Life

The Vasans household was abuzz with activity. In truth it was Meera who was quite busy hustling around in preparation for the guest who was to arrive. Siddharth was to arrive in two days and the house was in a mess. Shravan( her son) had exams and Rangan (her husband)was inundated with work from his office. The Raman’s were all excited. Their son was all set to land in India and stay at their closest friends home for a while. The Vasans and the Ramans had not met in two decades. But the bond of friendship remained quite strong. Meera meanwhile finished with all her chores and started to sip her evening tea with the morning newspaper! Oh yes with her schedule, even sipping tea was a luxury, it was mostly gulping down food, water and anything edible before she could get to the next task at hand. She travelled back in time, reminiscing some of her fond memories that both the families had spent together. Siddharth was then just a sweet little toddler who called her “maami...

Blithe and released is how she felt. Parvathi had taken the plunge indeed. Given in to her recondite wish. Succumbed to passion. Pristine beaches of Goa were close to her heart. The torrential rain did not hamper her spirits. She sat by the window of her modest accommodation and  reveled  in the beauty of nature. Dark grey clouds offered the perfect  ambiance  to reflect her  somber  mood. She looked at the beach and saw a lone man walking up with the surfboard in his arms. Afar he looked like an answer to her dreams. There was something about this young man that drew her to him. She felt a strange feeling of connection and knew she had to reach out.  Her eyes took notice of him completely. As he approached closer, she stared at his muscular jaw, the broad shoulders and his tanned body.  Her instinct told her to get out and speak to him, but the mind won and she remained just where she was, peeking at him like a smitten a...

2014 just flew by, This message that I chanced upon continues to stay with me.. “I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're Doing Something. So that's my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody's ever made before. Don't freeze, don't stop, don't worry that it isn't good enough, or it isn't perfect, whatever it is: art, or love, or work or family or life. Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it.                                         ...