Pragmatic

@iam_sidrah Twitter got recently unbanned here. So let's see... Anyway, how have you been? Sb kheriyat hai?

@StarFolk_ Janab 🙏🏽 .. please do it.

I miss my political tweets. :(

There’s just one Ring Nebula to rule them all. Now Webb has turned its eye on this popular target, revealing the complexity of its structure in unprecedented detail — and the possibility that the dying star at its center has a companion: go.nasa.gov/45iQc9I

@Zaishe57 Putting things into perspective was the reason I started rereading it. It helped me years back, and it did the same thing again.

@StarFolk_ Huh! Sounds interesting. Might help me with my life these days too

It's quite a challenge to transition back to the real world after finishing a page-turner, good book. The world of books holds a special allure.

@Zaishe57 It's The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. You should give it a read. You might just like it. It emphasises, as the name suggests, the importance of living in the here and now.

@StarFolk_ Which one!!

"I want to read books that make me laugh and cry and fear and hope and punch the air in triumph. I want a book to hug me or grab me by the scruff of my neck. I don't even mind if it punches me in the gut. Because we are here to feel." — Matt Haig

@Zaishe57 Haha thank you! :)

@StarFolk_ Haha that sounds great! Also I am glad to see you back here. I miss seeing the photos of the galaxy, and profound quotes of our awesome scientists. :)

So it's true that music has no language. I made my American colleagues listen to Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's Raag last night, and they were totally mesmerised by it. They didn't understand a single word of it, and yet they calpped, they danced, they smiled. It was sooo wholesome!

@Zaishe57 Oh no, at least not yet. The company I work for has one of its offices here in Lahore. We were in an online meeting with our US team and had some free time once we were done. So I just recommended it to them and then enjoyed their reaction. Boht maza aya. Lol

@StarFolk_ Have you shifted to the USA?

@mrithejester I am. Thank you! I hope you're doing great, too. I've missed your tweets!

@StarFolk_ Been a while since I heard from you! I hope you have been well.

Stress and food mix in different ways for different people; some people cannot help feeling perpetually peckish while stressed, and others go off food completely.

"In infinite time, in the infinity of matter, in infinite space, a bubble-organism separates itself, and that bubble holds out for a while and then bursts, and that bubble is – me." — Leo Tolstoy

Of course Saturn brought its ring light 🪐 Webb took its first near-infrared look at Saturn on June 25. The planet appears dark at this wavelength, as methane gas in its atmosphere absorbs sunlight — but its icy rings stay bright! Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3XtQ5Fr

Every dot is a star and a tale of worlds unknown. It's impossible not to feel a sense of awe and wonder at the vastness of it all.

Consider this: for about 14 billion years, we didn't exist. Now, we're fortunate enough to have a few decades of life. But soon enough, we'll cease to exist once again. Life is fleeting, so let's make the most of it and enjoy every moment like a holiday while we can.

"We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever." — Carl Sagan, died on this day in 1996

In case if you need a reminder. Phone credit: unknown

"Looking at the earth from afar you realize it is too small for conflict and just big enough for co-operation." - Yuri Gagarin

Everything - including galaxies, stars, planets, people, microbes, etc. - is transient. Accept the fleetingness of life and enjoy it while you can. It's also a one-time opportunity. Make the most of it. Be good.