Nature Insights

Have you ever wondered over the flow of negative thoughts in your mind, such as overwhelming sudden fear, doubt, and self-criticism? You might have even asked yourself, “Why is this happening to me", or complained about where do they come from? Although t hese thoughts might seem to come from nowhere, yet they grip your mind and darken your perspective, because of devil tactics , his strategies against us. Devil Tactics: The Source of Negative Thoughts Yes, indeed. The Satan is behind our negative thoughts. It’s a sobering truth that humans face a supernatural enemy whose mission is to make us blind, miserable, and disconnected from our purpose forever. He can plant harmful thoughts in a flash, and recognizing his influence isn’t always easy, because we fail to understand the cunningly executed devil tactics   behind it.   The Enemy’s Strategy: His Favorite Tools The Satan is a sworn enemy of mankind. He is bent upon our destruction, lurking at the edges of our consciousness, ...

There once lived a humble woodcutter in a village, who spent his days gathering firewood from the forest. One winter morning , while bundling his load, he unknowingly fastened a snake among the logs he had gathered. The serpent, cold and motionless, lay stiff like a dry twig. Mistaking it for a branch, the woodcutter tied it tightly into his bundle and carried it home. Snake and Lower Self: Bites the Woodcutter Back at his cottage, when he placed the bundle beside the hearth, and the fire crackled and the warmth spread through the room, the snake slowly began to stir. Revived by the heat, it regained its senses, and in an unthinking moment of primal instinct, it bit the very person who had unknowingly saved its life. The woodcutter, shocked and betrayed, collapsed, realizing too late that kindness extended without discernment can become a fatal mistake for one. The Symbolism Behind the Story of the lower self and snake: At first glance, the tale seems like a simple fable about trust an...

Fairly up the canal from  Swat River through the foothills, just above Kanju Township , lies a small graveyard. In the middle of it  is a tomb, with two large graves.  The headstone on one reads  “ Sham Baba son of Sultan Mehmoud Ghaznavi ”, also known as ‘ idol smasher ’ in history.  The other grave is of his companion " Qahrandokay Baba ".  They were reportedly martyred in a Holy War in 413 Hijrah and buried there in the  unlikely place of Swat , where highlanders lay their dead to rest by a way of funeral ovation . Folklores About Sham Baba son of Mehmoud Ghaznavi: Myths and Legends through Generations Unlike his brother  Chino Baba down in the marshland, the whole solitary mountainous region is known through Sham Baba son of Mehmoud Ghaznavi . They reportedly came from Sham ( Syria ) for a holy war.  The locals would even show you the imprints of Sham Baba’s horse legs. However, there is no authentic record to prove or disappro...

Perhaps, I wouldn't have written this blog post if the remnants of the bygone days were there in the ruins of the once lively natural swimming pools at Chino Baba area of Kanju, Swat Valley .  Each feature of the decay told a story of its own, of a gradual transformation from a well-loved oasis to an untamed relic.   Inspiration   in the Ruins of the Natural Swimming Pools At Chino Baba : Its Timeless Allure The dry beds of these natural artifacts of the past  were more than just a decayed structure for me . Here,  I could see the stories, memories, and emotions of different times in its canvas.  The crisp and clear water of the natural swimming pools at Chino Baba , once meticulously maintained, gave way to plants beside its edges and attracted rich aquatic life.  We swam in the depths of them during the summer season and enjoyed its serenity at other times. It also recalled me a drowning episode, which I narrowly escaped with the help of my elders....

Mistakes may seem a major setback by the time we commit them, but they are a stepping stone to important life lessons. Once the reality sets in, we learn much from them and reframe our shattered memories.  Cheat Chat on Messenger: How a simple cheat chat led me to the Israel-Palestine conflict and the massacres thereof giving me a deep insight into this fact? My Facebook friend,  with whom I had covered a long distance in cheat chat,  taught me much about this fact, when he exposed himself to be a male instead of female. Luckily, my persistency in denying to become her boyfriend, being a Muslim, led him to change his mind and uncovered the truth about himself to me.  I would not believe this, until he exposed himself from his voice message and then telling me that  he didn't want to deceive a person like me anymore. He also tried to teach me that I should not believe a profile picture of someone on Facebook messenger, until I have myself come to know about his o...