...और उसने कहा कि हम सभी को अपने भीतर, अपनी सबसे प्यारी चीजों में भगवान को ढूंढना होगा।
...and she said we all had to find God inside ourselves, in the things we loved most.
...and she said we all had to find God inside ourselves, in the things we loved most.
लेकिन आप पागल हुए बिना ज्यादा लंबे समय तक यह ढोंग नहीं कर सकते कि आप असल में कौन हैं।
But you can only lie about who you are for so long without going crazy.
But you can only lie about who you are for so long without going crazy.
मुझे लाल डूबते सूरज और पत्तियों रहित नवंबर के पेड़ों पर भरोसा है। सोमवार की सुबह मैं बिना किसी डर के शुक्रवार की शाम का इंतजार करता हूँ। लेकिन इंसान प्रकृति या पेड़ों जितने भरोसेमंद नहीं होते। मुझे हैरानी है कि क्या तुम वापस लौटोगे; मुझे तो बस इस बात पर भरोसा है कि तुम चले जाते हो।
I trust the red sun setting, the leafless November trees. On Monday morning I look foward fearlessly to Friday’s eve. But humans are not as reliable as nature, as trees. I wonder if you’ll come back; I trust only that you leave.
I trust the red sun setting, the leafless November trees. On Monday morning I look foward fearlessly to Friday’s eve. But humans are not as reliable as nature, as trees. I wonder if you’ll come back; I trust only that you leave.
यह झूठ है, आप जानते ही हैं, यह नाटक करना कि आपके लिए किसी चीज़ का कोई महत्व नहीं है। यह खुद को छिपाना है। मेरा विश्वास कीजिए, मैं जानता हूँ क्योंकि मैंने लंबे समय तक खुद को छिपाया है। लेकिन अब मैं ऐसा नहीं करूँगा। सच तो जुगनू की रोशनी की तरह खुद चमकता है। मैं झूठ नहीं बोलता, और जो झूठ बोलते हैं उन पर अपना समय बर्बाद नहीं करता।
It's a lie, you know, to pretend that nothing is important to you. It's hiding. Believe me, I know because I hid for a long time. But now I won't do it anymore. The truth is bioluminescent. I don't lie, and I don't waste time on people who do.
It's a lie, you know, to pretend that nothing is important to you. It's hiding. Believe me, I know because I hid for a long time. But now I won't do it anymore. The truth is bioluminescent. I don't lie, and I don't waste time on people who do.
वह बोली, मैं अपने सारे आंसुओं को देखना चाहती हूँ, जिसे सुनकर मेरा रोम-रोम सिहर उठा
i want to look at all my tears, she said. which made me shiver
i want to look at all my tears, she said. which made me shiver
कोई भी इंसान दूसरे जैसा नहीं होता। इसीलिए कोई भी किसी के साथ तालमेल नहीं बिठा पाता।
nobody is like anybody else. that's why nobody gets along with anybody else.
nobody is like anybody else. that's why nobody gets along with anybody else.
लोग हर समय कई अन्य निजी चीजें बदलते रहते थे। वे अपने बाल रंगते थे और भूखे रहकर खुद को मौत के करीब ले आते थे। वे मांसपेशियां बनाने के लिए स्टेरॉयड लेते थे और अपने पसंदीदा फिल्म स्टार्स की तरह दिखने के लिए ब्रेस्ट इम्प्लांट और नाक की सर्जरी करवाते थे। वे नाम, विषय, नौकरियां और पति-पत्नी बदल देते थे। वे धर्म और राजनीतिक दल बदल देते थे। वे देश या दुनिया के दूसरे कोने में चले जाते थे - यहाँ तक कि राष्ट्रीयता भी बदल लेते थे। आखिर लिंग (जेंडर) ही वह एकमात्र पवित्र चीज़ क्यों थी जिसे हमें बदलने की अनुमति नहीं थी? वह नियम किसने बनाया था?
People changed lots of other personal things all the time. They dyed their hair and dieted themselves to near death. They took steroids to build muscles and got breast implants and nose jobs so they'd resemble their favorite movie stars. They changed names and majors and jobs and husbands and wives. They changed religions and political parties. They moved across the country or the world -- even changed nationalities. Why was gender the one sacred thing we weren’t supposed to change? Who made that rule?
People changed lots of other personal things all the time. They dyed their hair and dieted themselves to near death. They took steroids to build muscles and got breast implants and nose jobs so they'd resemble their favorite movie stars. They changed names and majors and jobs and husbands and wives. They changed religions and political parties. They moved across the country or the world -- even changed nationalities. Why was gender the one sacred thing we weren’t supposed to change? Who made that rule?
کਈ بار لوگ یہ سوچتے ہیں کہ وہ ان قوانین سے بالاتر ہیں جن کے تحت ہم سب زندگی گزارتے ہیں، اور وہ اپنی ہی خامیوں سے بالکل ناواقف ہوتے ہیں۔
sometimes people think they're above the laws the rest of us live by. they're blind to their own imperfections.
sometimes people think they're above the laws the rest of us live by. they're blind to their own imperfections.
لکھنے کی بات مجھے یہی سب سے زیادہ پسند ہے۔ جب آپ الفاظ کو کاغذ پر، تحریر کی شکل میں لے آتے ہیں، تو وہ معنی خیز ہونے لگتے ہیں۔ یہ ایسا ہی ہے جیسے آپ کو خود پتہ ہی نہیں ہوتا کہ آپ کیا سوچ رہے ہیں، جب تک کہ وہ خیال آپ کے دماغ سے بہتا ہوا آپ کے بازو سے گزر کر آپ کے ہاتھ اور انگلیوں سے ہوتا ہوا کمپیوٹر کی سکرین پر نہ آ جائے، اور جب آپ اسے پڑھتے ہیں تو آپ کو احساس ہوتا ہے: واقعی یہ سچ ہے؛ میرا اس پر یقین ہے۔
That's what I love about writing. Once you get the words down on paper, in print, they start to make sense. It's like you don't know what you think until it dribbles from your brain down your arm and into your hand and out through your fingers and shows up on the computer screen, and you read it and realize: That's really true; I believe that.
That's what I love about writing. Once you get the words down on paper, in print, they start to make sense. It's like you don't know what you think until it dribbles from your brain down your arm and into your hand and out through your fingers and shows up on the computer screen, and you read it and realize: That's really true; I believe that.
لڑکوں کا تصور، یعنی ایسے لوگ جن کے ساتھ آپ خود اپنی مرضی سے وقت گزارنا چاہیں، میرے لیے بالکل ناقابل فہم تھا۔ مجھے سمجھ ہی نہیں آتی تھی کہ ان سے کیا کہوں، اور وہ بھی میری موجودگی سے اتنے ہی گنگ رہ جاتے تھے۔
the whole idea of boys being people you would actually choose to spend time with was pretty much totally incomprehensible to me. i could never think of anything to say to them, and they seemed equally dumbstruck by my presence.
the whole idea of boys being people you would actually choose to spend time with was pretty much totally incomprehensible to me. i could never think of anything to say to them, and they seemed equally dumbstruck by my presence.
خیر، یہ عجیب لگ سکتا ہے، لیکن جب میں خدا کے بارے میں سوچتی ہوں، تو مجھے ایک مدہم سی سرسراہٹ سنائی دیتی ہے—جیسے توانائی کا کوئی گھومتا ہوا گولہ—ایک ایسی چیز جسے ضرورت پڑنے پر میں استعمال کر سکتی ہوں۔
well, it sounds strange, but when i think of God, i think of a soft whirring noise - like a spinning ball of energy - something i can tap into when i need it.
well, it sounds strange, but when i think of God, i think of a soft whirring noise - like a spinning ball of energy - something i can tap into when i need it.
جب لوگ کہتے ہیں کہ وہ آپ سے محبت کرتے ہیں، تو آپ کو بس ان کی بات پر یقین کرنے کا فیصلہ کرنا ہوتا ہے، کیونکہ آپ کبھی بھی یقین کے ساتھ نہیں جان پاتے۔
When people say they love you, you just have to decide to believe them, because you'll never know for sure.
When people say they love you, you just have to decide to believe them, because you'll never know for sure.
جب کمرے میں ایک بڑا مسئلہ موجود ہو، تو آپ یہ نہیں کہہ سکتے کہ وہ وہاں نہیں ہے اور بس چھوٹی موٹی باتوں پر بحث کرنے لگیں
when there's an elephant in the room, you can't pretend it isn't there and just discuss the ants.
when there's an elephant in the room, you can't pretend it isn't there and just discuss the ants.
ایسا کیوں ہوتا ہے کہ جب کسی جان پہچان والے کے ساتھ کوئی برا حادثہ پیش آ جائے تو لوگوں کو سمجھ نہیں آتی کہ وہ کیا کہیں؟ شاید اس لیے کہ وہ یہ سوچتے ہیں کہ کچھ ایسے جادوئی الفاظ ہوں گے جو سب کچھ ٹھیک کر دیں گے، بس انہیں وہ الفاظ آتے نہیں ہوتے۔
Why is it that people don't know what to say when something bad has happened to someone they know? Maybe because they think there are some magic words that will make everything all right again, only they don't know what the words are.
Why is it that people don't know what to say when something bad has happened to someone they know? Maybe because they think there are some magic words that will make everything all right again, only they don't know what the words are.
آپ ہر ایک کو شک کا فائدہ دیتے ہیں۔ لیکن وہ ہمیشہ اس کے لائق نہیں ہوتے۔
you give everyone the benefit of the doubt. they don't always deserve it.
you give everyone the benefit of the doubt. they don't always deserve it.