Reflections of Life

  I looked out the window and saw, A snow covered mountain and a sky filled with stars Happiness flooded my body and I swear my heart was going to leap out of my chest As I saw those stars, they reminded me of something Of someone Of their eyes Their eyes that shine so bright Their eyes that make even the stars jealous. I cried as I looked at those stars I stared and stared longing for the feeling when I first saw their eyes to come back And it did The feeling came and filled me with serenity With peace With utmost joy I cried again for I had never seen a sight more beautiful, more peaceful And now I shall always look at the stars in hope of getting that feeling again The stars shall forever be a memory engraved into my soul A memory most loved...

  Gaining our independance wasn't all sunshine and rainbows but there was a fire burning in the peoples hearts that refused to let them be ruled by another country and just be silent about it. They raised their voices and made it known that they were not going down without a fight. This is the same fire which is still present in every single one of us ; the fire of freedom. Finally being able to stand on our own toes and be independent has made us a successful country. And all this is due to our forefathers who wanted Mauritius free so that our lives could be better and safer. This is the outcome of their undying love and we will be forever grateful.

  From the early stage of being an ugly caterpillar despised by everyone to the stage where it transforms into this glorious insect loved by the entire creation.  Have you ever seen a cat chasing a butterfly?? Well a sight to look for.   Its life commences abandoned on a leaf to take care of itself. That doesn’t mean that it gives up easily! Never receiving the feeling of a parent’s care, the compassionate love of a mother, the fun among siblings, the naughtiness of friends…it moves on to independently hunting for food and wandering, surrounded by loneliness, in its own sweet and slow pace.Barely surviving, one would say. It is desperately searching for something or someone(in their own world) to keep it busy. Alas! One day, fed up with the cruelty of life or as Mother Nature would want it to be, it silently wraps itself in a cocoon, determined to fall into an eternal slumber. We can only wonder if actually a caterpillar does understand that ...

Mountains Strong, barrier-like, mountains show their worthy presence.  They differentiate themselves from the hills proudly, not vainly, but proudly. They are not small and gullible but humongous and warrior-like. They protect nations from foreign lands. When a person goes through difficult times, they should look to the mountains and say, “Even the surface of the mountains is rocky and steep, yet it stands tall through everything”, storms, cyclones, tsumani, earthquakes and so on. It doesn't bulge, but face all of them, whatever the consequences. Many people strike harsh comments at mountains without thinking, saying that people get hurt because of its rocky features and complain why its surface couldn’t be smooth. Well, first off, the more we get hurt, the deeper we mature. And, secondly, if the mountain was smooth a lot of lives would have been lost because while climbing the mountain we would not get a good footing grip and we would have slipped and di...

                    Grandparents Who are the ones who take care of you, when your parents are not there? Sitters? Yeah for sure, some of us do have that. For instance since babyhood, my brother and I, had a sitter, more like an elder sister, as my parents are both at work. However, who are the ones who spoil you with candies, money or any unexplained random gifts? Who are the ones who fuss about to be the first to buy you your first pyjamas? Indeed our Grandparents! They love you more than you can even imagine. An arab saying goes as: “Your child’s child is always sweeter”.   You are their first thought when they are out shopping. All grandparents will bustle over you, so that you never feel that you lack something material or emotional. They will let go of their guards to grant you anything to see your smile.   Grandparents give their grandchildren more love than they gave their own children. Usuall...