Jannat- In Search Of Heaven... Here

Rafiq didn't say anything profound. He just looked at the rain, smiled with half his teeth missing, and sighed.

And in that moment, the search stopped. I realized that Jannat is not a trophy to be won. It is a frequency to be tuned into.

We hear it in old songs. We read it in ancient scriptures. We whisper it when we look at a photograph of the Swiss Alps or a quiet sunrise over the Kerala backwaters. "Yeh toh Jannat lagti hai" (This looks like Heaven), we say. Jannat- In Search of Heaven...

So, go ahead. Book the trip. See the mountains. Swim in the ocean. But don't do it because you think Paradise is over there .

Do it because you want to bring the Paradise inside you out into the world. Rafiq didn't say anything profound

Maybe it was about learning to see so clearly that you never have to leave. Have you found your slice of Jannat? Tell me about it in the comments below. Was it a place, or was it a moment? Follow the journey: #InSearchOfHeaven

Every time I reached for it, it drifted further away, like a mirage on a hot road. The Cracks in the Ordinary Then, one ordinary Tuesday, I stopped running. I realized that Jannat is not a trophy to be won

I was sitting in a broken plastic chair on a rooftop in Lahore. The monsoon clouds were heavy and grey. The electricity had gone out (as it always does). There was no AC, no WiFi, no 5-star view.