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Whispers of the Heart

My heart has a mind of its own; it keeps nudging me, though I keep ignoring it...

Have you noticed that most impractical and boring quotes seem to come from preachers and so-called holy men? (Mujeeb)

Education & Learning

  • When someone says, “I don’t have enough time to do this,” it ACTUALLY means, “I’m not interested enough.” Even the President of the United States can find hours everyday for something he or she really wants to do. (Mujeeb)

  • When I was youg, I used to think my elders were wise. Now that I have grey hair of my own, I realize not much is achieved just by growing old. I have become more exhausted, rigid and less willing to think, yet people somehow find "wisdom" in my advice. (Mujeeb)

  • My friend asked me, “Why don’t you have a big audience on your channels, despite the fact that your material is useful and has depth?”

    I replied, “Well, you just answered your own question.” (Mujeeb)

  • Who says "products" are sold? What really sells is dreams, hopes, and surprisingly fear too. (Mujeeb)

Technology and Science

  • Every technological civilization rests on an invisible foundation of mathematics. Neglect the foundation long enough, and eventually the marvels above it begin to disappear. (Mujeeb)

  • Mathematics and the arts are the invisible wings of a technological nation; one gives it precision, the other gives it imagination. (Mujeeb)

  • If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. (Einstein?)
    You might be wondering what this has got to do with "Technology & Science". Well, :) )

Life and Humor

  • Do yourself a favour, GET RICH. Life gets better with money, not with time.

  • My favorite sports, media, or business celebrity isn't paying my bills. Why invest my attention in someone else's life when I have a life of my own to handle? I won't become a hero-worshipper at the cost of neglecting my own life. (Mujeeb)

  • If you want to know what a man/woman is like, take a good look at how they treats their inferiors, not their equals.

  • A friend once asked me how to read a woman he was planning to marry. I told him, "Observe how she treats waiters and janitors." (Mujeeb)

  • Don't take advice from someone who has never succeeded or never failed. The best advice comes from those who have failed, learned, and then succeeded. (Mujeeb)

  • Happiness index? What horse crap. How can they possibly measure happiness? You mean distractions dressed up as happiness? (Mujeeb)

  • I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally.

Magic Worlds

  • I'm surprised at you. You have the internet, AI, instant communication, and rockets landing themselves, and you still say, "Magic doesn't exist." (Mujeeb)

  • Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

Job and Work

  • What are they trying to cover up behind those flashy slides? (Mujeeb)

  • Dear interviewer, be mindful. Every question you ask exposes you more than my answers expose me. (Mujeeb)

  • I marvel at the magic: “research” papers nobody understands, including the authors, or will ever bother to read. Yet somehow, they get published and applauded. (Mujeeb)

  • Be nice to nerds. You may end up working for them. We all could.

Honour, Respect, and Freedom

  • "Loyalty above all, except honour"; I wonder if those who call themselves loyal understand that true loyalty is guided by honour, not blind obedience.

  • Why do so many people think they must humiliate themselves to prove respect for someone else? (Mujeeb)

  • There's talk of freedom everywhere, yet people outsource their thinking at the very first opportunity.

  • Never tolerae disrespect; Not even from yourself.

  • I would die for you. But I won't live for you.

  • Everyone worships Clark Kent, the ultimate people-pleaser, bending to everyone’s expectations and calling it virtue. I’ll take Lex Luthor, the real visionary. At least the man believes in greatness and has the audacity to chase it, while Clark sits on a tall building, smirking like he personally saved the world. (Mujeeb)

  • I know I am going to hell. Paradise demands that I serve and bow to “superior bloodlines.” I’d rather burn than surrender my equality as a human being. (Mujeeb)

  • Some minds are simply not made for self-respect. Give them respect, and they’ll still go looking for someone’s feet to sit at. Just leave them alone. (Mujeeb)

  • My friend’s spiritual teacher told him to sit near shoes to “weaken” his ego. My friend invited the teacher to do the same. The teacher was enraged by the “insult.” Apparently, weakening the ego is for followers, not the guru teacher. (Mujeeb)

  • Do not kill the ego. It is a beautiful thing that teaches us self-respect. It only turns ugly when we display it before those we see as weaker. (Mujeeb)

  • Unconditional loyalty is never respected. Even in a society that loves dogs, being called a ‘dog’ is still an insult. (Mujeeb)

Self-Help & Other Empty Talks

  • A 300-page self-help book is a recipe for the writer's success, not the reader's. (Mujeeb)

  • A self-help book can be a bestseller without being the best advice. Once it crosses 50 pages, it's often selling pages more than wisdom. (Mujeeb)

  • People who give you 20 tips for success are usually filling pages only, not changing lives. One insight is enough, if it truly hits. (Mujeeb)

  • How can you not see the shallowness in mentors who parrot, “Work smart, not hard.” Before mastery, that’s just a polished excuse for avoiding hard work, and a way to attract lazy audience for quick money. (Mujeeb)

  • "Everything is possible if you have courage, will and a GOOD PLAN." (from a movie).
    Dear self-help gurus, where is the damn PLANNING component in your ramblings? All I get is motivational waffle, not practical advice on how to plan. (Mujeeb)

  • They reject religion, then worship self-help gurus. Same wine, different bottle; same comforting nonsense, different costume. (Mujeeb)

My Soul Companions (Animals)

  • Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.

  • Want to know someone's true nature? Watch how they treat an animal. If they can abuse a helpless creature, you can be sure their talk of love and compassion is just empty words. (Mujeeb)

  • A starving kitten showed up at the door. My aunt said, “Don’t feed it, or it’ll keep coming back.” She often talks about how little we do to end suffering in the world. She’ll save the world, provided it doesn’t disturb her holiday. (Mujeeb)

  • When a “place of God” turns away a suffering animal, I wonder what exactly is being worshipped there. (Mujeeb)

My Spirit Talks

  • ‘Love God, and you’ll find God.’ What the hell does that even mean? Love comes from knowing someone. You miss someone because you’ve met them. I’m not going to pretend I love some invisible stranger just because a spiritual teacher told me to. I’d rather go looking for myself. (Mujeeb)

  • Don’t ridicule people for clinging to blind faith. My cat will never understand calculus, no matter how sincerely it tries. Some limitations deserve understanding, not ridicule. Just leave them alone. (Mujeeb)

  • DNA. Nanotechnology. GPS. Microchips. Scary AI. We struggle to understand what we’ve built, let alone create it from nothing. And yet we have the arrogance to declare, ‘There is nothing godly behind any of this.’ Really? Have you ever seen a human capable of something even remotely this grand? (Mujeeb)

Nature

  • A gentle night rain tapping on the rooftop... perhaps the most beautiful lullaby I have ever known. (Mujeeb)

  • A cold night in winter may feel lifeless outside, but sit down and keep company with your own self, and you may find yourself strangely full of life. (Mujeeb)