Reflect
PoetryAnvay Joshi
Urging with a ‘take a breath, rest for a while, and keep moving forward’ attitude, this poem never stops telling the reader that all will be alright. If you think you need a break, let this poem reassure you that you do.
Take a moment to read what I say,
Because it might really help some day.
Let’s take some time to sit back and relax,
Hit the reverse gear and look back at our tracks.
Whenever you are drowning in the ocean of self-doubt,
Retrospecting about your glorious past helps pull yourself out.
You are what you are, for a reason you exist,
How then, can you let existential doubt persist?
The uncertain life ahead, should never be a source of worry,
Absolutely no good has ever come from rushing through the present in a hurry!
However, great benefits can be reaped by analyzing the past,
Thinking about where you could go slow and where fast.
Not only must our focus go on the things that went wrong,
But also, we must appreciate the areas in which we are strong,
Because strengths and weaknesses are an integral part of life,
Inseparable as such, just like two sides of a knife,
Hence I urge you to-
Pause your life sometime, and look back,
At all the achievements you have managed to stack,
For the satisfaction you get will be truly amazing,
So pause your life sometime, and take a look back,
At all the problems you faced that you could crack,
For the benefits you reap will be truly mesmerizing…
Anvay Joshi
Anvay,a sophomore, pursuing CSE here at IIT Tirupati, is usually found sitting overthinking and/or overworked in his lair that people usually call "room". He pursues joking-around-with-friends as a part time career. An avid reader and full time animal lover, Anvay is very approachable and also loves making friends and talking to people on his own. It is his belief that everyone has something good to deliver or offer, that enables him to see the good and only good in everyone. In his free time he likes to run after his interests that include poetry, programming and self-development. Results drive him and every journey excites him. If there his someone or something that catches his eye, he will work and give it his all to achieve that person or that thing.