It was a "Cinderella world" even after
all fairytales were refused to be listened.

It was a "Cinderella world" even after
winning trophies while having major wounds.

It was a "Cinderella world" even after
fighting snakes & sucking out all their poison.

It was a "Cinderella world" even after
crossing oceans to help those who needed them.

Oh, now I see how it was a "Cinderella world"!
The protagonist was a human & not an emotionless machine,
whose story glorified Prince Charming for doing nothing!

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Money can teleport you to your destination but money will never buy you the immense joy of patiently walking towards your destination on your own, finding beauty in everything that comes in your way and acquiring all the wisdom that each moment of your journey provides you.
Everlasting happiness isn't a destination but a journey of being content with what you've while working for what else you need in order to make life more beautiful and money can never buy contentment in life.

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When the sky is clear blue,
Warm rays make fresh greens look gold,
Flowers bloom - what a scene to behold!
Winter is the paradise itself,
a gift to the mankind, a gift from God!
Don't forget what precedes it -
The season of rain, the season of fall,
yet the nature never fails to enthral.
Life is just like the changing seasons,
remarkably bittersweet but a divine gift afterall!

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Hey man, why don't you express your pain?
Life's hard & you too have struggles.
Sometimes you just need a little care,
I do understand.

Hey man, trying the best you can
to support your family, compromising on dreams.
Sometimes you just need a little support,
I do understand.

Hey man, afraid to dance in the rain
for you're worried if you fall, who will earn the bread?
Sometimes you just need a little help,
I do understand.

Hey man, why don't you ever explain
the sufferings that your silence suppresses?
Sometimes you just need a good listener,
I do understand.

Hey man, let's think about it all over again.
What's the point of fighting with each other,
when both of us can put the ego aside
& be good friends!

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I got tickles from a butterfly,
who I wanted to never die.
Did my best to keep it alive.
Tickles made me giggle for a while,
but years long there was only cry.
One day I had a thought;
Though killing it would hurt,
but that's the only way to be free.
Now that it's already dead,
Drought came to an end,
Everywhere is green again -
Like the pleasant month of spring.
Who knew killing it would
lead the way to this much peace!

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Are you looking for happiness?
You think it's lost, it's gone,
But have you tried to find it a little more?
Look under the skies, beyond the stars,
Look everywhere. It's not too far!
Pause for a while and try to rethink.
Are you looking for it in temporary things-
Like another living being?
Maybe that's why you can't find any
real happiness in this long journey.
Explore the universe - it's so vast,
And you will find it all inside of your heart!

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I've been existing for so so long,
Now I can see where heaven & hell belong.
Not in fairytales, these places are real;
Neither up above or down the ground,
I've found them on this giant blue sphere.

Heaven's euphoria & hell is the grief,
Heaven is a vibrant bud, hell is wilted leaf.
Misery is hellish & merriment angelic bright;
Together they make life polychromatic
in countless shades of black & white.

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It all started with a rise -
half a decade long.
What a glorious time it was,
Where nothing went wrong!

I strengthened up each day
like a warrior prince.
Whatever be the battlefield,
I saw nothing but wins.

Along with the dusk
came the season of fall.
Rest half of the decade
was full of rain & squall.

A name the whole town knew
was fading out of existence.
The debacle tore up everything
except my hopes & persistence.

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I thought you were an angel,
Or some God-like being.
But you were just a good man
with pure off-white wings.
I once wanted you to stay
but never in a cage of rings.
It was just a simple friendship
with some unintended hurtful sins.
The cycle was a little complex,
packed with bittersweet feeling.
And with no malice & no hatred,
It still got a ruffled unkind ending.

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Of all the storms that I have seen,
the most tumultuous has been me.
From a breeze calm & silent,
I grew into a blow cold & violent.

Thunder shattered things delicate;
Echoes set rest all to devastate.
Taming seemed easy to a limit;
But brashness was way too rigid.

Turbulent edges had a gentle core,
which was ironically damaged more.
Unsettling winds did severe hurt,
Bustling coast turned into desert.

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