Social Work Quotes

“As helpers, we often feel the need to see our impact in tangible, measurable ways. We allow negative language into our head about the “broken system;” we look through a lens of “it doesn’t matter, I can’t make a difference”. These ideas are surely contributing to our burnout.”
― Jenn Bruer, Helping Effortlessly: A Book of Inspiration and Healing

“Amor Armada (The Sonnet)

I don't do drugs,
languages are my LSD.
Half-lovers crave escape,
I crave absolute unity.

Music is my MDMA,
Cultures, my cocaine.
Languages are my LSD,
People are my heaven.

Those drunk on love, language and
culture, need no artificial stimulant.
Only the half-lovers and the half-dead,
chase booze, drugs and institutions.

I'm drunk with the spirit of sacrifice,
You can keep your puny bottled charisma.
In a world of broken glass and
cigarette buds, I am Amor Armada.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Abigitano: El Divino Refugiado

“Music is my MDMA,
Cultures, my cocaine.
Languages are my LSD,
People are my heaven.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Abigitano: El Divino Refugiado

“I'm drunk with the spirit of sacrifice,
You can keep your puny bottled charisma.
In a world of broken glass and
cigarette buds, I am Amor Armada.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Abigitano: El Divino Refugiado

“Buddhas, Christs and Mevlanas don't live in caves, they walk amongst you. You know why? Because we cannot change the world from the sidelines. You may play the make believe of nonattachment all you want - and it may bring you personal comfort for the time being, but it doesn't alleviate human suffering from the world one bit.

The enlightenment bit is a small part of the equation. How you live afterwards determines the true worth of that enlightenment. If your idea of enlightenment revolves around some prehistoric routine of sitting and chanting, or crouching and praying, then such enlightenment is no enlightenment, but derangement.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iman Insaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat: Pani, Agua, Water, It's All One

“Life is an instrument of light.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iman Insaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat: Pani, Agua, Water, It's All One

“Be the living hope in action,
Not a couched coward of inaction.
Crushing all cowardice of detachment,
Get involved bravely till annihilation.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Iman Insaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat: Pani, Agua, Water, It's All One

“No sewage is ever sanctified without sewage-workers,
No society is ever civilized without reformers.
No mutation ever occurs without an anomaly,
No world is brought to life without love-laborers.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Himalayan Sonneteer: 100 Sonnets of Unsubmission

“There is no sunrise without sacrifice,
There is no unity without inclusion.
There is no love without conviction,
There is no justice without unsubmission.

No sewage is ever sanctified without sewage-workers,
No society is ever civilized without reformers.
No mutation ever occurs without an anomaly,
No world is brought to life without love-laborers.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Himalayan Sonneteer: 100 Sonnets of Unsubmission

“My divinity is not rooted
in god or scripture,
my divinity is rooted
in human welfare.

My science is not rooted
in cold logic venture,
my science is rooted
in human welfare.”
― Abhijit Naskar, World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets

“Rise my lions, roar my lions!
Prayers are flooding in -
who'll bring reliance!”
― Abhijit Naskar, World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets

“If bloodline dictated destiny,
We'd still be dangling from trees.
Not that we've done much better,
But at least there is possibility.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Visvavatan: 100 Demilitarization Sonnets

“My soldiers don't need guns,
My soldiers don't need bombs.
Their backbone is power enough,
To electrify their struggle upward.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Bulletproof Backbone: Injustice Not Allowed on My Watch

“Rise, revolt and roar for reform,
then you are my soldier of dawn.
Awake, aspire, and ascend in light,
then you are my fulfilled vision.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Divine Refugee

“You don't need to be worth millions to be of value to the human world. Lend a hand to those in need, and you're worth more than the billionaires.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Divine Refugee

“Show me a spark of social responsibility, I shall turn it into humanitarian wildfire.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Divine Refugee

“My soldiers are my gift to cosmos,
archaic narrowness is no match for them.
I got martyred in the making of a life,
to shine as beacon for generations to come.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Divine Refugee

“Forget about afterlife, focus on afterlight, light that is left behind, by your deeds of life.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Humanitarian Dictator

“When world cries blood
(The Sonnet)

When world cries blood,
your blood ought to boil.
If you feel nothing at all,
you're a stain upon the soil.

Fire in blood you can't inherit,
Wake up to duty and ignite yourself.
Second hand souls boast bloodline,
Humans weave nobility with actions.

When the world cries blood,
backbone oughta spark thunder.
If you feel nothing at all,
file for a bankrupt character.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Brit Actually: Nursery Rhymes of Reparations

“Twinkle twinkle valiant star,
ever wonder what you are!
Far past the freeze and hate,
lever of love, you're world lifter.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Brit Actually: Nursery Rhymes of Reparations

“In each other's horror let us be lamp,
In each other's veins let us be current.
In each other's storms let us stand anchor,
Amidst vice and malice let us bear sentience.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Brit Actually: Nursery Rhymes of Reparations

“In crisis, a civilian wonders, how can I save my family - a politician wonders, how can I save myself - a humanitarian wonders, how can I save the world!”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Humanitarian Dictator

“Where God retreats,
Human must step in.
Where myths fall short,
Mind must intervene.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Humanitarian Dictator

“Where God retreats, Human must step in.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Humanitarian Dictator

“Lives to Serve Before I Sleep
(The Sonnet)

Lives to serve before I sleep,
Service is my salvation.
Wounds to heal before I sleep,
Selfless joy brings illumination.

There are times people need help,
there are times they need motivation.
Keep your mouth absolutely shut,
if you cannot make the distinction.

Bridges to build before I sleep,
Walls are too savage a burden.
Tears to wipe before I sleep,
In human smile lies human heaven.

Chains to hack before I sleep,
Chains hack humanity to pieces.
Peace to plant before I sleep,
Come join me, let's grow a forest!”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Humanitarian Dictator

“Lives to serve before I sleep, service is my salvation.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Humanitarian Dictator

“Lives to serve before I sleep,
Service is my salvation.
Wounds to heal before I sleep,
Selfless joy brings illumination.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Humanitarian Dictator

“Tears to wipe before I sleep, in human smile lies human heaven.”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Humanitarian Dictator

“The only devil I dread is myself - no saint am I, just human in help!”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Humanitarian Dictator

“Go, get drunk, my friend!

Get so drunk with a vision unseen,
even monsoon begins to cry!
Get so drunk with an unbent cause,
even bosons bow to thy might!

Get so drunk with incorruptibility,
you emerge a walking Wardencliffe.
Get so drunk with accountability,
no Rorschach can analyze your spirit.

Get so drunk with uncontaminated justice,
every government keeps a file on you!
Get so drunk with untainted love,
conclaves convene to decipher you!”
― Abhijit Naskar, The Divine Refugee