A Moment...

A moment is all you need..to realize that Benedict Cumberbatch or Emma Watson is light years away from you..like Andromeda or Polaris..so there's no use lamenting over a pseudo-paramour..He'll never be yours.Period.

A moment is all you need to know that all those moments of silence led to nothing but a wasteland of lost love..As 500 days of summer quoted-''Some people are meant to fall in love, but not spend the rest of their lives together''. Yes, the truth is always bitter. But in the end, life goes on with or without some people. You just have to let go sometimes. There's no way out.

A moment is all you need to discern that the deeper you fall, the deeper the wound. So swallowing your pride isn't always prudent. It's okay to be egotistical, conceited at times. Loving yourself doesn't make you vain or selfish, but indestructible. So until the next time you get too carried away  by this strange overwhelming feeling of possessiveness or insecurity, know that it will yield nothing but an emptiness and vacuum someday. It's something like gambling. You put everything at risk for a temporal gain. And in the end, you're the one on the losing end. The strangest bit?
You still gave up every iota, in full sanity..Humans, I tell you..so utterly byzantine..

Then again, a moment is all you need to witness the joy of giving, of being selfless. Being yourself, just for a moment, in a world constantly trying to fit you in molds of different shapes and sizes.The reassurance of a warm hug, a beautiful smile, a penetrating gaze, of three simple, uncomplicated words-
It'll be okay..
It all takes a moment..

A moment to have a penchant for dark,black caffeine, for toast and cheese. For huge,furry dogs. For timid, cuddly cats. It takes less than a moment to realize Nutella is happiness in a jar. :)

But also a moment to know that every breathe you take, every dream you conjure, every tear you shed, every smile you smile..
Every time you succeed, every time you fail..
could be your last..the last time you respired, the last time your heart broke, the last time you looked at the first monsoon raindrops cascading on your window panes  and whispered, Alhamdulillah..
This life is but a moment..
Now you decide what to make of it..