Family n Friends

FAMILY is something that your born into..They watch you as you take your first step, as you say your first word, as you evolve into an adult, as u change....They are with you in almost every stage of your life...You then think no one can understand you better! As you get out of this protective shell, you realize things are not as easy n comfortable as you thought they were...And once your out of this shell there is no escape...You are thrown into situations n scenarios which you would'nt have even dreamt of! Well, forget facing it you would have never even known some of them existed..That's when for the first time your fighting it out all alone...Its then that you discover the special n rare species, never encountered before - FRIENDS!!

Strangers at first...But who would have even guessed that the first smile or the first handshake would take you a long way...First you try it out the formal way with the "hello's" "thank you's" and "sorry's"...But then when you see how well you hit off you start opening up more...Leading to long chats, day outs, night outs, shopping, movies, silly fights, photo shoots, gossip talks and what not! ;) As time passes you discover and understand each other better and get really close.You begin to consider them as your family because they tend to become so..Hmmmm maybe its different..Different for the fact that they are not related by blood..But do we really care...NO!! And now when you are out fighting it all alone..When you are really exhausted and wish that life could be more easy..Then you look beside's you and find your friends smiling at you...Giving you those much needed stressbusters which then tempts you to smile back!!

Kudos to all my friends for painting my memories with the polychromatic shades of sublime exuberance! :)

Ever Wondered - Which one hurts more?

At times you are stuck on one of life's busy roads and all you want to do is stand there and look back...It might just be a highway buzzing with activity and there also may be a risk of being run down...But at times like these..Nothing really matters...An eerie of silence is all you hear....

Your enemy has stabbed you in the back because he did not have the guts to face you!!
Your friend has punched you in the face because he had every right and reason to!!

The scar on your back reminds you of the betrayal u have faced...But the memory of that punch brings back to you moments of a lost friendship..Both have caused immense pain...The knife might have left behind an ugly mark....The punch has'nt...
But in the journey of life, you will remember the punch a lot more often than the stab mainly because it strangely has only fond memories coming back with it...
Its true - you might never forget your enemies but your heart constantly searches for that one friend you lost along the way....Hoping that someday he might just turn up and ask you to come back...
And then you realise the stab has left a scar but you dont feel the pain anymore...But the punch,though silent and clean has left you with a terrible phantom pain - amputated for life!!

You are stuck on life's busy highway and all you can do is wish, wait and smile through the pain !!

Reminiscing Good Old Days...

Decisions were made by doing eeny-meeny-miney-mo
Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming..Do Over!
Race - Meant arguing about who ran the fastest
Money - Was handled by whoever was the banker in Monopoly
Catching fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening
It wasn't odd to have two or three best friends
Being old, referred to anyone over 20
The net on a tennis court was the perfect height to play volleyball and rules didn't matter
Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a slingshot
Nobody was prettier than Mom
Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better
It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the big people rides at the amusement park
No shopping trip was complete, unless a new toy was brought home
Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was a cause for giggles
The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team
War was a card game
Water balloons were the ultimate weapon
Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin
Ice cream was considered a basic food group

Just reminiscing my childhood days.....Alas! Kids of today hav a different tale to tell!!

Love - A Perpetual Wound ?

He looks at her and asks her to smile. She smiles faintly focusing only on the camera, trying to escape his gaze. He clicks…once, twice, thrice… Her heart feels fraught with feelings unknown...Her eyes heavy with insomnia,blink insignificantly...Her face betrays her emotions...The camera captures those unseen, unobserved emotions...He paints her into life through the pictures he takes, yet she feels forlorn...How much she loves him nobody can say... How much he loves her, she is totally unaware of... He knows everything! She knows everything! Yet they are together...He knows she loves him truly...He loads the photographs on his computer and smiles as he holds her hand...She hugs him tightly and cries over his shoulder...He runs his fingers through her hair and caresses her gently...He holds her by the shoulders and looks at her face smothered with tears...She looks at him, his eyes enigmatic and full of questions...She fails to understand him yet again! Shadows overshadow her thoughts as she closes her eyes...The saturation freezes into stubborn sorrow...She asks him, “Do I have to leave now?” He turns away and says nothing...He sits down and shows her photographs...She scans through them and appreciates his ability to transform her completely...He kisses her on the forehead... She asks him, “Will you never love me…just because…we can never…” her voice breaks and she sobs silently...He says nothing...Shez hurt and wants to leave immediately...She gets up and turns to go...He holds her by her hand, stops her and says “Don’t go...Please...” They hug each other and cry silently in each other’s arms...
I wish they could always be together!

Why is there this difference is castes? Why is the society so superficial? We all are the superficial symbols of a satisfied soul. Are we really satisfied? Are we happy? The society builds laws and ideals for everyone and discriminates one religion from another, just because maybe I don’t wear a burkha and some other person does not worship idols...God is universal ! I say Shiva is my god, because Jesus and Allah are your Gods, isn’t it? How is it possible? Only because cultures differ how can one religion be deemed as superior to another? This is an abyss of faithlessness and can lead only to misery and hatred...And we are the victims..The ones who love are looked upon as vermin; The one's who create hatred are considered powerful and god-like. This is the society we are a part of....Created by us as our utopia...


PS: Characters mentioned does not bear any resembelance to me (Am not the kind!).. Relates to people I know!