"Memories" by Kinza Khalid

-
*This is an entry for the May Blog Of The Month competition.

Memories – the word made me recall a thousand recollections from the past fused together in a blended amalgam of thoughts and emotions.
Memories tend to leave unaltered prints on our minds. They are responsible for the buildup of our thoughts about a certain person, location or an event.
Soft and subtle feelings, harsh and rude words, soothing songs and a peaceful environment, a certain achievement and associated happiness, those beautiful surprises and amazement all make up a part of us. These things when recalled cause a sudden mood transition in a person and it feels as if we are living in that time once more.
A particular incident, people associated to it, background sounds, a musical note, all flash back in the form of a film unrolling itself over the curtains of our mind. Instantly, a time travel starts taking a person to all those moment and to re-experience them once more. And those moments which are mere thoughts now lost in wilderness. But yes, we can agree that these are the memories which tend to influence our future thoughts and future responses. Soothing memories gives confidence and boost the decision making ability while bad experiences act to make a person feel guilty, sad and sometimes sort of rejected. Bad influences always leave a lesson in our minds and help in avoiding such situations in the future. It is a sort of hyper awareness that follows a bad experience. Faith buildup also attributes to the memories resulting in the permanency of our beliefs.
I have tried to summarize my general opinions and ideas on such a vast topic. You are free to agree or disagree on them but it’s acceptable to say that since the evolution of man it is the memories that have helped him survive in the world on the basis of his past experiences gathered in the form of hundreds of reminiscences.

- Kinza Khalid (Class of 2019)


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Comprehensive USMLE Guide For Pakistani Medical Students (Part 1: USMLE - An Introduction)

-
Image
USMLE stands for United States Medical Licensing Examination. In order to practice in the U.S., all medical students whether IMGs (international medical graduates) or AMGs (American Medical Graduates) have to give this series of exams. Only then does an international medical graduate become ECFMG certified and legally allowed to practice in the United States. ( ECFMG stands for educational commission for foreign medical students. ECFMG acts as the registration and score-reporting agency for the USMLE for foreign medical students/graduates, or in short, it acts as the designated Dean's office for International Medical Graduates in contrast to the American Medical Graduates). It conducts three examinations: Step 1, Step 2CK, Step 2CS. The ECFMG certificate is issued to a physician if he or she passes the above the three exams within a time period of seven years.) The Following elements are essential in order to secure a residency in the US: Scores Step 1
http://fjjournals.blogspot.com/2017/04/test.html

Reflection of my moon

-
Image
Last night, your faded memory came to me, As in the wilderness, spring comes quietly, As slowly in desert, moves the breeze, As to a sick man, without cause, comes peace! The moon of my night, an oasis for my deserted soul and a heavenly shelter from cold buffets of life, was my mother. It was a scenic day glittering with the serene sunshine in the blue sky. That day, she had completely recovered from the demon of hepatitis. The vivacity of life was sparkling in her eyes. The omen of life had totally exalted her to a novel perseverance. She had grabbed the silky life with her caressing hands. The life to her meant her children. The moon of Ramadan was surely an omen of joy for us. We had scheduled our sister's wedding. In that reference, my father and mother were to leave for another city. I bade them farewell under God's heaven and saw them off. "Life is going to be beautiful," I smiled to myself and went to the bed. Suddenly at midnight, violent knocking at
http://fjjournals.blogspot.com/2017/04/test.html
-
Image
آ دکھاؤں تجھے چیخوں کا خاموشی سے نکلنا، پھر مر جانا۔۔                                                                           زندگی میں جہاں خوشیوں پر رقص ہوتا ہے، وہیں غم و ماتم کا عکس بھی ہوتا ہے، آسانیاں آتیں ہیں مگر مشکلات کے ساتھ۔۔ بعض دفعہ مشکل  نہیں لگتا خود کو درد سے نکال لینا، اذیتوں کے سمندر کی گہرائی میں ڈوب کر کنارے تک ابھرنا اور یہ ثابت کر دینا کہ اگر درد میں دم ہے تو ہم بھی کم نہیں۔۔ مگر ہاں ہر بار، ہر جگہ، ہر کسی کے ساتھ ایسا نہیں ہوتا، جب درد انسان کو کرچی کرچی کردینا چاہے اور سمیٹنے کو شیشہ گر بھی نہ ہو کہ کرچیاں ہی سمیٹ لے، جب ماضی، کسی کے حال اور مستقبل کو اس طرح گھیر لے کہ جینا اور مرنا ایک سا ہو جائے، جب وقت کے جزیرے پر کھڑی، سفید خوبصورت گھوڑے پر آنے والے شہزادے کی منتظر شہزادیاں  مایوسی کی دلدل میں دم توڑنے لگیں، تب درد ، درد نہیں رہتا، "چیخ" بن کر  نکلتا ہے،  گونجتا ہے ، دھاڑتا ہے، سننے والوں کے دلوں کو لرزاتا ہے، دلوں کو موم کرتا ہے  اور پھر کہیں فضاؤں میں تحلیل ہوجاتا ہے۔۔ ایسا درد تو  کسی "بلند چیخ " کا لبادہ اوڑھے راستوں کو ف
http://fjjournals.blogspot.com/2017/04/test.html