Maha's musings

Dear 2022, It was yet another heartening experience with you. You were born in an utter uncertainty. I was so skeptical about you. But you turned out to be a good one (with occasional bumps and pits though).  It's you who let me realize that my intellect is not a yardstick to measure my worth but my attitude. You made it clear that people can't see through one's real self sometimes, and it's perfectly alright. I learnt that better people are always on their way. You made it clear that occasional setbacks aren't failures. You offered me the rarest of opportunities that dragged me out of my comfort zones and showed what I am really capable of. You let my five years of careful tending and pruning be rewarded in multitude.  You gave me gems but took away my treasure trove, the umbilical cord to my childhood💙. You let me even question my self worth and gave me some dark hours which now I realize to be the most needed tether to pull me back to the balanced te...

On cracking jokes in staffroom.. You may consider yourself to be a pro in cracking jokes but the sad reality is, "A BIG NO!" You utter whatever seems funny to you but crazily enough, there are diverse categories of people who decode your "witty jokes" in thousand different ways because staffroom is the funniest place which lacks nothing else but sense of humour.  The first category of people are the majority . No matter what you say, they readily suspend that branding "Cringe" and mock you in a muffled way. Trust me the term may sound fancy but it will irritate you like nothing else can do.  The second category people are weirder . They say that they have no time to laugh for your jokes, as if they were about to launch a rocket in minutes. And they deserve a tight slap in return when they expect you to listen to their ramblings.   The third category people are the hardest nuts to be cracked . They will get offended and let you explain your insensible jok...