Category: Life etc.

“F.R.I.E.N.D.S”

It’s great, really great to have people around you, who let you be what you truly are. No pretenses,  no judgement,  no opinions. Yes the rare species called true friends.  A literal definition can never be enough for someone who sees you inside out, loves you for who you are and can tell you off yet be endearing.

Many, I trust, like me, mistake acquaintances to be friends and just friends to be true friends. Not necessary to categorise people in your life or being judgemental about them, just a selfish way of sorting out people who matter or don’t really matter in our lives. When the lines are blurred it causes heartache. You know, you trust someone with something and you hear it from someone else. That.

And yet, each one of us must have that special friend, just a mere thought of whom can brighten up a dull day. Just the kind of person you want to speak to, after a heartbreak or say, a ludicrous gossip you overheard.  There may be more than one such special someone in your life or may be just one. And that, I believe what defines who you really are, or for lack of better words, what kind of a person you are. Again, not being judgemental, just saying.

I, for that matter, take immense pride in the fact that along my journey so far, have met such wonderful people, who have touched the deepest corners of my heart in ways more than one. Have made me the person I want to become and, well, just be there. For a true friend, no matter how long you have known him/her, how often you meet or speak remains just that- a true friend.

Here’s to you, yes I know you would understand, it’s you I am talking about. I love you, cross my heart.

 

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Of love and Jab Tak Hain Jaan

I have always been intrigued, as far as I can remember, since school days, about the magical experience called love. Goes without saying my formative years were shaped to a large extent by our illustrious movies…Not that I didn’t experience any path breaking love stories in my neighborhood  I remember, vividly, how a school buddy was head over heels with a pretty girl, who happened to be my neighbor  Guess, being in a Boys High school meant you are deprived of all things beautiful and the testosterone levels are constantly on a rampage!

Since those days I have been longing to live in the shoes of a man who has seen it all…a carefree life..love at first sight..dreams of a togetherness eternal..a heartbreak or two..moving on with a burdened heart.. Until one finds love again. Part of my journey has been testimony to the life I always dreamt of. And so besotted I have been with this wonderful but clichéd idea of love, that I had been writing , ever since I fell in love with love, about love, in its myriad manifestations..and its glorious journey through two hearts.

Watched the much awaited Jab Tak Hain Jaan this Diwali. Critics and plot-holes be damned, I fell in love with Samar, Akira and Meera. Whats wrong with a uber-sexy Meera sacrificing her love for his life? Sounds old-fashioned? My filmi instincts urged me, that’s the right thing to do. For one has to go through love, in all its glory, in order to share that precious journey. Keep hearing and reading too many nasty remarks about the movie and especially its leading actor (who incidentally I idolize, for his wit, humor  suaveness and of course histrionics), but then the child in me fails to understand why one can’t see what I see? Love, in all its glory.

 

 

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ଏମିତି ହିଁ…

ଜୀବନ ବି ଖୁବ୍ ବିଚିତ୍ର ..ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧ ମାନଙ୍କର ସଂଜ୍ଞା ବଦଳିଚାଲେ ସମୟ ର ଗତି ସହିତ . .ସ୍ବପ୍ନ ବଦଳିଯାଏ ଓ ବଦଳିଯାଏ କେତେ ସ୍ମୃତି ର ପ୍ରତିଫଳନ ହୃଦୟ ର ଆଇନା ରେ ..

ଯଦି କେହି କେବେ ନିଜକୁ ବୁଝିପାରନ୍ତା, ତେବେ ହଠାତ୍ ଆବିଷ୍କାର କରନ୍ତା .. ନୂତନ ଏକ ପୃଥିବୀ ..ହୁଏତ ପ୍ରତିଟି ସ୍ବପ୍ନ ହୋଇଯାଇପାରେ ଏକ ବିଭତ୍ସ କଳ୍ପନା …

 

 

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Why..?

With each thought, each effort to put my feelings for my mother in words, I realize today helplessly that not everything we feel is within the realms of our consciousness.

I am trying to come to terms with a reality which has shaken me like nothing else could. I know all my tears, nightmares, regret and heart wrenching sobs are in vain..but if I can talk to her once..just once…

As my best friend puts it – death is natural process until it happens to people you love.  But then again, we get on with our lives, learn to deal with it somehow. Life, just moves on.

Life has been called so many things. To me, it’s the greatest of teachers.

In last few weeks it taught me what pain truly is..it taught me what love truly is..and how fake relationships can be. Yes , life,  I will learn to deal with you till I meet your match, death.

 

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