Pritam Laskar
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Embracing the Silence After the Storm
"Are you over it yet?" "Absolutely." That's my reflex response whenever someone probes about my past love, the one that dissolved like twilight into night. They don't see the echoes of that love lingering in the quiet moments, or how I sift through old messages that read like scripts from a play where the curtain has long since fallen.
By Pritam Laskar2 days ago in Chapters
Echoes of Silence
In the quiet aftermath of our last goodbye, I find myself navigating the dim corridors of heartbreak, each step echoing with the memories of us. It's strange how the house feels emptier now, the silence louder, and every corner filled with the ghosts of our laughter and whispers.
By Pritam Laskar7 days ago in Poets
The Quiet Cries of Unfulfilled Dreams
In the silent corridors of the soul, where dreams and realities clash, there lies a deep-seated discontent. This isn't the loud, raging dissatisfaction of thwarted ambitions, but rather the soft, lingering ache of life not aligning with the heart’s desires. It's not that I despise the life I lead, but there are moments when the quiet hum of my existence seems painfully inadequate, and I yearn for something more, something profoundly different.
By Pritam Laskar7 days ago in Confessions
Echoes in Silence
In the vast quietude where words fade into the background, life’s most profound truths resonate as echoes in silence. Here, in the untouched calm, the soul speaks without sound, communicating through the vibrations of existence that permeate the stillness. This silent symphony is not void of content but rich with the unvoiced narratives of our inner worlds.
By Pritam Laskar7 days ago in Poets
In the Quiet of Being Known
In the quiet of being known, there is a solace that transcends the cacophony of everyday existence. It’s in the gentle awareness that comes when someone understands the rhythms of your soul without a word spoken. The comfort of being known lies not in grand gestures, but in the subtle nuances of recognition—where a look, a pause, a smile holds the weight of a thousand words.
By Pritam Laskar7 days ago in Poets
The King Who Isolated Infants to Determine Which Language Adam and Eve Originally Spoke
In the 13th century, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II conducted a daring experiment to discover the original language of humanity. Frederick believed that if infants were raised without ever hearing spoken language, they would naturally begin to speak the language given to Adam and Eve by God. To test this theory, he instructed caregivers to provide for the infants' basic physical needs but to avoid speaking to or emotionally interacting with them. Frederick's goal was to see if the children would eventually speak Hebrew, Greek, Latin, or Arabic on their own.
By Pritam Laskar8 days ago in History
The African Slave Who Became a Samurai
In Japan’s samurai history, one figure stands out for his extraordinary origins and remarkable rise. This article will talk about a black samurai in Japan during the feudal period, or rather, a man known as Yasuke, an African slave.
By Pritam Laskar13 days ago in FYI
The Japanese Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bombs
In August 1945, in the context of the end of the Second World War, two atomic bombs were dropped by the American Air Force on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan; more than 100,000 people died. Tsutomu Yamaguchi was the fortunate man who witnessed two of the most catastrophic bomb attacks in the history of mankind and still survived.
By Pritam Laskar17 days ago in History