
          
          Something happened. 
          
          It's not about me. But it's about someone so close to me, who literally is my universe, who had tormenting months so far, much more intense than mine and today, all that HEALED. 
          
          It freaking did. 
          
          We weren't  expecting it. We just had a pristine hope dwelling within, and it played the magic. It did. It freaking did. 
          
          The point is, you have within yourself the power to heal. And that power=hope.  The hope that things get better. That they heal. That they mend. That they refurbish. 
          
          A fragile flame of hope can bring the universe down its knees in terms of piety and virtue. 
          
          Hold on to that flame when the world shuns you, destroys you, and breaks you. Hold on to its warmth, and hold on to its purity. And when little magic happens, you'll be thankful that you never stopped. 
          
          Time never remains continual for anyone. There will be a time away from predicament and impasse. And it's true. I have seen it from a third person's view, and I knew the struggle and frustration that person underwent. And now that it's over, I can't describe. I am so blissful. That person is equally soothed. 
          
          Things do heal. In the very end, they always do. It's a matter of time :) 
          
          Love, 
          @SayeshaL
          
          P.S I had uninstalled this app for personal reasons, but when I got this news now, I was so overwhelmed, so blissful, I can't describe. I wanted to pen this down and couldn't find any other better medium to do so. 
          
          

Finally, the end of 2k20.
          
          This was the first year that has been so awful for me, like everyone else's. Firstly, at the beginning of the year, NTSE cutoffs were announced, and I lost general merit by a mere margin, after hard efforts for two years. And then my tenth boards, where I again lost 2-3%. I scored much meagerer than my anticipations, and that is a regret still. Some famous celebrities deaths have felt like my own. And then, Corona has been one of the most challenging times of the world, and lockdown sliced the social life all of us possessed, and that has diminished me to a great extent. My productivity has taken a nasty dent, and let's say, my coaching classes+ PU classes aren't really the best, and the steep jump from tenth to eleventh is really felt for me. I am definitely lagging behind and highly demotivated. 
          
          But then, I believe in miracles. I believe in silver linings because I have felt them. The most unexpected hopes and dreams of mine have come true. At the nastiest point of times, I have emerged much stronger and wiser. Both physically and mentally. Two years ago, I got a brutish physical injury, that kind of shattered me for a year, and I really felt I would never be able to heal, never be able to cope up with other ordinary people ever again... But I did. After a year of unmanageable pain, I did. I emerged physically much stronger than before. 
          
          So, why am I saying this? 
          
          Because, I want everyone to realise that there is always a silver lining behind the darkest clouds. There is always something in life that will break you, shatter you, and destroy you, but it will mould you into a form that you thought was never possible. 
          
          (Cont below) 

Happy December to all you folks. This is the last month to do something and blame it on 2020 to be such a horrible year ;)
          
          I wanted to do a lot of things, but my PU college (facepalm) has different plans. Atop, this month is filled with so many exams for me, and I literally think that in a blink of an eye, we all would be in 2021. 
          
          It feels like yesterday, I went to Dehradun... For my cultural exchange program last year, for which I was one of the lucky 20 from my state to be selected... Like just yesterday, I went to Delhi for my national quiz... (We all had a virtual reunion long weeks ago, that was fun) And then, feels like just a minute ago I wrote a November motivational poem. (Which failed to give me any motivation. lol) but you get me?
          
          But then, I'll get going now... I guess I won't be that active here, and for my writing its definitely zero. :( I have got a couple of DMs and I swear I'll write something when I am free, and make one last update of 2020 or will directly meet you in 2021 :). I know I assured you guys the next chap is going to be damn exciting, and yes it is, but then, I haven't even started writing. So yeah... 
          
          May this December embrace you and enable you to paint a gleam of glossy yellow in this raven year, and may you make some fantastic memories to cherish 2020. 
          
          P.S: That literally was my wish to God. Lol. That I make some unforgettable memories in this one month, that can prove 2020 wasn't a bad year... But then again this is 2020, so no expectations. :)
          
          Until then, 
          
          Loads and loads of love to all of you from me. 
          
          Thank you. :) 
          
          

Many festivals are celebrated at Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai throughout the year. Among them Karthigai Deepam is the most significant festival that is celebrated with pomp and merriment at Arunachaleswarar temple.
          
          Karthigai Deepam festival starts at around four o clock in the early hours and the Bharani Deepam  is lit at the temple. 
          
          In Afternoon Sri Subramaniyar Brahma Theertha Kulam, Theerthavari Festival. Then in the evening, the Mahadeepam is lit on the top of the hill at around six o clock. It is a very important ceremony during the Karthigai Deepam festival at Tiruvannamalai, as it is said to be visually represented in the form of agni on the hill top. 
          
          There is a very mammoth gathering on this day at the Arunachaleswarar temple to witness this glorious and sacred event.
          
          Today is the Karthik poornima, meaning, the full moon day of the Karthik mas, and is very auspicious. For Tamilians and people residing in this sacred town; Thiruvanamallai, this goes without saying. 
          
          You can google the pictures on the net... This sacred lamp which is lighted atop the Thiruvanamallai hill, never wavers for the next two days... No matter however the weather conditions are... The next two days are going to be the continuation of this festival. My mother says it continues to remain aglow even after three days for a week minimum... Amazing isn't it? 
          
          This festival is celebrated with full grandeur in Thiruvanamallai... In fact, if corona wasn't there... This festival is the livelihood for so many people as crowds literally gather here, to seek blessings from lord Arunachaleshwar.  
          
          My main intention of posting this msg here is that, many of us aren't even aware of this spectacular event... I wasn't either till a few years ago... And it's amazing to know about Indian culture... And beautiful traditions... :) 
          
          If you have read till here... Thank you so much. ❤
          
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