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Refracted

August 26, 2018 by afshansa 6 Comments

This summer has been one like no other. How exactly, I have yet to understand and assimilate fully. It’s like coming out of an adventure which is at once so new and so gripping that while you’re in it, it takes all you have to ride the wave and only in reaching the shore do you begin to sense the extent of what took place.

I recently learned that our awareness is an indication of how alive we are. For example, if we use a torch we can only see so far but if we make the light brighter we can see a whole lot more of what’s around us. The more we see, the more aware of the world we become and the more alive we feel. This is one of the factors that made this experience so novel for me. I felt it more fully, I witnessed its grandness in a way I never have before.

Over the last month I visited three different cities which in their own way made me remember aspects of myself I had forgotten as well as resuscitating parts of my life that I thought were over. What struck me was that it was almost as if my life was existing in tandem on several levels. Different phases of my life were continuing at the same time. What is that theory about us existing in many dimensions? Also, who knew I had been paying attention in my physics class.

This may sound a bit out there, it sounded a bit like that to me initially but then I realised that when we raise our awareness, we learn to grow beyond our physical senses and in doing so, we either arrive at a whole new place or behold the world in an exciting, never before experienced way.

As usual, Hafiz was onto this only about seven hundred years ago when he wrote:

My spring eyes will still warm faces and awake verdant earths in your soul.

 

 

Best
Afshan x

 

 

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  1. Mahnoor says

    August 26, 2018 at 3:35 am

    And she returns with the va va voom piece to take us all along to a journey of honest words and beautiful discoveries. How I have missed you!? Your sense of humor has an upbeat sense of life in it. May we live our lives with full awareness so each moment becomes an alternate reality within a reality and makes physics challenging for you again….lol!!. Welcome back English Tigress!!…Followed by mad laughter. xoxo

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  2. Sofia says

    August 26, 2018 at 6:07 am

    What a beautiful piece Afshan! I could totally relate to every word you said. Thank you for always being so honest and genuine
    ✨

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  3. Farzeen malik says

    August 26, 2018 at 6:52 pm

    Awesome afshan .breathtakingly fresh as i feel your journey !

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  4. Reema says

    August 26, 2018 at 7:46 pm

    I absolutely loved this and your gift for words is as always so beautiful to read.
    What an exciting adventure!! My love to you ♥️♥️♥️

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  5. Asma says

    August 28, 2018 at 6:06 pm

    Beautifully written Afshan . This piece is so precious !! And it gives me immense joy , knowing that you experienced something this special ! Lots of love my dearest ❤️

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  6. Hassan S Yasin says

    September 12, 2018 at 2:13 am

    This summer was indeed an exciting and
    Journey for me as well. And the parts we shared together were both incredible and reminded me of a life I thought we had left
    behind. And I understand totally what you mean. This was a great read. Thank you for sharing ❤️

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