“Even a whisper of love rings hurricane supreme.”
Source: Iman Insaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat: Pani, Agua, Water, It's All One
“Backbone has no gender,
Backbone has no orientation.
Backbone is plainly human,
Backbone is brawn to ascension.”
Source: Tum Dunya Tek Millet: Greatest Country on Earth is Earth
“Business leaders should value diversity of thought and experience, just as nature thrives on diversity.”
“There is so much life on the sides, the margins, in dark alleys, in parks, and remote villages that most tourists never get to see, and thus never get to feel and capture the real spirit of the places they visit. And thus, Dear Readers, I ask: can we travel without being tourists? Indeed, can we stop being tourists altogether? Can we begin to master the art of getting lost; the art of finding hidden gems, beauty, or simple experiences after which life is never the same?”
“Esperanza Impossible Sonnet 5
Our whole life we're taught to live behind the veil,
It is forbidden to even dream of removing it.
To really seal the deal society calls this tradition,
So that we feel guilty if we cross our ancestral limit.
This is how habits are proudly passed on as heritage,
And bigotry as the highest form of enlightenment.
Thus, integration is deemed as the ultimate treachery,
And peace remains a matter of armchair amusement.
If you are to choose between tradition and humanity,
I say, treat your ancestors as children not sage.
Those who pass on division and discrimination,
Deserve neither seriousness nor allegiance.
Truth is not the journey from one veil to another.
Truth involves peeling the veil one layer after another.”
Source: Esperanza Impossible: 100 Sonnets of Ethics, Engineering & Existence
“...it doesn’t make any difference. Whether we’re being lied to or not, we still have to get up and go to work and pay the bills and all the rest.”
Source: Ishmael
“Diversity is an act of nature,
Inclusion is an act of mind.
Diversity is the presence of light,
Inclusion is the celebration of light.”
Source: Visvavatan: 100 Demilitarization Sonnets
“Diversity is the presence of light, Inclusion is the celebration of light.”
Source: Visvavatan: 100 Demilitarization Sonnets
“I don't need to write in all these languages of the world - those who care, will find a way. I write in more than one language because I want to. I want to leave at least something extremely personal for every culture in the world - that is, for as many cultures as I humanly can.
However in the end, the universal spirit of love, light and oneness transcends language and culture, and finds a home in the heart of every conscientious human being - and that's what counts. It's the bridge that counts, not the shape it comes in.”
Source: Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch
“Narrow mind leads to vacant marrow, Without expansion life is hollow.”
Source: Visvavatan: 100 Demilitarization Sonnets