The Myth of Work-Life Balance

2 May, 2022

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Who wants balance, if I can choose to be destroyed.

woh log bahut khush kismat thay

jo ishq ko kaam samajhte thay

ya kaam se aashiqui karte thay

ham jeete’ji masroof rahe

kuchh ishq kiya, kuchh kaam kiya

kaam ishq ke aa’re aata raha

aur ishq se kaam ulajhta raha

phir aakhir tang aakar ham ne

dono ko adhoora chhod diya - Faiz Ahmad Faiz Sahab

Fortunate were those people,

Who thought of love as work

Or loved their work

I remained busy my whole life

With some work and some love

Work kept interrupting love

And love entangled with work

Finally, in angst, I left both half-done - Translated by Yours Truly