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Regarding cut-off and related anxiety

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  • edited June 2017
    Invictus

    by William Ernest Henley

    Out of the night that covers me,
    Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
    I thank whatever gods may be
    For my unconquerable soul.

    In the fell clutch of circumstance
    I have not winced nor cried aloud.
    Under the bludgeonings of chance
    My head is bloody, but unbowed.

    Beyond this place of wrath and tears
    Looms but the Horror of the shade,
    And yet the menace of the years
    Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

    It matters not how strait the gate,
    How charged with punishments the scroll,
    I am the master of my fate:
    I am the captain of my soul.

    P.S.: Invictus means "unconquerable" in Latin.
    Dr you married or single ?

    Single.
    I'm curious as to what prompted this question though. :)

    How are you, Doc?
    And just in good humor, a memory, once you were taking suggestions on how to be a good catch here, am I right? :P
    I think versatile didn't see those.
    Haha, yes. That was after mains, I think.
    Don't tell anyone now.

    I'm all right. The usual stuff.
  • Whose woods these are I think I know.
    His house is in the village though;
    He will not see me stopping here
    To watch his woods fill up with snow.

    My little horse must think it queer
    To stop without a farmhouse near
    Between the woods and frozen lake
    The darkest evening of the year.

    He gives his harness bells a shake
    To ask if there is some mistake.
    The only other sound’s the sweep
    Of easy wind and downy flake.

    The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep.
  • Thanks for the song, khatoon. And the kind words.
    Hugs are magical, but they are getting rarer by day. :(
    Atleast people I know think they are childish and mushy.
    you know people you shouldn't know fir toh. Soo many hugs your way.
  • edited June 2017
    @DrKingSchuItz
    OK, top secret.
    Just let me know later if my suggestions worked for you.

    Classes are good. Kids are good. I just don't know what to say to them when some of them don't pay attention in engineering curriculum because they are focused on CSE prep instead.


  • This thread is so warm and fuzzy
    Thanks everyone for being super nice and super positive to everyone <3
  • edited June 2017
    @DrKingSchuItz
    OK, top secret.
    Just let me know later if my suggestions worked for you.

    Classes are good. Kids are good. I just don't know what to say to them when some of them don't pay attention in engineering curriculum because they are focused on CSE prep instead.


    This is one of the things that a person learns the hard way. Ek baar bol diya hoga na aapne, bas. :)
  • "You know people you shouldn't know."

    It's like you read me :D

  • When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
    When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
    When the funds are low but the debts are high,
    And you want to smile but you have to sigh,
    When care is pressing you down a bit...
    Rest if you must, but don't you quit!

    Life is queer with its twists and turns,
    As every one of us sometimes learns,
    And many failures turn about
    When we might have won had we stuck it out.
    Don't give up though the pace seems slow...
    You may succeed with another blow.

    Often the struggler has given up
    When he might have captured the victor’s cup;
    And he learned too late when the night came down,
    How close he was to the golden crown.

    Success is failure turned inside out...
    And you can never tell how close you are
    It may be near when it seems so far.
    So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit
    It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

    -- "Don't Quit" by Edgar A. Guest. :)
    Thanks for an introduction to this gem! I hadnt ever heard of Edgar Guest..this is beautiful!
    His poems are simple and straightforward.
    Another related one is "On Quitting".
    https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poems/detail/44316
  • Came to post some question bcoz feeling not like studying but this thread gave me a reason to study more vigorously. Thanks u all for such nice poems n words
  • Came to post some question bcoz feeling not like studying but this thread gave me a reason to study more vigorously. Thanks u all for such nice poems n words
    Your DP sums it all up. :)
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