Monday, April 25, 2011

...Mistakes...

..."I made a mistake"... how often have we heard that?... rather, how often have we said that.... its just sad that - we'll never really know, whether this time is really the last time we make this error in judgement... somehow, its a little nerve wrecking to realize or be aware of the fact this is not the last time you'll be making an embarrassing misunderstanding or a foolish incredible thought... after a point its just really stressful... right now - the best way to put it across is that I'm tired... of these misunderstandings, foolish as well as childish hopes - that in a different or even normal state of mind you'd be able to clearly distinguish... These are the real remedies to which mankind must strive for answers...... seems like a plebeian problem to focus so much energy and resources on..... but when you really think about it - once we are rid of such seemingly trivial problems - we'd be a much more sorted out lot and can actually be in the frame of mind to tackle poverty, hunger and world peace.........

Friday, April 8, 2011

Ode to the Cruel Lover

When we read a story..... any kind of story...... there are different ways it ends....... theres the ever popular but rare and unrealistic - Happy Ending...... or the more common and real but heart wrenching - Sad Ending....... theres the story that has no definite ending and makes the reader ponder and think about its end..... and then theres the unfinished ending....... where everything has stopped abruptly and a cruel and eternally stinging ending.....
             Mostly love stories with such endings are widely read for their different content or they are read by people who have gone through such an experience themselves and can relate to......... or maybe their just looking for some closure...... or an idea of what to do...... or because they know that they are not alone and that there are many other cruel lovers and their heartbroken counterparts........... the heartbroken lover is saddened deeply and goes on leading their tragic period..... they are comforted by friend and family...... they are shown the brighter side or hidden opportunity...... they are also reassured of exactly how heinous their cruel lover was..... In some cases the heartbroken lover realizes that and becomes a hater of the opposite sex or just that one person who has spoiled their idea of love - this becomes something they live with forever or till they meet the lover that makes it disappear......... Or the heartbroken lover understands and harbours no ill feeling..... and to such lovers I proclaim my eternal gratitude and affection - for they are the true deservers.
                                                                                But we rarely look at the cruel lover who has wrenched away the happiness for whatever reason..... maybe they, as Shakespeare put it found an "alteration" - in which case can we blame them for finding someone better suited to them?........ of course that depends how exactly they committed the crime....... maybe they just got bored - How dare they!....... but even to that what can you  say but that they fell out of love........ is it to be blamed? - are you not to be blamed for thinking it was true love?........... there are many permutations and combinations of lovers..... but by far the worst is the cruel lover who had to put an end to their love for the sake of themselves and the other....... to save the two of further grief and complexity........ recognising that love alone was not enough to stay together and that the many other factors that made it a union, were in conflict............ the cruel lover who knew it wouldn't last till the end of time and to make sure the last moments were of joy and not anger...... the cruel lover who hopes in time their beloved will eventually rise above from this grief and live a life of happiness and content, possibly with another more suited........ but to find out that the heartbroken lover is ever understanding and doesn't demand your love but only your happiness wherever it may be........... what does the cruel lover do now?....... except put on a mask and live every moment joyously, daring not to think back of their heartbroken lover and their memories together........ for who knows, maybe all the masks in the universe will not hide their misery......

Monday, April 4, 2011

... may everyday feel like a Holiday...


Holiday – such a lovely word… A word that creates an entire series in your head, of things you will do, see and experience. From sleeping in the finest sheets Belgium can offer to feeling every grain of sand on the sunset beaches of Algarve. The term holiday doesn’t give credit to the feeling it stirs within every individual – each different but equally desired. A holiday is kind of like Spring Love that rejuvenates and gives new meaning to an otherwise dreary morning. It puts a warm smile that was trapped beneath the icy reality you carried on your face. Holidays are not just about going to places and enjoying the 'new' sights and sounds – but anything that you have wanted so much to do but couldn’t because of all the routine elements of your life. So your holiday just might be taking a few days off work with late mornings and afternoons spent in the maze of a library and finished off with a midnight cup of coffee in front of a crackling fireplace. Even while thinking of taking a holiday, your mind has already broken free of the shackles of the ordinary. Even as you’re taking the same route, you hear the sound of your shoes on the cobbled streets – a sweet and unfamiliar sound that is more melodious than the greatest symphonies of all time. While booking tickets you are already smiling thinking of the trance the Spanish guitar will take you into. On your way to the station or airport you’re already licking your lips at the thought of the heavy cream that is generously smothered on your pastry, which you will order in a couple of hours. You’ve already thought of souvenirs you will buy at a store or keep the local station ticket stub as one. It’s strangely drawing you into this wonderful world of dreams and possibilities that may change your life or just bring out the smile that’s been patiently waiting to break out…