Consolations in life
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2 min readJul 5, 2015
- At least coffee doesn’t pretend to be something it ain’t.
- At least my sorrows are above average.
- At least nobody is vying to have the perfect soul.
- At least our lame one-liners shall outlive us.
- At least the trees stand up for what they believe in.
- At least mosquitoes don’t talk behind your back.
- At least pretend to pay attention while i’m talking to you.
- At least your demons are madly in love with you.
- At least the crazy ones don’t pretend to be normal.
- At least be honest to your lies.
- At least ISIS has job vacancies.
- At least those who click selfies aren’t selfish.
- At least cricketers don’t dive.
- At least Hindus can always claim reincarnation as the last resort.
- At least show confidence when you’re doing something wrong.
- At least scratch my back before you stab it.
- At least pain is paying attention to you.
- At least Monday comes to an end.
- At least the suiciders aren’t commitment-phobic.
- At least the believers aren’t lazybones.
- At least our enemies don’t disappoint us.
- At least the damaged folks accept who they are.
- At least the liberals in Pakistan aren’t hypocritical like ours.
- At least those who change their DPs accept that they’re ageing.
- At least our shadows resemble each other.
- At least the losers can claim to be self-made.
- At least those who can’t speak don’t lie.
- At least the Army doesn’t tweet during working hours.
- At least science doesn’t expect us go on a pilgrimage.
- At least the illiterates are spared from writing suicide notes.
- At least nobody can hate us more than we hate ourselves.
- At least the misogynist jokes pay full attention to women.
- At least they won’t levy doping charges against Indian athletes.
- At least fat people don’t crack thin jokes.
- At least the women in urban India have a voice.
- At least we can try to be happy.
