Chai with Shachi

The sun sets and the day ends But the uncertainty of life lingers on It was just another day, just as insignificant as the rest I didn't give it my best I'll have another chance tomorrow Or will I? I do not wish for my life to be filled with sorrow But I shall keep my promise and won't lie One day, like a feather, I'll slip away To join the midnight sky In the company of million little twinkling stars, I shall sway Such a beautiful way to die Wish I could rewind Erase the slate And rewrite my fate I do not wish to repent Carpe diem my friend and that'll suffice Only fools search for the clandestine of life One has only a moment and must make sense of the present For joy is copious and so is misery And the latter we must not resent The balance of pain and pleasure We must treasure  Don't be a loon And do what makes your heart bloom Carpe diem my friend Carpe diem! - Shachi  [ Inspired by movie "The Dead...

 Trigger warning : The following content includes graphic references, covering topics such as rape, murder, abuse and violence. Please engage in self-care as you read this article since it is disturbing and traumatizing.  History of Japan From the year 1603 to 1854, Japan was a closed country. This meant that nobody could come in or go out of Japan. This naturally meant that Japan didn't welcome trading or foreigners. However, foreigners were limited to a small port in Hiroshima.  This all changed on July 8, 1853, when an American naval officer named Matthew.C.Perry led his four ships into the harbor at Tokyo Bay, seeking to re-establish regular trade and discourse between Japan and the western world. On seeing the hermit country, the Western world was left in shock. This was because Japan was 200 years behind from the rest of the world economically, technologically and militarily. Now Japan's main goal was to modernize their country as quickly as possible. And they achi...