I think the loneliest one can feel in Mumbai is perhaps at Marine Drive. When you see the whole stretch dotted with twos, each in the arms of a loved one, one can't help but feel a twinge.
February 20, 2011
February 19, 2011
Chaff & Grain...
"But Oh! The blessing it is to have a friend to whom one can speak fearless on any subject; with whom one's deepest as well as one's most foolish thoughts come out simply and safely. Oh, the comfort - the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person - having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away."
— Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
February 18, 2011
A Whirl...
Why you're not married. Some good advice. Some terrible news.
Dear lord! Now I have to not only discard all illusions(about marriage) but also go transform myself! Lot of work.
You're just going to need to get rid of the idea that marriage will make you happy. It won't. Once the initial high wears off, you'll just be you, except with twice as much laundry.
Because ultimately, marriage is not about getting something -- it's about giving it. Strangely, men understand this more than we do. Probably because for them marriage involves sacrificing their most treasured possession -- a free-agent penis -- and for us, it's the culmination of a princess fantasy so universal, it built Disneyland.
The bottom line is that marriage is just a long-term opportunity to practice loving someone even when they don't deserve it. Because most of the time, your messy, farting, macaroni-and-cheese eating man will not be doing what you want him to. But as you give him love anyway -- because you have made up your mind to transform yourself into a person who is practicing being kind, deep, virtuous, truthful, giving, and most of all, accepting of your own dear self -- you will find that you will experience the very thing you wanted all along:
Love.
Dear lord! Now I have to not only discard all illusions(about marriage) but also go transform myself! Lot of work.
The Moon Misses You...
Close your eyes. And listen.
I'll be seeing you
In all the old familiar places
That this heart of mine embraces
All day and through
In that small cafe
The park across the way
The children's carrousel
The chestnut trees
The wishing well
I'll be seeing you
In every lovely summer's day
In everything that's light and gay
I'll always think of you that way
I'll find you in the morning sun
And when the night is new
I'll be looking at the moon
But I'll be seeing you
I'll be seeing you
In every lovely summer's day
In everything that's light and gay
I'll always think of you that way
I'll find you in the morning sun
And when the night is new
I'll be looking at the moon
But I'll be seeing you
I'll be seeing you
In all the old familiar places
That this heart of mine embraces
All day and through
In that small cafe
The park across the way
The children's carrousel
The chestnut trees
The wishing well
I'll be seeing you
In every lovely summer's day
In everything that's light and gay
I'll always think of you that way
I'll find you in the morning sun
And when the night is new
I'll be looking at the moon
But I'll be seeing you
I'll be seeing you
In every lovely summer's day
In everything that's light and gay
I'll always think of you that way
I'll find you in the morning sun
And when the night is new
I'll be looking at the moon
But I'll be seeing you
February 17, 2011
The Day The Words Weeped...
The wounds that last forever are not the ones caused by physical harm but by words uttered by a loved one.
Must remember henceforth to shut up when angry.
Must remember henceforth to shut up when angry.
Twenty Two...
Awww, what a cute song :)
Dil ke jo bhi raaz thay khul rahe hain, what a feeling
Neendon mein jo khwab thay jag rahe hain, what a feeling
Dil ki raahein, dikh rahi hai
Taare jo saare bane hai zameen
Jo bhi tha maanga, mil gaya hai
Jab se tujhpe kiya hai yakeen
Tujhko jab se maanga hai, haathon ko jo thaama hai
Baaton hi baaton mein yeh hua
Baby when you talk to me, manzil mili gali gali
Baby when you walk with me, saadi rail gaddi chali chali
Taare sab hai ghul gaye roshni mein, what a feeling
Sarae gum badal gaye hai khushi mein, what a feeling
Khoye thay hum toh, khud hi humse
Ik hi tumse mile hai yahin
Saare hi lamhe, gire thay pal se
Dekho na kal se mile hai yahin
Tujhko jab se maanga hai, haathon ko jo thaama hai
Baaton hi baaton mein yeh hua
Baby when you talk to me, manzil mili gali gali
Baby when you walk with me, saadi rail gaddi chali chali
Tum yeh maano ya na maano dekho bekhabar tum thay
Meri manzilon ke raaste hi tum mein hi gum thay
Dil ka kaise mile pata
Jab tum hi thay laapata
Ab humse toh na chhupa jo raaz hai
You'll be maybe
Baby when you talk to me (when you talk to me), manzil mili gali gali
Baby when you walk with me (when you walk with me), saadi rail gaddi chali chali
Baby when you talk to me (when you talk to me), manzil mili gali gali
Baby when you walk with me (when you walk with me), saadi rail gaddi chali chali
Dil ke jo bhi raaz thay khul rahe hain, what a feeling
Neendon mein jo khwab thay jag rahe hain, what a feeling
Dil ki raahein, dikh rahi hai
Taare jo saare bane hai zameen
Jo bhi tha maanga, mil gaya hai
Jab se tujhpe kiya hai yakeen
Tujhko jab se maanga hai, haathon ko jo thaama hai
Baaton hi baaton mein yeh hua
Baby when you talk to me, manzil mili gali gali
Baby when you walk with me, saadi rail gaddi chali chali
Taare sab hai ghul gaye roshni mein, what a feeling
Sarae gum badal gaye hai khushi mein, what a feeling
Khoye thay hum toh, khud hi humse
Ik hi tumse mile hai yahin
Saare hi lamhe, gire thay pal se
Dekho na kal se mile hai yahin
Tujhko jab se maanga hai, haathon ko jo thaama hai
Baaton hi baaton mein yeh hua
Baby when you talk to me, manzil mili gali gali
Baby when you walk with me, saadi rail gaddi chali chali
Tum yeh maano ya na maano dekho bekhabar tum thay
Meri manzilon ke raaste hi tum mein hi gum thay
Dil ka kaise mile pata
Jab tum hi thay laapata
Ab humse toh na chhupa jo raaz hai
You'll be maybe
Baby when you talk to me (when you talk to me), manzil mili gali gali
Baby when you walk with me (when you walk with me), saadi rail gaddi chali chali
Baby when you talk to me (when you talk to me), manzil mili gali gali
Baby when you walk with me (when you walk with me), saadi rail gaddi chali chali
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