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The First Love Letter

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Image What today is the conflict of choices and responsibilities, was once an endearing quest of attaining love. It began in the mountains and grew in the cool breezy evenings over steaming cups of coffee, and poetic clinks of wine glasses. Mutual admiration flowed like soft notes of music, and soon they were dancing to the "Magic Flute'. It was one of these times, when he wrote her his first love letter. Sia, it’s seldom that I sit down to write. Though it’s often that I wish I had written about things. I took an off from work today; I haven’t had a shower, haven’t event brushed my teeth, but I made myself the perfect cup of tea. A big cup of tea, and I took time out, to write.      Life has been going at a rather fast pace, a lot has been happening, there have been changes, and I haven’t really had time to think. So I’m taking a break today, and I wish to write about what’s been going on.      I’m taking the liberty of sharing this note with you – without ev

He Is A Reasonable Man, She's an Emancipated Woman. Could There Be Peace?

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She: Please pick up! Alright, I respect that you don't want to talk! A couple of days back you assured me a scenario and I was happy with it. 2 days later that changed for whatever reason, I'll not lie I didn't like it. I'll have to cope with it because clearly you're behaving all authoritative now. So I will! But, you cannot ask me to change the way I feel. I am not okay and I'll not lie.  It must be just few days for you, but each day initially, in my mind and heart is like a mountain, where every thing is new, unlike me and not mine. I know I'm not an ideal woman to get married to. But, because you're all authoritative now, I'll do whatever you ask. But know it I'll not change. Again I'm not going to be an ideal wife or daughter-in-law. He: I am not being authoritative. S he: I can love people, but not necessarily be with them, that's me. I can't be okay. But, I'll have to understand, adjust, acco

Me or the other me at 28…?

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Photo Credit Let me tell you story of a girl, who’s turning 28, is still single and struggling her ways to make a career in unstable prospects. Ever since her childhood, she did the opposite of what she was told to. Her family history had already decided her fate that included graduating, working in a government job and ultimately to get married at 25 or so. Obviously she did not do any of that. Apparently, she was resistent to logical and stable ways. She left her day college for an evening one to pursue some odd jobs along with her college. This messed both her grades and earnings. Yet somehow, she managed to graduate and effortlessly got what hundreds of graduates still struggle to get- a job in a government department that required her to do significantly nothing yet promised handsome earnings. What did she do? She left that too for another undecided fate. Let me clarify that she wasn’t the creative sorts, who are too talented to do anything routine. She was just one of tho

How Ciggy Ran Into Someone And They Fell In Love...

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    1. It was one of his regular walks on a pleasant sunny day. Still, there was a certain emptiness amidst the serene beautiful pathway.  2. Now he came to know what he was missing. His eyes and heart were set on her instantly. 3. He wished she'd turn around and there eyes will meet! 4. There she was, looking the prettiest of all, slightly hesitant to take a step, but cupid had planned otherwise. 5. She followed her heart and planted a sweet kiss on his cheek. This is how began the sweetest love story ever (The Puppy Love) :) <3

It's a Wonderful Life!

It's a wonderful life!!!!!! Yes it is, it has been and it will be. Everything in this lifetime makes me believe that it is - wonderful. Well for this realisation to come it may take different props for each individual but for sure it comes and at that time you feel you make your destiny. Life has given me the power to steer my life as I want to. The controls are in my hands so I am my leader. We always like the change in scenes and this is what happens. We see those changes coming along our path and it is for us to blend in those to gain maximum out of it. Gains can be in terms of happiness, success, monetary, love, acceptance, etc. so got to gain when we can because that scene is not permanent as our thoughts must have initiated the process of another change. So we just need to keep filling our basket. How I came about knowing that it's a wonderful life? Well it's been that change of scenes brought about by it and along with that the realisation of it all that set in

Life paralysed??

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As I opened my eyes in the morning today, all I could see was a white blanket outside my window. Every little speck was layered with about one foot of snowfall! The sunshine illuminated the entire spectrum. It was a marvellous sight indeed, indescribable in words for sure! The water in the pipes and tanks had frozen so not a drop dripping…the only water trickling I could see was from the icicles formed on the roofs and as each droplet descended on the ground it froze right there!     The newspaper arrived very late and was stocked with headlines such as “Heavy snowfall paralyses life”. The detailed news gave an extensive report of blocked roads, lack of daily supplies of necessities like vegetables, milk, bread etc., snapped telephone lines, disrupted power and water supply, twisted electric poles, all forms of transportation at halt, tourists   trapped, etc. etc. etc. – life at a standstill and all thanks to the high velocity winds and one of the heaviest snowfalls in the recent

Remember, it was Nov 14th too?

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It took a while to almost every passerby on Ridge to realize that it’s not just another Sunday. So many lovely children in uniforms had gathered near Gaiety Theatre, and they were quite a centre of attraction. However, what I got to overhear was even more inviting: “Look, there’s some food fest going on in there”, “So many children, what’s the occasion?” After all, we are no more kids to remember the Children’s Day. Thankfully, people with the great ‘Umang’ spirit don’t consider their adulthood a restriction against celebrating the special day, rather they made it even better having angels celebrating along.  If only I could rise on time in the morning, I would have joined the kids in the film-festival too that Umang Foundation had organized for the disabled and orphan children. Nevertheless, I was extremely overwhelmed to have met my friends from Kasturba Gandhi Aashram, dressed up in cute Nehru outfits. It really made my day when one of them actually recalled me once visiting