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Maham Ahmad's avatar

پیاری ثنا! آپ کا خط پڑھا اور پڑھ کر بہت اچھا تو لگا ہی ساتھ میں آپ کی ہمت کی داد دینا چاہوں گی۔۔۔۔ جس طرح آپ نے دل کی گہرائیوں میں موجود باتوں کو یہاں بیان کیا۔۔۔۔ یہ خاصا مشکل کام ہے۔۔۔۔ اللہ پاک آپ کے لیے آسانی کرے۔۔۔ لکھتی رہیے، آپ کی تحریر پڑھ مجھے دل سے خوشی ہوئی۔۔۔

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I often discuss with friends and colleagues the difference between being alone and feeling lonely. Being alone is wahid, a state of contentment where you find peace within yourself, drawing strength and entertainment from within. On the other hand, loneliness is a darker place—it’s when you feel insufficient, when you long for someone else to fill the space.

Being alone can be empowering, and I believe you’ve journeyed this path. Your words reflect that you understand this well. They don’t reveal pain but rather a strength that quietly speaks through them. This is the impression (aitbaar) of your expression (likhai) and it is unique and compelling.

You seem content with what you have, even if it is your connection with the evergreen Parveen Shakir. The way you’ve unveiled a portion of yourself while writing to her is simply beautiful.

And perhaps in moments when loneliness knocks, as it does for all of us, we find that it’s in these spaces of vulnerability that our greatest creativity and resilience emerge.

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