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Small things that shape me

Today as usual I was standing in my balcony and just as usual I noticed the plants that my flat mate has planted. About 3 months ago, I noticed a Tulsi plant that was growing between the tiles and thought it is better if it goes into a pot which was empty for a long time. I carefully plucked it from the root and placed it in a small pot. I or my flat mate used to water it along with all other plants we had every morning/evening and the Tulsi I planted started to grow; it made me happy to watch it grow. I go back to my parent’s place every weekend and somehow got busy over the week as well and didn’t get enough time to go out to the balcony for about two weeks and my flat mate also was busy with her other hobbies over weekend and could not water those plants. I went out today and noticed that all plants that were close to healthy are on the verge of death. This triggered a thought in my empty mind and I contemplated over it for a while and extrapolated a pattern. Whatever needs t

That speed bump you didn't expect

“This is abrupt and misleading” is what I whisper is what I think; but I have already said it out loud from the crowd. I am cursing my damn luck as to why the class went silent when my stupid mouth decided to blurt something as random as that is when he turns and he starts looking at me with a ‘how stupid can anyone be’ look on his face! Wait! Is he shouting at me? Ohh, it is just Runy barking; probably at a stranger and so ends my dream of meeting with Mr. Kalyan; most adored director for the local movie making industry. As I drag myself out of bed with a broken dream I notice that it is that same lady again who keeps trying to match me up with a rich NRI guy. She apparently does not care about what kind of person I am interested in marrying, for that matter I don’t think anybody does. Nobody cares or has even asked me what kind of a guy I would like to share my life with but they think all their proposals are straight from the heaven and I can’t get a better guy. In fact, nobody, i