Entries by Moiz Amjad

When Your Thoughts Start Thinking for You

      یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں “My mind doesn’t stop,” I said to him. “One thought leads to another, then another, then another. Before I know it, I’m anxious, overwhelmed, and emotionally exhausted.” He nodded as if he had heard some version of this countless times. “Because you are not thinking your thoughts,” […]

Not Punishment—A Call to Return

        یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں I asked the question with a heaviness I could not conceal: “Why is this happening to me?” I said. “What have I done to deserve it?” He allowed the question to remain between us for a few moments, as though the assumption behind it needed to […]

The Patience of Influence

        یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں Finally, one day, I asked him, “If I have done everything I reasonably can, what do I do when nothing seems to change?” He looked at me thoughtfully. “How do you know they haven’t?” I smiled. “I think I would know.” “Would you?” His question caught […]

The Boundary of Responsibility

        یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں The conversation stayed with me long after we had parted. I understood, at least in principle, that my role was to influence rather than to control. There was relief in that realization. Yet another question kept returning to my mind. If I am not responsible for […]

Your Role Is Influence, Not Control

      یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں I said it with a mixture of frustration and disappointment. “I’ve explained this so many times,” I told him. “I’ve tried different approaches. I’ve been patient. I’ve been firm. I’ve reasoned with them. I’ve reminded them. But nothing changes.” He listened without interrupting. “I honestly don’t know […]

What Lies Beneath “I Don’t Feel Like It”

      یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں I said it casually, almost as though it settled the matter. “I just don’t feel like doing it.” He did not respond immediately. Instead, he looked at me for a few moments before asking, “Are you sure that’s the real reason?” I shrugged. “What else could it […]

The Day Urgency Took Over My Life

        یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں I said it half in complaint, half in resignation: “I don’t have time. There’s just too much to do.” He just asked one question: “Too much of what?” I paused for a moment and then said, “Important things.” He shook his head gently. Then he asked, […]

When Principles Cost You Dearly

      یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں I said it almost defensively, “But if I act on this, I’ll come across as difficult. People won’t like it. It will create awkwardness.” He didn’t argue. “That’s exactly the point,” he said. I looked at him, unsure whether I had misunderstood. “What do you mean?” I […]

Empathy Is Not Agreement

      یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں I asked him a question that had been bothering me for a long time: “If I listen to someone—really listen, let them speak, give them space to express their pain—won’t they assume I agree with them?” “That’s a real risk,” he said. “And it becomes dangerous if […]

When Worry Becomes a Habit

        یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں I said it half-jokingly, but there was some truth beneath it, “I think I’ve just become a worried person,” I told him. “Even when nothing is wrong, something in me feels uneasy.” He didn’t smile. “That,” he said quietly, “is how it begins.” I looked at […]