{"id":5184,"date":"2025-07-21T17:37:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afflatuscreations.com\/?page_id=5184"},"modified":"2025-07-21T17:39:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:39:48","slug":"life-and-joy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afflatuscreations.com\/index.php\/life-and-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"LIFE AND JOY"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5184\" class=\"elementor elementor-5184\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e700cb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e700cb2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f94a7d6\" data-id=\"f94a7d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3b7394 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3b7394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>LIFE AND JOY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Tholana Ashok Chakravarthy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Something darts<\/p>\n<p>Something hurts,<\/p>\n<p>Something soothes,<\/p>\n<p>Something brushes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cracked at times,<\/p>\n<p>Wrecked at times,<\/p>\n<p>Hearts find no balm,<\/p>\n<p>Except to keep calm.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Who can resist?<\/p>\n<p>Who can insist?<\/p>\n<p>Is everything illusory\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Is everything a fury?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Life finds no answer,<\/p>\n<p>Tries to find a pathfinder;<\/p>\n<p>Is it the destiny\u2019s ploy<\/p>\n<p>To shorten a life\u2019s joy.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><u><br \/><\/u><\/strong><strong>A RIGHT VISION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When clouded by sorrow<\/p>\n<p>And feel scared of tomorrow;<\/p>\n<p>To douse the burning thirst,<\/p>\n<p>A right vision appears as a gift.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When surrounded by fear<\/p>\n<p>With no one near and far;<\/p>\n<p>A right vision stands as a sole hope,<\/p>\n<p>Certainly, all the fears shall elope.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When some uncertainty pounces<\/p>\n<p>When mounting anxiety pierces;<\/p>\n<p>A right vision provides strength,<\/p>\n<p>To bestow confidence and faith.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And, when the advancing age<\/p>\n<p>Envision an unavoidable rage;<\/p>\n<p>We cannot leave it to our fate,<\/p>\n<p>A right vision certainly motivates.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE POET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Tholana Ashok Chakravarthy<\/strong> is a globally recognized poet, writer, and reviewer from Hyderabad, India. His message-driven poetry\u2014centered on peace, non-violence, environmental consciousness, and human rights\u2014has been published in over 100 countries and translated into 40+ languages. He has received accolades from world leaders and international organizations including the UN, UNESCO, and UNICEF.<\/p>\n<p>Author of <strong>eleven poetry collections<\/strong>, and translator of <strong>14 spiritual texts<\/strong>, Dr. Chakravarthy actively promotes global peace and environmental awareness through literature and digital media.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIFE AND JOY \u00a0 Dr. Tholana Ashok Chakravarthy \u00a0 \u00a0 Something darts Something hurts, Something soothes, Something brushes. \u00a0 Cracked at times, Wrecked at times, Hearts find no balm, Except to keep calm. \u00a0 Who can resist? Who can insist? Is everything illusory\u201d Is everything a fury? \u00a0 Life finds no answer, Tries to find [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5184","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LIFE AND JOY - Afflatus Creations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Something darts Something hurts, Something soothes, Something brushes. 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