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firefly
I was loitering around the garden and surroundings of my house. Despite getting embraced by the cold breeze, ideas refused to come to me. That's when a firefly came out of nowhere and resolved my crisis. And I am penning down my heartfelt gratitude to that sublime insect.
It reminded me of childhood days when I used to eagerly run behind fireflies, just to see it's light. It is always a fascination to hold it inside my fingers (never successful with that). I always used to wonder why it never shined in daytime. I used to think that it sleeps during the day and is awake when its dark outside. As I grew up, I learned that it flies during the day as well. But we fail to perceive it or it's light. Or maybe because it doesn't look that great in the daytime. We, writers are also like fireflies. We are empowered to illuminate the world with our words, ideas, thoughts, philosophies etc. We can shine even in the darkest phases. Like fireflies, writers are found everywhere (adorning various hats). There is no good or bad writer, a writer is a writer after all, unless he/she decides otherwise. Like how a firefly doesn't really shine during a day, often a writer may not be able to shine as well. There are days when you need to relax and let go of things. There are days when ideas shower down like rain.
The thing worth remembering is that, as a writer - you are that light, you get to illuminate when you want to. And there would be so many who would resonate with you or deaden with you. Like how so some people fancy fireflies or so many hating them.As writers, we should be open to ideas and criticism, for it moulds our craft and development. One thing that I learned or rather realized from this incident is that it taught me to trust my inner light. Lately, I have been running away from it. I have always had that glow which I had been seeking all this while.
© vibhuti
PS - I would like to dedicate this post to all my fellow writers. May you all have the strength to trust your inner light.❣️💫
It reminded me of childhood days when I used to eagerly run behind fireflies, just to see it's light. It is always a fascination to hold it inside my fingers (never successful with that). I always used to wonder why it never shined in daytime. I used to think that it sleeps during the day and is awake when its dark outside. As I grew up, I learned that it flies during the day as well. But we fail to perceive it or it's light. Or maybe because it doesn't look that great in the daytime. We, writers are also like fireflies. We are empowered to illuminate the world with our words, ideas, thoughts, philosophies etc. We can shine even in the darkest phases. Like fireflies, writers are found everywhere (adorning various hats). There is no good or bad writer, a writer is a writer after all, unless he/she decides otherwise. Like how a firefly doesn't really shine during a day, often a writer may not be able to shine as well. There are days when you need to relax and let go of things. There are days when ideas shower down like rain.
The thing worth remembering is that, as a writer - you are that light, you get to illuminate when you want to. And there would be so many who would resonate with you or deaden with you. Like how so some people fancy fireflies or so many hating them.As writers, we should be open to ideas and criticism, for it moulds our craft and development. One thing that I learned or rather realized from this incident is that it taught me to trust my inner light. Lately, I have been running away from it. I have always had that glow which I had been seeking all this while.
© vibhuti
PS - I would like to dedicate this post to all my fellow writers. May you all have the strength to trust your inner light.❣️💫
