To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.
-William Somerset Maugham
Reading -A Refuge
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A bilingual writer, Moushmi Radhanpara has authored three poetry collections so far, namely POSIES and 03:21 AM –An Ode to Rust & Restlessness, and Resignation of an Angel. She is also scribbling an unplanned rough draft of a story as a part of NANOWRIMO 2020 and hopes that something might come out of it. She has also co-authored two books, The Lockdown Stories and Mirage so far. Her poetries can be found on her blog https://aestheticmiradh.com/ and a few other online portals. She believes in the fact that a better reader makes a better writer. Reading a 100 books a year is her latest obsession. She can be found either drunk on coffee or hiding away from everything and admiring the gorgeous sun. View more posts
Aesthetic Miradh 
Yes and what an amazing poet. Too good nice and simple, Moushmi
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Thank you so much dear fro always being so appreciative.
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Welcome dear Moushmi at all times. Have a wonderful day.
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You too 🙂
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Thanks
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One of my favorite authors. Maugham
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Glad to know that 🙂
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Hi Moushmi,
nice quote, and not only nice,it is very useful too 🙂
Thank you
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Thank Ben 🙂
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How true! 😍
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YES!!! 🙂
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True ! True ! ☺️
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Thank you, and I like this new picture of yours 🙂
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Thank you so much 😊 much love ☺️
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Soo even it applies when I am reading your posts
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Oh is it?
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Depends
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On?
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My mood..because I have to be out of my worst and negative thoughts know
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Why? Is something wrong?
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Nope..but there are times when something’s will be wrong
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Why worry about the thing that has not even happened!
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Who said that the things were not happened..it’s life many things happen daily
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That is life!
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Yeah…I think you know more about life than me
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Good one and very true, Moushmi.
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Thank you 🙂
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Very true..reading relieves us from all worries
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I agree, it is like getting transported to a different world altogether.
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This quote from your post worths more than a million dollar. Reading! It’s as important as the air we breathe!
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Oh absolutely, it is important to me just as breathing, summed it up very well. Thanks dear 🙂
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You’re welcome. Do have a nice day.
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Same to you 🙂
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Thanks.
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Oh yes!
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🙂
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The image takes me to reading my fav book on a quiet beach with only sound of waves!!
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Oh, so may be Marine drive would suffice for now? :-p
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Haha…is it beach?? I thought it would be the last place for reading a book!!…noisy, no place to sit and waves hitting you!! 😛
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O God! Are you ever planning to go or not?
I for a fact have sat there and read a lot of times.
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Haha…dont feel like motivated to go!!
You must be having some truly gifted concentration power!!!!
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Oh no, no gifted concentration power, I just seemed to get hold of the perfect spot 😀
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Then i must rather say gifted observation skills!! 😁
Looking at the pics it looks like thr is a long raised concrete platform on which people sit and one side is sea and other is road…how do you manage to get hold of that place to read!!!!
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You will realise, it isn’t just that much.
I have walked all the way from Churny Road to Nariman point, along those waves, many times, you do find some place in the end, you know.
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Ok maybe once i visit i will get to know…
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Exactly.
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