As my friend went on about everything that attracted her to a certain guy as well as the one critical point that made her feel that it won't work out between them, I listened carefully. And patiently. She had been over it quite a few times. Her inner tussle was proof enough that she so [...]
Category: Life
Go With That Gut Feeling
Confused? As to what to choose? It may be related to something as serious as your career option and life partner or as silly as the flavour of ice-cream to try. But there it is, staring in your face -- a choice to be made. So what do you do? See, I am all for [...]
To They Who Say We Are Not Enough
We try, they dissuade us. We try harder, they say we are just being silly. We give it our all, they say we should stop wasting our time because we are simply "not good enough." My question is that should we even try to explain to these "experts" how wrong they are or not. As [...]
Compliment or Not
"Am I supposed to take it as a compliment? Or not?" Sometimes said aloud, sometimes thought silently, the above line resonates with most of us. At times, people say such smartly-phrased things that we don't really know what to make of them. If they were positive or negative remains unclear. Worse still, there are times [...]
Sick at Heart
For the world, you appear like a perennially sick person -- someone always suffering from one or the other disease. But only you know where the real problem lies. It is not in that knee that doesn't stop giving you trouble or that unsettling cough or the floaters in your eyes or your a little [...]
A World Free of Guilt
Don't you wish if the world we live in could just let us live & not throw on us the heavy weight of guilt of so many kinds? Well, I certainly do! Come on, think of it. There are so, so many types of things that all of us would go ahead and accomplish, if [...]
Hurting Someone
What's the worst that could come out of hurting someone? They would never talk to you? They would never do anything for you later? They would never think of you in the same way again? No, that is not certainly it. The worst thing would be when you get hurt yourself too. At times, even more [...]
The Right Time
It is said that there is a right time for everything. So exactly when is it? When is the right time to get married? When is the right time to have a baby? When is the right time to move in or move out? When is the right time to quit? When is the right [...]
When Words Fail
Have you ever been in a situation where no matter how hard you thought, you just could not come up with any word? When you went BLANK? It happens when no amount of words, strung together even in the most beautiful manner, seem just "right." Today, I heard of a colleague who had a miscarriage. [...]
When to Give Up
After the third or seventh or twentieth time? When should one finally give up? When should one stop hoping against hope and say enough? It's simple. You give up when you have nothing more to give. When you feel absolutely empty inside. When you no longer care. But till there is even one tiny part [...]