Entries by Moiz Amjad

You Don’t Fix Emotions Directly

      یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں I asked him something that had been bothering me for a while, “If thoughts affect emotions, and emotions affect thoughts… then can we work directly on emotions to fix our thinking? Can we calm emotions first, and let thoughts follow?” He paused, not dismissing the question, but […]

The Company Our Thoughts Keep

      یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں He looked at me thoughtfully and asked, “Do our conversations shape our attitudes, or do our attitudes shape our conversations?” At first, it sounded like one of those philosophical puzzles, like asking whether the chicken came first or the egg. But the more I thought about it, […]

The Inner Work of Forgiveness

      یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں I asked him a question that had been sitting uneasily inside me for a long time. The Qur’an tells us to forgive others, “Do you not wish that God should forgive you?” I understand the verse. I believe in it. But when someone hurts you, disrespects you, […]

Every Conversation Leaves a Residue

    یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں I sat there, smiling politely, nodding at the right moments, while something inside me kept tightening. The conversation was flowing easily—too easily. Random topics, jokes, commentary on shows, casual remarks about people who weren’t present. And then, almost imperceptibly, it crossed a line. A name was mentioned. A […]

A Major Hindrance in Reorganizing Our Lives

      یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں I said it hesitantly, almost apologetically, “I’m trying to be more regular with my prayers,” I told him. “Especially Fajr. And that means I want to sleep by ten. But people around me don’t understand. Weekend gatherings run late. Family wants late-night dinners, movies, and long sittings. […]

An Emotion Lasts a Few Seconds, and a Mood Can Last All Day

        یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں   I was surprised when he said it so plainly, “An emotion,” he said, “lives for a few seconds.” I looked at him, almost amused. A few seconds? I could recall anger that lasted an entire day, sadness that stretched for weeks, and anxiety that had […]

Freeing the Present from the Weight of the Past

    یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں I brought the question to him, feeling fatigued: “Why,” I asked, “do some relationships keep breaking down in the same way? No matter how much I try, the same irritation, the same tension, keeps coming back.” He looked at me for a moment, then said something that caught […]

It Wasn’t the Snake

      یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں I still remember how confidently I had said it. “If people would just stop doing irritating things,” I said, “half our emotional problems would disappear.” He smiled slightly, the way he does when he knows the issue is not where I think it is. “Are you sure,” […]

Illegal Vs. Immoral

      یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں I remember asking him almost casually, as if it were a technical question, “If lying is such a big deal, why doesn’t the law punish it every time?” He didn’t answer immediately. He smiled faintly, the way he does when he wants me to slow down and […]

Learning to Let Faith Breathe

    یہ مضمون اردو میں پڑھیں “I don’t know what to do anymore,” I said quietly, almost ashamed of the intensity in my voice. “He used to be so religious. Now he doesn’t even pray. And it disturbs me in a way I can’t explain.” He looked at me with that familiar calm, not […]