Memories
I met my childhood friend of 23 years! Yes 2 years away from a silver jubilee. We met after a gap of almost 2 years, neither of us felt the distance although we were not really in touch over the last 2 years. The 3 hours that we met felt like it lasted a measly 3 minutes.
We laughed about the silly things we had done in school, the letters we would write and how we would wait impatiently for the next one. When we met we would fight about who had written more letters!
Time seemed to have spurred away and we had to part unwillingly to get back to our routines.I told my friend "Yeh Dil Maange More", we must meet again and for longer.
We share some beautiful memories together.
Walking and cycling back from school on Saturdays while eating roasted dal and samosas at a local bakery!
Vying with each other on the number of Nancy Drews and Hardy Boys that we could read in a day.
Debating on Aamir Khan Vs Shah Rukh Khan! Fighting over which of the Hardy Boys brothers was more handsome!
Wearing the garb of detectives, following and tracing phone calls of a run away maid and ensuring she came back;)
Talking about such memories makes me want to go into an expanse of writing about the innumerable beautiful memories that I have.
Few people that you meet make you feel alive. It could be a friend, a cousin, a colleague, spouse or a child.
You can be completely natural and yourself with these people. Time comes to a standstill and you are eternally wishing for more. You may experience this feeling when courting or in love.
There are a some such people in my life, with whom I have shared beautiful moments.
I have memories of going on long drives, fighting over mundane stuff, faking illness when a cop caught us for riding triples on the bike.
I have memories of waiting for the shiny rainbow after a rain, of having broken rules and having fun with my friends. Of crashing my bike and not telling anyone about it, just in case I didn't get my bike back again.
Memories of sleepless nights spent discussing crushes, when we were supposed to be studying, of writing mean poems about teachers that we did not like.
Memories of birthdays made special, of just being there and feeling so loved. Of enjoying simple paani puri on the streets, of getting drenched in the rain without a care in the world. Of the lies we said to protect our best friends.Of just being in the company of someone in total silence, yet feeling complete.
Oddly we grow up and the child in us also goes on hibernation. We get so lost in work, domestic work, and the never ending "List of Things to do" that the memory box starts feeling a little loony with no new reminiscences in it.
Often we complain of feeling lonely. Try digging into your box of memories and watch yourself shift out of melancholy into glee.
How about resolving to make a memory with a loved one. A memory to keep you company on a wistful day.
Reach out to that long last friend, spend quality time with someone you love, take your mom shopping, do something that takes you away from the malls and the smart phones that make you dumb - literally!!
Go on a walk, take a trip down memory lane. Laugh, get in touch with the child in you,play a game of hopscotch with the neighbors kids. Watch yourself become alive again.
People change, we move on, life goes on, what certainly stays is just that special memory.
Make a memory that fills your heart with bliss and lingers on forever. For that is a treasure that you would hold on forever.
We laughed about the silly things we had done in school, the letters we would write and how we would wait impatiently for the next one. When we met we would fight about who had written more letters!
Time seemed to have spurred away and we had to part unwillingly to get back to our routines.I told my friend "Yeh Dil Maange More", we must meet again and for longer.
We share some beautiful memories together.
Walking and cycling back from school on Saturdays while eating roasted dal and samosas at a local bakery!
Vying with each other on the number of Nancy Drews and Hardy Boys that we could read in a day.
Debating on Aamir Khan Vs Shah Rukh Khan! Fighting over which of the Hardy Boys brothers was more handsome!
Wearing the garb of detectives, following and tracing phone calls of a run away maid and ensuring she came back;)
Talking about such memories makes me want to go into an expanse of writing about the innumerable beautiful memories that I have.
Few people that you meet make you feel alive. It could be a friend, a cousin, a colleague, spouse or a child.
You can be completely natural and yourself with these people. Time comes to a standstill and you are eternally wishing for more. You may experience this feeling when courting or in love.
There are a some such people in my life, with whom I have shared beautiful moments.
I have memories of going on long drives, fighting over mundane stuff, faking illness when a cop caught us for riding triples on the bike.
I have memories of waiting for the shiny rainbow after a rain, of having broken rules and having fun with my friends. Of crashing my bike and not telling anyone about it, just in case I didn't get my bike back again.
Memories of sleepless nights spent discussing crushes, when we were supposed to be studying, of writing mean poems about teachers that we did not like.
Memories of birthdays made special, of just being there and feeling so loved. Of enjoying simple paani puri on the streets, of getting drenched in the rain without a care in the world. Of the lies we said to protect our best friends.Of just being in the company of someone in total silence, yet feeling complete.
Oddly we grow up and the child in us also goes on hibernation. We get so lost in work, domestic work, and the never ending "List of Things to do" that the memory box starts feeling a little loony with no new reminiscences in it.
Often we complain of feeling lonely. Try digging into your box of memories and watch yourself shift out of melancholy into glee.
How about resolving to make a memory with a loved one. A memory to keep you company on a wistful day.
Reach out to that long last friend, spend quality time with someone you love, take your mom shopping, do something that takes you away from the malls and the smart phones that make you dumb - literally!!
Go on a walk, take a trip down memory lane. Laugh, get in touch with the child in you,play a game of hopscotch with the neighbors kids. Watch yourself become alive again.
People change, we move on, life goes on, what certainly stays is just that special memory.
Make a memory that fills your heart with bliss and lingers on forever. For that is a treasure that you would hold on forever.
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