Samviti Bhardwaj

i read this somewhere— “your fingerprints can’t be wiped away from the little marks of kindness that you’ve left behind”

you might think you don’t matter in the world, but because of you someone has a favourite book to read, someone smiled today because you complimented them, someone believes in kindness because of your actions, someone has a favourite cup to drink their coffee out of the cup you bought for them, someone listens to a song and it reminds them of you, someone looks at the sunset and thinks ‘if she was here, she would have loved it’, someone looks at tulips and remembers they are your favourite flowers. never think you don’t have an impact on people.

—Samviti Bhardwaj 🧸

“women are hard to impress”

books? emotional intelligence?? handwritten love letters??? going to museum? night walks?? stealing kisses??? coffee dates? undying loyalty??? dedicating songs? making playlists?? flowers? watching sunset together?? annotating books? deep conversations??

this generation

i am a part of this generation.

i am not a part of this generation.

i am part of the generation that searches for the old school love in the modern world.

i am not part of the generation which looks for the next best thing.

i am a part of the generation which believes in dating to marry.

i am not a part of the generation that keeps considers people as options.

i am a part of the generation that believes in love languages.

i am not a part of the generation that believes only in receiving love.

—Samviti Bhardwaj 🎀

there were so many things for us when we were children like coloring books, toys, puzzles and places you could go to for playing and what not, but as soon as we grew up, there were none? no one thought that it's nice for adults to indulge in arts and crafts or for them to have hobbies or build legos. we needed these things for our mental health. i still remember that in our school we used to have activities like make something out of waste material or make a scrapbook for your memories. why don't we do that as adults? it would make this generation so much happier and better if we start doing things for our own mental health, things that were encouraged in our childhood like making gifts for each other or playing on the bouncy toy in the weddings— just all these little things that we never thought had such huge impact on us as kids.

—Samviti Bhardwaj 💌

I felt this in my soul when Edgar Allan Poe wrote 'I was never insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched'

and nothing described my existence better than 'I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity'.

—Samviti Bhardwaj

One of the most relatable things I read was when Franz Kafka wrote 'I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself'

and how do you expect me to word my feelings when i have found no words for them. you ask me if i am okay, and my answer is always the same, it is not because i don't want to tell you, how can i tell you something that i have not yet understood?

—Samviti Bhardwaj

Albert Camus once wrote 'whoever gives nothing has nothing. the greatest misfortune is not to be unloved, but not to love'

and I know people feel bad and guilty about loving the wrong people, but there is also a beautiful realization there. you have so much love. you carry so much love inside of you that you pour onto others. you have the gift of loving, of making people feel loved. I don't know which is better but I'd rather love people, even when there is a possibility they might not turn out right for me, but I can't live with not loving, at all.

—Samviti Bhardwaj 💌

The easiest thing in life is to go after others-

chasing people, chasing relationships, friendships, chasing their goals, chasing their mindsets, etc. But why not go after yourself-

chasing your dreams, chasing your 'what ifs' and building a better version of yourself? Why not do things, pick up hobbies that make you happy and will help you grow in life: because that is difficult.

To focus on our selves, to focus on our own growth is not easy that is why only a few can do that. To solely be immersed and committed towards oneself is a thing only brave people can do. I hope you have the courage to go after yourself and if you don't have it yet, i hope you build it gradually.

—Samviti Bhardwaj 💌

I'll try to write a poem for everyone who comments on this reel.

(based on your pfp, username and bio)

we say we have time but we don't.

i mean i am scared i won't be able to get all my thoughts out on paper, i haven't made my best art yet, i haven't told enough people i love them, i haven't pampered my loved ones enough, i haven't written down my best piece of poetry, i haven't met the best version of myself, i haven't met my soulmate, i haven't opened 5 different YouTube channels to showcase my hobbies, i haven't even explored my own country yet. there is still so much to do, so much to live for, so much to see, so much to say, so much to hear, so much to give, so much to recieve, so much to create and yet we think we have time?

—Samviti Bhardwaj 💌

i have conjured more stories in my head than i have on paper.

—Samviti Bhardwaj 🪐

"this is not a story of courage. it's not a story of miracles. it's just a simple story of love.

undying love that a man had for a woman, unflinching love that a woman had for a man and unending faith that god had on their love. i ended up discovering love. love that breaks you but still keeps you together. love that creates distances but still brings you closer. love that is true and forever. i learnt that if you have the power to love like that, then god makes sure that your love finds its way. all you have to do is just hang in there and wait, wait for your time."

—Akira | Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012)

don't think of happiness as a goal. cause happiness is not a destination, happiness is a journey, something you cultivate, something that has always been within you, something that is to be felt during the tiny and big moments of life, something that is to be enjoyed along every step of your life.

—Samviti Bhardwaj 🪐

people always confuse love (प्रेम) with attachment (मोह). love is born out of compassion while attachment is born out of arrogance. you love without expecting nothing in return but with attachment comes expectations and when expectations are unfulfilled, you are bound to get hurt. love frees you while attachment binds you. love is one of the purest things to ever exist. when you love a person, you will wish the best for them even when you're not the one making them happy, but with attachment, you would to be the reason behind their happiness and all the good things that may happen to them. attachment comes from fear while love makes you fearless. attachment is selfish and love is selfless.

—Samviti Bhardwaj 💌

what's more difficult than letting go?

holding on. when you're letting go of something or someone, they are in the past but when you hold on to something or someone, you bind yourself with hope for a future that may or may not exist.

—Samviti Bhardwaj 💌

when Kafka said "what if i slept a little more and forgot about all of this nonsense" and when Dostoevsky said "people. people. endless noise. and i am so tired. and i would like to sleep under trees, red ones, blue ones, swirling passionate ones."

—Samviti Bhardwaj 🪐

one of the worst things we do as humans is comparison, especially comparison of pain, suffering and trauma. someone who drowns in 7 feet of water is just as dead as someone who drowns in 20 feet of water. most people remain unheard and unseen throughout their life and everyone just wants their story to be heard, their pain to be seen. the lack of empathy is scary. the absence of kindness is heartbreaking. someone doesn't have it better, someone doesn't have it worse. stop comparing traumas and stop belittling people's experiences. everyone has their own share of struggles and most people don't even talk about it because they fear judgement. we all deserve love and kindness.

—Samviti Bhardwaj 💌