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As life moves on we come across a lot of new words; some cause a shrill to run down our spine, others make our skin go bumpy, then there are ones that explain why the inside of our throat shrinks and also those that are succeeded by somersaults in our gut region. It's impossible for me to provide justice to the delineation of inception of all such troubled, fearsome and pleasing situations. So, keeping it short, the most horrific word that I have come across so far happens to be one from Urdu being "Hum". Entertainingly, it is one of my favorites to use except I don't, any more.  

Hum is Us, Hum is We.
Hum is You and Me!

*It rhymes! It rhymes!*

Hum is Us, Hum is We.
Hum is You and Me!

I stand at a point where every time I hear somebody include me in Hum on an every day level something sinks inside, consumed by the whirlwind of diffidence that expresses itself as crooked creases on my forehead. It wasn't always like this. There used to be jolly days when Hum was radiant and blossoming. I never could have dared to imagine Hum being one of the most grotesque disappointments. The rapturous beauty of Hum cannot be denied, but the nefariousness you and I disfigure it with dragging it to the zenith of morbidity is grievous and only more outrageous.
 
The fact that Hum can obligate you to be a part of something you are actually not a part of is the horrific element. Since Hum has the power to drown you to the depths and deprive you of your essence, it can be damaging. Hum isn’t for extenuating uniqueness and distinction. It is for accentuating individuality through contrast while engendering progress by constructive interference. Hum is about invigorating diversity. On the flip side, deviation from the soul of Hum while being Hum is a downright assault to the phenomenon.

Constituting Hum is like the genesis of a family; a demanding assemblage that extracts peace off of conflicting personalities. Hum is an oxymoron or it's like a molecule that is the bearer of tightly bonded opposite charges. The delicacy about it is that it gives you a reason to strive for someone other than yourself by enabling you to be larger than yourself. Very human thing to do. Very rightful. The only condition that needs to be met is: Hum needs to be Hum and not a parasite.

I use the word with sensibility. I do. I try. I think. Blah! I want to.