Soul Feast.

[Athar Hussain, Pakistan]

Dear readers, 

this is Valerictorian's fourth year

in cyberverse.

The FAQ's

I get about this website has been,

'Why 

start Valerictorian?'

It is birthed from

frustration.

That was a time when

the 'emo' pop culture was rising

and

eyeliners, black nail polish and skinny guys

reigned the streets.

I was frustrated 

with the 

daily blizzard 

of 

negative blog posts,

the 

mindless, reckless droppings

of 

groundless, homemade philosophies.

The WWW has become a

smelly, black and stagnant swamp;

littered with 

emotional gibberish.

Almost anyone who swims in it

is

 dirtied.

Word by word,

blog by blog,

the

 info sludge has grown

above our heads,

blocking our ears,

burdening our souls

more than ever.

In the midst of clutter,

it's not easy to distinguish

what's 

true and false.

It was messing with the 

minds and hearts 

 of people I cared for.

Our souls 

are always

thirsty 

for some refreshment,

cold 

for some warmth

because

it is easy to be 

heavy

and 

difficult to be 

light.

And

along with those who have already been 

bringing in the much needed rain and sunshine

to 

invigorate 

those around them,

I hope to provide that too

-

not 

with

who 

I am,

but from

who I know,

my relationship with them,

observations of their lives,

and

studies of the words they live out.

I believe

that 

anyone who thinks he knows it all

is a fool for sure

and to 

broadcast inaccurate, misleading digital content

is a 

social crime.

Unsurprisingly,

for I am only 

human,

I must have been guilty before.

That is why in this 

little garden where 

I hope to

invigorate the 

souls of my guests,

the seeds I've been sowing are from

my personal encounters, 

true life observations

and

 thorough readings from established research archives.

In the form of storytelling and visuals,

I wish to broadcast and promote

what I believe would be 

food for our soul

-

nothing else.

Not to 

teach,

for 

I have not attained the gravity to do so,

but to

inform and uphold

what I believe is 

good to know.

Frustration 

has launched me on an endless search

for the

kiss of life.

I simply

enjoy spreading

anything that has benefited me,

in hope

it'd benefit you too.

This desire has steered me 

through 735 pieces of 

writings and visual expression

from which,

as much as I could,

craft them in digestible servings

 to tickle your taste buds

for what is 

truly tasty.

I do not know when would be the end of our feast.

But for now,

welcome to more.

Bon appetit.

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