An evanescent life... that's what best defines the state of human life... n what makes me think that a transient life like ours is something we can boast about...? Well...perhaps that was a sporadic question I always asked myself...but while I m writing down this post...I can rekindle all those things in this mortal life...that finally make me brag about our transitory lives...!!
Here again I feel the urge to mention the source of inspiration for this post...perhaps all the people whom I meet everyday...or have met in the past 20yrs...I acknowledge all of them for being a part of my life...this "EPHEMERAL HUMAN LIFE..!"
Well..we all have good days and yes we have bad days...euphoric days without a second thought... are prophesied by all and sundry...is it the same for days of grief...well you know the answer...!
Gone are the days when winter was surely followed by spring...d contemporary situation is perhaps a complete paradox ! If spring comes...it will surely be supplanted by winter...which usually procrastinates into a more diversified form of hailstorms n tornadoes...
Perhaps the little touches of grief in moments of elation...n majestic touch of exultation in moments of grief...have indeed laid down the foundation of the gregarious human life...!
So..now let me introduce the mainstay of this post...an emissary representing anyone and everyone in this world...Yeaa the "world" as a whole...! Coz "his" story is just a "little part" of what people face in their day to day life...!
"His" day begins at 6...hot or cold...dry or rainy...our "man" sets a new benchmark in the field of puntuality everyday...a favourite of the bosses...jewel of his mom's eyes...the best guy a girl can get (his chica cites)...certainly he was someone living a life of contentment and repletion...!
But this day had something else in store for him...perhaps even life faced an inferiority complex seeing his abound life of equanimity...
Late for office in the morning...fight with girlfriend last night...and a quarrel with boss over a wrong decision that our guy made a few days back...fair enough to say that his life took a wrong turn...dire circumstances out of nowhere confronted him everywhere that day...
Frustrated with whatever was happening...a single bad day was taking its toll already...clouds of sadness engulfed him as he had certainly not expected such a day in his life...(as do everyone of us)...
Embarrassed by boss' bashing...his day in office seemed like the biggest punishment one could get... Didn't want to go back home after office...but he was helpless...
Striking the little paper cup by his feet on the staircase, till he got down to the office reception...his mind was still contemplating about all that happened with him...and he was anticipating even worse things to come his way back home...until he saw the office watchman constantly gazing at some old, rusty photograph...
The watchman who was the most vulnerable person around...who faced derogatory comments from everyone...The most gullible person..who cud do nothing but hear to and ignore everyone's bashing n slandering...Even our "guy" used to treat him like just another low grade person...
But as I quoted earlier...this day was different...n instead of taking out his frustration on the watchman...our "guy" went close to him...noticed the frown on his face...had a glance at the photo that he was dug into...noticed a little girl in that photo...n asked a simple, genteel question, " Who are they ?!"
Completely stupefied by his question, out of nowhere...the watchman took time to come to terms with reality...someone had actually approached him n spoke to him in a such a polite n concerned tone...!
With a scowled face n a doleful tone, he replied "She's my little girl..my angel...its her birthday today...her 5th birthday...she's back in the village...n I ve no means to contact her...or even wish her...hear her tone...I asked the boss if I could make a call back home...but he refused................(a long pause)....."
Listening to his plight...our "guy" was indeed moved..n in no time he took out his cellphone..asked the watchman to dial the number n yess..talk to his daughter...
Perhaps the watchman was stunned with whatever our "guy" just said...n instantly his frowning expressions usurped into expressions of hope...smile...n his happiness knew no bounds as he was actually talking to his wife n daughter...The heightened elation that our "guy" was noticing on his face...actually was making him forget his atrocities that affronted him a few hours ago...
The watchman talked to his heart's content and took a sigh of relief n satisfaction as he cut the call..The heightened expressions of happiness on the watchman's face were indeed paying off big time...our "guy" was now in no mood to ponder over the things that happened with him this day...all he knew was...that for the first time in his life...he could actually empathise with the watchman's plight n understood how it felt to be a victim of vituperation n bashing...! Not just even the call...our "guy" brought a cake from the nearby confectionery and had a picayune birthday bash for his daughter...the watchman could in no way find a way to thank our "guy"...he quoted that day as the best day of his life n showered him with blessings that emanated all the way from the depths of his heart...!!
Taking leave...with extreme vibes of contentment on both their faces...our "guy" bid goodbye to the watchman...n on his drive back home...our "guy" knew nothing but joy...euphory...bliss...his moment of grief was passe...bringing n experiencing a smile on the watchman's face made him realise what it takes to be able to make a non-affluent person happy...happiness that can't be measured...can't be penned down...can't be described in words...but can only be felt...felt from the very inside of our evanescent souls...!! Happiness that makes us overlook our griefs...n helps us face the moments of grief with strong avidity...That day's experience set a new benchmark in our "guy's" life...yess he came back to track...again...today his boss is proud of him...he ll soon marry his girl...n his parents of-course...they cud never ask for more...!!
What about the watchman ?! Well...he's not just a "watchman" now...he's a well recognised staff of our "guy's" office...who is a regular overt-covert convivial partner of our guy...in office premises !! ;-)
This short story is certainly one of those little talismans that give a new definition to our lives...trice of griefs...is perhaps an indispensable part of our lives...short or long...griefs do come with lot of negativity...but their departure surely gives ever new meanings to our lives...
Finding and inventing moments of elation in moments of grief...just as was did by our "guy"...not only helps us come over the dolorous times...but sets a series of redefining times that help us rejoice big time...
This life is too short to be wasted in cogitating over times of sorrow ceaselessly...mortal life can be immortalised by smiling n spreading happiness in the world...!!
So the next time you face a lachrymose day or time in life...try bringing happiness on that one poor person's face you come across who's condition is even worse than one can dream of...
It'll not only bring satisfaction on his face...but will elevate you from the MOMENT OF GRIEF...TO a MOMENT OF SMILE...N VOILÀ !! FELICITY !!!!!!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Be ThE ChAnGe YoU WaNt To SeE...
Are you a victim of an insipid, dull, mundane lifestyle...?! Are you missing up on all the good things around you ?!
Do you think colours are passe and there's no way to pep up things in life ?! Is the ghost of the past haunting you till date and forcing you to be a sullen prey of gloom ?! Dumped by girl/boy friend; victim of peer pressure; prey of the bully HODs; victim of backstabbing; if u ve just nodded your head, then this post is the right place to be...In the next few lines I ll try to pave the way towards the grasses that are always greener on the other side !!!
Reading the above prologue to this post, most of you would ve rightly guessed what its all about and for those of you who think that the above lines are just not enough to break the ice...just read on :-D
Your life's just a cake walk until n unless you face the first setback in your life...emotional, personal, academical or any sort of interpersonal whammy that leaves a permanent scar in your life... For some emerging from such a misfortune becomes one of those gargantuan tasks which even the Gods consider taboo...n for the others...the same set of events provide a base for a new beginning in life...learning to see beyond the imperfections in life... molding yourself to accommodate in every situation and turning the odds in your favor...treating even the heftiest of tasks as one of those mere mickey mouse tasks....thats what defines the real player in life...! And a few such ebullient personalities are the ones who have once again been the source of inspiration for this post..!
The lexicon of our daily life adds up in itself ever new definitions of "LiFe" everyday...the words of hope are biologically inherited and the real words of "moving on" are inherited at every confluence of our grown up lives..every juncture teaches you a new long term lesson...
Politics as a concept that looked good only in media n journals, becomes an everyday affair at some point in your life...n the victims..?! Well..some are ram shackled completely and the others learn...learn...observe...learn...n become furtive players with loads of experience and number of references !
So..what brought me here yet again n forced me to jot down this post...well some of my recent encounters with a few interesting jaunty personalities have imbued me with a revolutionary ardor !! The clear cut touch of sanguineness in their persona...has perhaps made me understand the essence of optimism...yes a simple yet powerful word...heard by everyone but put to use only by the few who have moved on to enjoy the essence of this transitory human life... :-)
Life's a sure shot bumpy ride for everyone...n the only way to tackle the ups n downs of life is to hone up the suspensions of your ride ! Even the happiest of people around you have once in their lifetime been a prey of gloom...victim of tragedies...sufferers of dilemma...n scapegoats of hatchet jobs...Those who fly away with the the sulky clouds of grief, are never heard...n those who smile n learn even in the face of grief...are heard forever !!
Facing life's hurdles becomes a cup of coffee for the ones who have the valour to hold on tight to any opposing situations...by being buoyant n optimistic with the vigour to pave way for the light of hope even in the murkiest of conditions... :-)
Smile..laugh..enjoy....learn...observe...learn...no space of grief...jolly is our way of life...people think we r mad...but thats the way we are...thats d way v take pride in...Who are we ?! Well we are the bunch of people who have inspired this blogger to pen down this post on the way of life...on the way to tackle things in life...yess..we believe in "DEFINING OUR OWN WAY OF LIFE...WE BELIEVE IN BEING THE CHANGE THAT WE WANT TO SEE...!!"
Do you think colours are passe and there's no way to pep up things in life ?! Is the ghost of the past haunting you till date and forcing you to be a sullen prey of gloom ?! Dumped by girl/boy friend; victim of peer pressure; prey of the bully HODs; victim of backstabbing; if u ve just nodded your head, then this post is the right place to be...In the next few lines I ll try to pave the way towards the grasses that are always greener on the other side !!!
Reading the above prologue to this post, most of you would ve rightly guessed what its all about and for those of you who think that the above lines are just not enough to break the ice...just read on :-D
Your life's just a cake walk until n unless you face the first setback in your life...emotional, personal, academical or any sort of interpersonal whammy that leaves a permanent scar in your life... For some emerging from such a misfortune becomes one of those gargantuan tasks which even the Gods consider taboo...n for the others...the same set of events provide a base for a new beginning in life...learning to see beyond the imperfections in life... molding yourself to accommodate in every situation and turning the odds in your favor...treating even the heftiest of tasks as one of those mere mickey mouse tasks....thats what defines the real player in life...! And a few such ebullient personalities are the ones who have once again been the source of inspiration for this post..!
The lexicon of our daily life adds up in itself ever new definitions of "LiFe" everyday...the words of hope are biologically inherited and the real words of "moving on" are inherited at every confluence of our grown up lives..every juncture teaches you a new long term lesson...
Politics as a concept that looked good only in media n journals, becomes an everyday affair at some point in your life...n the victims..?! Well..some are ram shackled completely and the others learn...learn...observe...learn...n become furtive players with loads of experience and number of references !
So..what brought me here yet again n forced me to jot down this post...well some of my recent encounters with a few interesting jaunty personalities have imbued me with a revolutionary ardor !! The clear cut touch of sanguineness in their persona...has perhaps made me understand the essence of optimism...yes a simple yet powerful word...heard by everyone but put to use only by the few who have moved on to enjoy the essence of this transitory human life... :-)
Life's a sure shot bumpy ride for everyone...n the only way to tackle the ups n downs of life is to hone up the suspensions of your ride ! Even the happiest of people around you have once in their lifetime been a prey of gloom...victim of tragedies...sufferers of dilemma...n scapegoats of hatchet jobs...Those who fly away with the the sulky clouds of grief, are never heard...n those who smile n learn even in the face of grief...are heard forever !!
Facing life's hurdles becomes a cup of coffee for the ones who have the valour to hold on tight to any opposing situations...by being buoyant n optimistic with the vigour to pave way for the light of hope even in the murkiest of conditions... :-)
Smile..laugh..enjoy....learn...observe...learn...no space of grief...jolly is our way of life...people think we r mad...but thats the way we are...thats d way v take pride in...Who are we ?! Well we are the bunch of people who have inspired this blogger to pen down this post on the way of life...on the way to tackle things in life...yess..we believe in "DEFINING OUR OWN WAY OF LIFE...WE BELIEVE IN BEING THE CHANGE THAT WE WANT TO SEE...!!"
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Coup De Grace...
"Every gesture..every move that she makes, makes me feel like never before;
Why do I have this growing need to be beside her..."
These were the lines that "he" used to introduce "her" to me.
Okay..before I move on..I think I feel an urge to introduce "he" - the protagonist of this post. Well "he" is a work of my fiction, and his story has been inspired by some true events in someone's life. And what about "her" ? Well..well..well...now that will be the best kept secret, to keep you all glued to this post ! :-D
How often do you see yourself standing infront of the mirror, and thinking "I ve changed a lot" when u see ur replica...? How often have you heard ur friends rebuking u, with one simple statement- "You have changed, u r not what u used to be." How many times in a day do you remember ur grandparents' talisman dt stated - "Never change urself for anyone" ?
Perhaps we have moved so much ahead of time, that even the simplest of advices from our near n dear ones, seem like those mammoth burdens that they are imposing on us.
Now..why such a prologue to this post ? Well read n introspect, how the protagonist of this story lost it all, just coz of some simple things dt complicated his life and entangled him in d cobweb of fantasy and desire !
Out of touch for about a year n a half, I happened to meet him today. I remember the last time I saw him, he was one of those guys who were destined to make big in life, who were earmarked to be successful in every sphere...But the situation today contradicted all the above said statements. Sitting in the cloistered surroundings of this market, I was completely stupefied to see him...his condition to be precise...loosened attire, unbrushed hair, shabby beard and to top it all up..a cigarette in hand..not aware of his surroundings, he was just sitting, smoking and gazing at the crowd...constantly engaging in soliloquy...
His condition was full of ambiguities...A guy whose elegance could never be vitiated by anyone; a gregarious person, who was famous for making friends wherever he went; was sitting all by himself..in complete solitariness... Trying to reason with myself, I tried finding my way through the crowd, n finally I was standing by his side. As soon as he had a glance at me..without a second thought...he cudnt stop but hug me, with tears falling from his eyes; his uncertain tone that was difficult to decipher. Trying to console him constantly, I couldn't come to terms with what exactly was happening ! And before I could utter a word, his trembling tone gave me a pellucid idea, of what he was going through..."She left me man...she left me..........." were the only words he said; and as a reader, a lover & even a sceptic, you too can now clearly tell what I have been trying to tell in the above lines...!
2 years before the present day
Over with our competition exams, immediately after school...we had a long break ahead of us...[ n plz dont be concerned about the exam results..dt would reveal the identities of most of the characters ;) ]..2 long months that would be testing our patience, courage, n would be giving us all sorts of mental trauma...Partying was the only routine pilgrimage for all of us during this time...me, "him" n our group of friends...! It was during this last party of the season, that we all met this girl...a scintillating personality; jocund n outgoing by nature, one of those few in a thousand girls who seem to have devoted their lives to chastity...
Her very first look impressed everyone around...or shall I say "he" was the only one who beat the odds to be completely smitten by her looks...ummm..saying no would be incorrect at least now when half the story is quite clear to you all !
Perhaps that was the last time "he" attended our get togethers...completely off the social circuit, he started living in his own world after our colleges started...or may be that was what all of us thought..?
Busy with our respective lives..no one paid heed to his absence...till the time I finally happened to meet him today...in some completely unexpected circumstances......
Back to the Present Day
Greeting me with a crying face, completely shattered coz of something I was just about to hear..."He" was just not ready to listen to me but weep endlessly..."He" was perhaps setting a perfect example of that one thing we all will witness one day..."Life's a stage...n we all are mere players..who are abacked by sporadic good and bad days..."
Finally able to overcome the clouds of paroxysm, he regained his senses...n without a second thought...out of sympathy, anxiety n concern I asked him just one thing " Where had you been all this long ?"
A simple cryptic reply from his side was enough for me to understand his state of mind...."It was her..."
"Her"..?! Yes the same girl who happened to find a place in my post out of nowhere...the girl who managed to be the centre of attention of half the readers...the girl whom we met about 2 yrs back...Perhaps the only good thing about the situation was that "he" managed to impress "her" and went into a relation with her..?! A relation ?! Yess...a "Relation"...!
His side of Story
We all know "when it would have happened"....we all wanna know "how it happened n why she left"....
Perhaps the answer to "how it happened" is a bit personal...n I wont touch that...So the only question that remains is.."What made him change so much?"
Well the "Magic of love...." is what "he" states...Difficult to digest...?!
Ummm..half the world is living with the "Magic of love thing"...then what brought him to his present state...?!
Some decisions in life will always haunt us all one day...n his' was one such decision that he repented once the unexpected "bad patch" started engulfing him...
With a cigarette in hand...n rolling eyes...he began narrating his part of life that was hidden from all of us for the past 1.5 yrs...
Out of touch for about a year n a half, I happened to meet him today. I remember the last time I saw him, he was one of those guys who were destined to make big in life, who were earmarked to be successful in every sphere...But the situation today contradicted all the above said statements. Sitting in the cloistered surroundings of this market, I was completely stupefied to see him...his condition to be precise...loosened attire, unbrushed hair, shabby beard and to top it all up..a cigarette in hand..not aware of his surroundings, he was just sitting, smoking and gazing at the crowd...constantly engaging in soliloquy...
His condition was full of ambiguities...A guy whose elegance could never be vitiated by anyone; a gregarious person, who was famous for making friends wherever he went; was sitting all by himself..in complete solitariness... Trying to reason with myself, I tried finding my way through the crowd, n finally I was standing by his side. As soon as he had a glance at me..without a second thought...he cudnt stop but hug me, with tears falling from his eyes; his uncertain tone that was difficult to decipher. Trying to console him constantly, I couldn't come to terms with what exactly was happening ! And before I could utter a word, his trembling tone gave me a pellucid idea, of what he was going through..."She left me man...she left me..........." were the only words he said; and as a reader, a lover & even a sceptic, you too can now clearly tell what I have been trying to tell in the above lines...!
2 years before the present day
Over with our competition exams, immediately after school...we had a long break ahead of us...[ n plz dont be concerned about the exam results..dt would reveal the identities of most of the characters ;) ]..2 long months that would be testing our patience, courage, n would be giving us all sorts of mental trauma...Partying was the only routine pilgrimage for all of us during this time...me, "him" n our group of friends...! It was during this last party of the season, that we all met this girl...a scintillating personality; jocund n outgoing by nature, one of those few in a thousand girls who seem to have devoted their lives to chastity...
Her very first look impressed everyone around...or shall I say "he" was the only one who beat the odds to be completely smitten by her looks...ummm..saying no would be incorrect at least now when half the story is quite clear to you all !
Perhaps that was the last time "he" attended our get togethers...completely off the social circuit, he started living in his own world after our colleges started...or may be that was what all of us thought..?
Busy with our respective lives..no one paid heed to his absence...till the time I finally happened to meet him today...in some completely unexpected circumstances......
Back to the Present Day
Greeting me with a crying face, completely shattered coz of something I was just about to hear..."He" was just not ready to listen to me but weep endlessly..."He" was perhaps setting a perfect example of that one thing we all will witness one day..."Life's a stage...n we all are mere players..who are abacked by sporadic good and bad days..."
Finally able to overcome the clouds of paroxysm, he regained his senses...n without a second thought...out of sympathy, anxiety n concern I asked him just one thing " Where had you been all this long ?"
A simple cryptic reply from his side was enough for me to understand his state of mind...."It was her..."
"Her"..?! Yes the same girl who happened to find a place in my post out of nowhere...the girl who managed to be the centre of attention of half the readers...the girl whom we met about 2 yrs back...Perhaps the only good thing about the situation was that "he" managed to impress "her" and went into a relation with her..?! A relation ?! Yess...a "Relation"...!
His side of Story
We all know "when it would have happened"....we all wanna know "how it happened n why she left"....
Perhaps the answer to "how it happened" is a bit personal...n I wont touch that...So the only question that remains is.."What made him change so much?"
Well the "Magic of love...." is what "he" states...Difficult to digest...?!
Ummm..half the world is living with the "Magic of love thing"...then what brought him to his present state...?!
Some decisions in life will always haunt us all one day...n his' was one such decision that he repented once the unexpected "bad patch" started engulfing him...
With a cigarette in hand...n rolling eyes...he began narrating his part of life that was hidden from all of us for the past 1.5 yrs...
*Her entry in my life n I ws no more what I used to be...She ws d world for me...It all began in June last year...things were jst so beautiful wid her...hours of talkin n talkin n more talkin...They say "At some point in life, our priorities change.." perhaps I was the living example of this statement...We both begun wid our college n v both meant d world to each other..Bunkin, missin lectures, goin on dates...d relationship strengthened day by day...Unconcerned about my academics, I was digging deeper into our relationship..n started expecting more from her...
Things went pretty good ..all year long...d beginnin of 2009 ws jst awesome...winters + cold+ v both...by nw I had realised wt d so called "seriousness" in a r'ship meant...N dt ws d time wen I confidently said dt , "Yes ! I m serious..."Came February, came March thngs were just "freakily" beautiful....bt who cud ve predicted d future...April marked d beginnin of her xams n my sems n stuff...I used to sacrifice my studies to teach her...It all went pretty good...all april...n den came d "dark month of May"...I had my end sems round the corner...n after a long break v both met 3 days b4 my xams...it was another one of those beautiful meetings....v met...v shopped n lot more...!
Bt even in my wildest dreams I cud ve never thought dt dis ws my last meetin..without personalizing things I can only say dt d bad patch of out r’ship begun coz of her family... or shud I say dt dt “girl’s” real picture started emerging out of nowhere...
She changed...She nw begun her “blame game”…d jokes in d middle of r’ship became n xcuse 4 her to go away…She begun pointing out my bad traits which even I didn’t knw I had…I ws in d middle of my end sem xams wid an entrance xam too..Bt she just didn’t f**kin care…U r dis..U r dat…U did dis..U did dt..F**K off…Y r u aftr me….these were d ques she ws putting up nw…n I smhw avoided her 4rm screwing my xams…I ws a mere silent listener of her accusations…N yeaa she did apologise 1ce 4 her behavior n I thought dt its ws all her frustration…n wil soon b bk to normal…bt...ended May…begun June..her new condition emerged..”V shud b best friends “…ummm..I agreed hopin dt she wil surely cm bk to normal..bt 3 days hence she agn f**ked me up…”Who d hell r u to b my friend..?”
I ws jst speechless…I mean ws she d same girl I met as “my girl” bout a month ago…an year of “f**kin serious” commitment seemed to b a joke 4 her…Bt I kept fooling myself hopin dt she’d b bk sm day…Alas..! I ws d biggest fool…her blame games continued...The roughest patch of my lyf..courtesy “this girl…Even today wen I think bout her…I remember d girl who I thought she was…Wanna knw bout her nw..wel wel…She’s just enjoyin her lyf..I ws just a part of her game..n she threw me wid a bang…Nw she does all things which I once stopped her 4rm doing 4 her own gud…She just pretended 2 b wid me 4 n entire year…bt all d while there ws smthng else cookin in her “malevolent mind”…Today I try forgettin her bt try retaining our good tym in d past 1.5 years…She was d first girl in my life…n I ws d fourth guy in her's…May b she had a habit of fallin in r’ships n dumping guys aftr smtym…N it wont b odd if she gets in a r’ship again, afterall dts wt dis girl was all about...
Dts d only way I try convincing myself...n dts what has changed me...what has brought me here...feeling completely shattered in her absence, I was left with no other option...n I trembled every time I tried calling u guys...as I was afraid of being reproached by you all...
Dts my part of story...clear enough for u to understand as to where I was all this long......................*
(A long pause)
Pheeewww...his part of story !! Taking time to digest what I just heard, my mind was bustling up with sympathy...I could commiserate with him...His tears knew no end...I wanted to help him out of this condition...But one thing that was keeping me in a tizzy was - "How could a girl change a guy like him so much, that he just overlooked his other priorities in life??"
"Magic of love"..as "he" says...can do wonders..It can take you to a whole new world of wonders n excitement... A roller coaster ride, those already smitten by this "4 lettered word", can easily work out the irony in these statements...Easy to fall into, but difficult to get out of...it takes you to places even Gods wouldn't have been to...Blossoming at every step, the bond of love is one divine feeling that everyone will experience one day...
But what about those who already have been through all this...just like our protagonist...who devoted 2 complete years of his life after a girl, who was superficial enough to dump him when he had given her that place in his life, that even his parents failed to carve...
My mentor once quoted, " One can easily cope up with losses in his/her financial lives, but when it comes to personal lives...the same coping up becomes a gargantuan task..."
A ramshackled personal life was what dilapidated "him" from head to toe...Blind trust on a soubrette (as he now quotes), being blown away by the winds of influential change in the past 2 years; giving more than cent percent commitment in his relationship, failing to debunk the real face of that promiscous girl (whom I referred to by some beautiful adjectives when we met her for the first time).....
"He" had become a prey the very day he went into a relation with "her" ; the coup de grace was the day she dumped him...............................................
Note : Events n instances have been inspired by true life events...This post has been written with no intention to denigrate anyone's self respect.
Dts d only way I try convincing myself...n dts what has changed me...what has brought me here...feeling completely shattered in her absence, I was left with no other option...n I trembled every time I tried calling u guys...as I was afraid of being reproached by you all...
Dts my part of story...clear enough for u to understand as to where I was all this long......................*
(A long pause)
Pheeewww...his part of story !! Taking time to digest what I just heard, my mind was bustling up with sympathy...I could commiserate with him...His tears knew no end...I wanted to help him out of this condition...But one thing that was keeping me in a tizzy was - "How could a girl change a guy like him so much, that he just overlooked his other priorities in life??"
"Magic of love"..as "he" says...can do wonders..It can take you to a whole new world of wonders n excitement... A roller coaster ride, those already smitten by this "4 lettered word", can easily work out the irony in these statements...Easy to fall into, but difficult to get out of...it takes you to places even Gods wouldn't have been to...Blossoming at every step, the bond of love is one divine feeling that everyone will experience one day...
But what about those who already have been through all this...just like our protagonist...who devoted 2 complete years of his life after a girl, who was superficial enough to dump him when he had given her that place in his life, that even his parents failed to carve...
My mentor once quoted, " One can easily cope up with losses in his/her financial lives, but when it comes to personal lives...the same coping up becomes a gargantuan task..."
A ramshackled personal life was what dilapidated "him" from head to toe...Blind trust on a soubrette (as he now quotes), being blown away by the winds of influential change in the past 2 years; giving more than cent percent commitment in his relationship, failing to debunk the real face of that promiscous girl (whom I referred to by some beautiful adjectives when we met her for the first time).....
"He" had become a prey the very day he went into a relation with "her" ; the coup de grace was the day she dumped him...............................................
Note : Events n instances have been inspired by true life events...This post has been written with no intention to denigrate anyone's self respect.
Monday, July 19, 2010
LIFE TRANSITION !! A JOURNEY FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO GRADUATE COLLEGE...
Its been a long time since I reminisced about the golden days of my life n posted sm stuff here...but here I am back again with one another very close chapter of my life..infact every graduate college student's life...Be patient while u read it..n try to empathise n corelate with the incidents !!! :)
N hey..its not another one of those cliche posts u might have come across !! So here u go...
N hey..its not another one of those cliche posts u might have come across !! So here u go...
Ever since I faced d first ever emotional whammy in my personal life in d very first year of my grad. college, I tried to sum up the tit-bits of "WHAT WE ALL WERE ! N WHAT WE ARE NOW !!"
As a part time blogger, I always feel nostalgic when I retrospect my past, n try to find an answer to dt humble request v all make when v see a bunch of school kids, frolicking around the corner of d streets, d request v make when v get a chance to walk past our old school gates...a simple pristine wish " WISH I COULD GO BACK TO THAT TIME..AGAIN !!" The era of innocence n tranquility....ws wt dt time really ws...
Who wud ve thought that dt d excuses v once used to give to our moms while waking up for school, d monotonous school uniform dt v hated so much, d after effects of reaching late to school, n d endless excuses n tantrums thrown by us towards our teachers would b missed so much now !!
School was the time wen v were just free from the malice of the outside world..8am - 2pm..6 hrs of pure fun and enjoyment...these 6 hrs everyday gave us the opportunities to meet our best buddies ! To fight wid our so called "rivals" who today r d ones v tend to bank upon ! To develop new crushes everyday, n take a flight to our own fairy world from d very first page of our notebooks, till d tym v landed on our new crush d very next day on d last page of our notebooks !!!
From petty fights over stationery to developing complete dislike for d bully PTIs...from d well planned excuses to visit d medical room to the real cases of stomach aches n nausea...from d fake leave applications to d real notes in d school diary in red ink... L.i.F.e's definition has undergone a complete "transition" !!
Who wud ve thought that dt d excuses v once used to give to our moms while waking up for school, d monotonous school uniform dt v hated so much, d after effects of reaching late to school, n d endless excuses n tantrums thrown by us towards our teachers would b missed so much now !!
School was the time wen v were just free from the malice of the outside world..8am - 2pm..6 hrs of pure fun and enjoyment...these 6 hrs everyday gave us the opportunities to meet our best buddies ! To fight wid our so called "rivals" who today r d ones v tend to bank upon ! To develop new crushes everyday, n take a flight to our own fairy world from d very first page of our notebooks, till d tym v landed on our new crush d very next day on d last page of our notebooks !!!
From petty fights over stationery to developing complete dislike for d bully PTIs...from d well planned excuses to visit d medical room to the real cases of stomach aches n nausea...from d fake leave applications to d real notes in d school diary in red ink... L.i.F.e's definition has undergone a complete "transition" !!
Who wud have thought dt d phrase "Lets meet n plan" will slowly n steadily transform into "Lets plan n meet" !!
Perhaps there has been a shift in our so called priorities since dat tym, to d tym v r living in today..N wt do u think are those shift in priorities ?! Wel read on n m sure u r gonna smile n think upon this perspicacious reality once u r through !
From family n friends to our "serious" girl/boy friends...from well maintained notebooks to one small notes cum contacts cum record book...from simple two shades of uniform to d ever changing attires...from a two wheeled cycle to d hefty bikes n posh cars..n who can dare to forget...from d usage of simple monotone landlines to all sorts of hip n happening gadgets...Well the winds of change have surely struck everyone of us...n y shouldn't they ?! V need to match up with the fast pace world..d ever changing...ever nagging...ever confused...and the ever gaudy n meretricious world of wonders !
But here again...I come full circle..to the phrase I took up a few paragraphs back...y do v still want to go bk to our childhood days...y do v think dt v were better off as youngsters..." Y DO V WANT TO GROW UP ONCE AGAIN ?!?! " when v r leading a life full of luxuries, speed n freedom...
Even after taking a long time in writing this post, I tried to question almost all bonhomies around me...just to try n answer d above mentioned...a very simple question...N though everyone empathised, n understood the essence of d question...none were able to say exactly "Y DIS HAPPENS" ?
N if u, while reading up dis post went back to ur childhood days..d days of puerility...den try to think upon the same question n leave ur answers in d comments section !
Note : This post has been imbued by my school mates, who all have entered their 3rd yr in college, n still r searching for their lost childhood.
Perhaps there has been a shift in our so called priorities since dat tym, to d tym v r living in today..N wt do u think are those shift in priorities ?! Wel read on n m sure u r gonna smile n think upon this perspicacious reality once u r through !
From family n friends to our "serious" girl/boy friends...from well maintained notebooks to one small notes cum contacts cum record book...from simple two shades of uniform to d ever changing attires...from a two wheeled cycle to d hefty bikes n posh cars..n who can dare to forget...from d usage of simple monotone landlines to all sorts of hip n happening gadgets...Well the winds of change have surely struck everyone of us...n y shouldn't they ?! V need to match up with the fast pace world..d ever changing...ever nagging...ever confused...and the ever gaudy n meretricious world of wonders !
But here again...I come full circle..to the phrase I took up a few paragraphs back...y do v still want to go bk to our childhood days...y do v think dt v were better off as youngsters..." Y DO V WANT TO GROW UP ONCE AGAIN ?!?! " when v r leading a life full of luxuries, speed n freedom...
Even after taking a long time in writing this post, I tried to question almost all bonhomies around me...just to try n answer d above mentioned...a very simple question...N though everyone empathised, n understood the essence of d question...none were able to say exactly "Y DIS HAPPENS" ?
N if u, while reading up dis post went back to ur childhood days..d days of puerility...den try to think upon the same question n leave ur answers in d comments section !
Note : This post has been imbued by my school mates, who all have entered their 3rd yr in college, n still r searching for their lost childhood.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
TO THE MANNER NOT BORN
With Social Networking, has come a steady decline in etiquette. No time or space is off-limits any longer.
Here's a check, to see how many of you are being "RUDE", when it comes to the "social networking / High Tech phenomenon" !!
Here's a check, to see how many of you are being "RUDE", when it comes to the "social networking / High Tech phenomenon" !!
ARE YOU BEING RUDE?
Yes, if you do the following !
- Make or take phone calls in the middle of a meeting, date or social gathering
- Use a mobile in hospitals or libraries
- Use a loud and irritating ringtone
- Take photographs of people and put them on your webpage without their consent
- Put your phone on loudspeaker mode and talk loudly while in office, in a publi space or at someone's house
- Put office gossips and memos on your blog
- Use casual or abusive language in emails
- Check email or update your online profile on your host's computer during a formal dinner
Courtesy : TOI, New Delhi
TOP 10 MISCONCEPTIONS WE LEARN IN SCHOOL !
1) Einstein got bad grades in school.
Generations of children have been heartened by the thought that this Nobel Prize winner did badly at school, but they’re sadly mistaken. In fact, he did very well at school, especially in science and maths (unsurprisingly).
2) Mice like cheese
Mice enjoy food rich in sugar as well as peanut butter and breakfast cereals. So a Snickers bar would go down much better than a lump of cheddar.
3) Napoleon was short.
He was actually around 5ft 7, completely average for the 18th/19th century.
4) Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
Edison invented a lot of things – in fact he’s one of the most famous inventors of all time – but the light bulb wasn’t one of them. What he did was develop a light bulb at the same time as the British man, Joseph Swan, who came up with it originally.
5) Lemmings throw themselves over cliffs to commit suicide
The poor old things are sometimes so desperate for food that they do, according to the BBC “jump over high ground into water”, but they aren’t committing group suicide.
6) Water flushes differently in different hemispheres
No it doesn’t. Sorry!
7) Humans evolved from apes
Darwin didn’t actually say this, but he’s been misreported ever since. What he did say was that we, and apes, and chimpanzees for that matter, had a common ancestor, once, a long, long time ago.
8.Vikings had horns/helmets with horns.
Vikings may have been buried with their helmets and with drinking horns. When they were dug up by the Victorians, they assumed that the helmets had horns.
9) Columbus believed the earth was flat
He may not have known how big the world was, but he wasn’t worrying about falling off the edge of it.
10) Different parts of the tongue detect different tastes
You do have different taste buds on your tongue and some are more sensitive than others. But they aren’t divided into perfect, easy-to-teach sections.
10 MOST HORRIFIC ANIMALS !
It is known that lot of people have some kind of phobia. One of the most common phobias is fear from animals. That fear has often reasonable because of the nature of predator animals but also it is just unjustified fear for the most of time. Everyone will tell you that there is not much use of fear, especially when you are in situation to have encounter with some beast-dog or similar. The best thing you can do is to stay calm and to focus all of your brain activity on self defense.
Here you can see a list of some of the most horrific animals that should scare you but remember, they are just animals and while you think they are so scary that you can’t breath, they are actually scared of you and they could eventually attack only because they are afraid of you.
Here you can see a list of some of the most horrific animals that should scare you but remember, they are just animals and while you think they are so scary that you can’t breath, they are actually scared of you and they could eventually attack only because they are afraid of you.
1.GRIZZLY BEAR
Bears should be actually latest animal to be afraid of, because all of us used once to have a little teddy bear toy. The most concerning facts about grizzly bears is that they are amazingly fast even they weight several hundreds of kilos. If you’re planning a trip to the wood please check if there is some kind of guide how to avoid them.
2.WOLF
Wolf has been a subject of different horror stories for a long time. It has been an unavoidable way to scare the kids in rural areas. With the development of movie industry, wolfs and werewolves have became a part of plenty of horror movies.
3.MOUSE
For the most of males this could be pretty funny. Small fast nasty animals can really be scary for some people out there, in this case, mouses often scare females. It is interesting that they are not dangerous at all and they even can’t bite but some people are freakingly afraid of them.
4.PIRANHA
Unlike the mouse, piranha is some real threat. It has been the subject of several horror movies and I have to admit that they scared me a little bit since I never knew before watching those movies that such kind of fish even exists. But the truth is that this kind of fish prefers to eat already dead bodies, however, if you see some of them, keep the distance from them.
5.GREAT WHITE SHARK
Here is one more animal, that often has a villain role in horror movies. The fact that there is about hundred shark attacks reported every year worldwide scares a lot of swimmers. Only a several species of sharks are potentially dangerous for human.
6.SPIDER
Small bugs and spiders, especially the fast ones, always scared me a little. Some people have extreme phobias of spiders and they can be scared even with the picture of spider. In tropical areas this fear is pretty justified because there are some poisonous species of spiders.
7.BAT
When I was kid, I was running home in sunset and I experienced to be hitten by some crazy bat right in my head. I was pretty surprised and little bit scared at the time but later I found that there is not much reason to fear of them. There is a very few of species of bats who can drink the blood like vampires, but one good slam will probably take any bat from the course of attacking you again.
8.BEE
Bees can be very dangerous because there is a lot of people who are allergic to their venom. Those who are allergic, they have to be very careful not to be bitten by bee because a single bite can be deadly for them. There is a several movies which includes bees as major villains who try to overtake the world from humans.
9.SNAKE
There is not much to tell about the fear of snakes. They are often poisonous and they are sneaky that is enough reasons not to like them. About 30.000 people are killed by snake’s bite every year. It is important to know that, despite the fact that they have so deadly weapon like their venom is, they attack when they feel unsafe and when they see a threat in your behavior.
10.LOA LOA WORM
This one is pretty unknown worm but that doesn’t stop me to put it as the most horrific animal on this list. They can be found in Central Africa’s rainforests and they can cause really scary disease which may cause some worms to grow in human’s eye. In order to remove them from the eye, medics are forced to do not so comfortable operations on eye which includes scalpel and cutting.
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