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Hadn’t done this for a while. Had been with and around people, who are important part of my life. Had forgotten my own self, who even if planned and organized- always left a room to go the unchartered way. And in the meanwhile, chose to agree that my personal space is limited to my group of friends. As a result – stopped exploring MY CENTRE (as MF calls it to be). And man, the realisation came in recently- when serious health issues helped me rediscover the real me and drove me back to yesters when i had been a free bird- curious about life and activities, wanting to delve deep into unknown, meet un-thought off people at places not known earlier. While choosing routine helps you get disciplined and make the most of what is available- it also ushers in monotony that the pre-planned brings with itself.  It is dynamism- which lights the spark. Time to bounce back and start the unusual.....

Strangers without strangeness

Aint it easier to talk your heart out to strangers- who know nothing about you, have no pre-conceived ideas about you, your behaviour and your actions. Meeting people you don’t know, hearing them say things and open up their private life as if you are a counsellor- the feeling is just great.  And it is truly said and believed- the best you can help a person is with being a Listener. Advising is the secondary part but you are half through the hearts of the person, as a patient listener. All of us need EARS in those times, when we wish to talk about our feelings, emotions, inhibitions, fear etc. And it’s not about having your people around but about someone, who can lend an ear and help us vent. Glad to be able to help people in this way :)

Teacher

Teachers have been given an important status in our culture. While the treatment might have undergone a change or the role flexed little bit because of the monetary symbolisms, there is still no doubt that this is one the most respected profession- though not very admired. All of us in our childhood- at some point of time wanted to be like one of our teachers and with the growing age, the thought itself goes down and we end up choosing different professions.

The mode of deliverance in this field has also taken a turn - from direct book readers to one aware of the surroundings and technology. From those engaged in a monologue to those who believe in interaction. The belief that student-teacher relationship is always one of a receiver and giver has now changed to a symbiotic one. There are no qualms in admitting that even teachers benefit from students of modern times. The evolution of teaching methodology is also immense. Teachers today are mentors and guides who help students find the way. They are also ones who try to understand the obstructions in one’s path of learning and are willing to tweak their delivery. Using novel methods to make the class more talkative to exercising restraint on the bullies, teachers today are also heading towards a different direction- introducing different activities as a part of curriculum- which make learning not only easy but one which is fun and which has a strong recall value.

Quizzed

At the fag end of the day today I am unexpectedly reminiscent of those troubled eyes trying to look away from the looming, the weak gait, the trembling fingers which fidget with something that could make or break, the garbed bodice trying to hide the object, the non-solidarity in the otherwise mature and highly confident voice, the desire to blurt out what’s burning inside.

And finally when the journey is over, it looks like a moment that has removed the albatross off the neck. The outcome unsure but satisfaction of giving your best- ample. The glow when the monkey has gone to other’s back…..

Talliiiii

When do you get Talli? How often do you get Talli?

And my answer is no, never……

Today I want to get talli and have no bounds and experience the feeling which I have not experienced before. I am told that I will never be able to get sloshed if I think too much and have control!!!  While I am not sure if Talli has anything to do with mental strength- after all every drunkard proudly pronounces that he isn’t drunk. I feel it’s just a matter of understanding your limits and not crossing them or it might be the moral responsibility that other drunkard is to be taken care off…

Whatever it may be- I want to experience not the ugly side but the happy side of getting drunk and see how I respond (Laughing or Crying)

Surprises

They say “Grand gestures may light the fire but small surprises keep it alive” but what if it is different from this?

Aren’t all of us fond of surprises at each and every juncture of our life? But there are some Good Surprises which make us feel that this is much more than what we deserved or gave the other person. Then how do we deal with such surprises- do we accept them as a part of our life or send them back or try returning the favour? 

Ek main aur ekk tu

And when I decide to write after a long time today, the best thing that I could think of penning down is my love for the movie “Ek Main aur Ek Tu”. There is something very extraordinary about this cult movie (in my opinion), which makes me watch this movie thrice a week (and I am not kidding).  I am sure writing about it, won’t do right amount of justice to what this movie evokes in me- The true self screened very well by the artistes.

The small unforgettable moments of wildness, the unreasonable logic, the realistic situations, falling in some quirky relationships with strangers, realization of self, times when we want to lose out ourselves, small expectations from self and multiple from others, the materialistic world which runs on money and sex and little bit of love. The perfection in imperfection, the disguise in blatant happiness, the bottled up emotions, the crossroads of liberated and overprotected families.

The best is the different climax which for a change is not “Happily Ever After” but “Hope and Nothing but hope”.

People keep asking “What’s so special” but some things are best when not expressed………….