Ek arse baad fir se mehfil jami
Puraane geet naye doston ke saath chide
Nice to have another warm, friendly set of friends in Umea, which reminds me a lot about the beautiful time experienced in Zurich.
Apne jaise log har sheher main mil jaate hain :)
Saturday, 30 October 2010
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
What makes the world go round
"It is wrong to think that love comes from long companionship and persevering courtship. Love is the offspring of spiritual affinity and unless that affinity is created in a moment, it will not be created for years or even generations."
- Kahlil Gibran
...have always instinctively felt so, and finally found this thought beautifully worded.
- Kahlil Gibran
...have always instinctively felt so, and finally found this thought beautifully worded.
Sunday, 11 July 2010
'Remember'
Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you plann'd:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.
A poem by
Christina Rossetti
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you plann'd:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.
A poem by
Christina Rossetti
Thursday, 3 June 2010
Monday, 31 May 2010
Quit Quit (torturing us)
It’s a disgusting habit yes and I am quite vocal about it. Some smoke socially most others are just pitiful addicts. The first time I had to accidentally stand outside for a smoke with my colleagues made me hold my breath half the time and cough the rest of the day. Half of our group smokes, no wait just under half. And when they are back from their group activity they carry the stink all about their clothes, skin and mouths. Apparently whenever they feel stressed they need to smoke. Makes me want to laugh out loud at such a lousy reason.
Anyway to each his/her own way of life, only if it were really that. The damage isn’t just limiting to those who choose it voluntarily. Smokers are potentially harmful to non-smokers around themselves, especially the elderly and kids.
Today the world celebrates No-Tobacco day and this is a hard hitting message from kids themselves!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE-_zA-ZZI0&feature=related
Anyway to each his/her own way of life, only if it were really that. The damage isn’t just limiting to those who choose it voluntarily. Smokers are potentially harmful to non-smokers around themselves, especially the elderly and kids.
Today the world celebrates No-Tobacco day and this is a hard hitting message from kids themselves!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE-_zA-ZZI0&feature=related
Saturday, 29 May 2010
Dosti
This post is dedicated to friendship. This nostalgia might be triggered because I am missing my friends back home, in Zurich and scattered around different parts of the world. As time passes we all head out in different directions, explore different things and gradually each one of us gets mired in the trappings of a family life and so the connections seem distant and people move apart. But, this really doesn’t happen. I met a very close friend in Stockholm a few days back (yes in the middle of a working week :D), stayed over at the couple’s place and enjoyed the company of their son and their parents. It seemed like nothing had really changed in terms of our closeness and equations. She still has the capacity to draw me out of a shell and get me talking! It was a frenzied 2 day holiday but completely worth it.
Staying so far away from home can get unnerving if one doesn’t meet the right set of people. I have been lucky in that regard, finding friends who have been almost like family to me. The thesis writing phase upto my job hunting time had been especially hard. A very special friend, amongst other friends, has been my support system all through this time, encouraging me and taking pride in all my achievements. We have shared very intimate problems of ours and instinctively understand each other. We both had been going through a difficult phase but have managed now to get over it. Thank you Dost :). In an especially low moment I cannot forget what you said. It really made my day. Apart from telling me that in another time you would have pursued me and probably got me ;), what especially helped me was your encouragement. ‘G I am very proud of you, you are an intelligent woman and have made it on your own in a city far away from home, earned a PhD and this is the most attractive thing about you’. I may not have quoted the exact words here, but I don’t remember anyone ever complimenting me in so many words and making me feel so good :). A happily married man and doing well for himself now, I will always wish for his success and hope that only the best comes his way.
Three cheers to all my friends, in whatever part of the world you are, you will remain a part of mine!
Staying so far away from home can get unnerving if one doesn’t meet the right set of people. I have been lucky in that regard, finding friends who have been almost like family to me. The thesis writing phase upto my job hunting time had been especially hard. A very special friend, amongst other friends, has been my support system all through this time, encouraging me and taking pride in all my achievements. We have shared very intimate problems of ours and instinctively understand each other. We both had been going through a difficult phase but have managed now to get over it. Thank you Dost :). In an especially low moment I cannot forget what you said. It really made my day. Apart from telling me that in another time you would have pursued me and probably got me ;), what especially helped me was your encouragement. ‘G I am very proud of you, you are an intelligent woman and have made it on your own in a city far away from home, earned a PhD and this is the most attractive thing about you’. I may not have quoted the exact words here, but I don’t remember anyone ever complimenting me in so many words and making me feel so good :). A happily married man and doing well for himself now, I will always wish for his success and hope that only the best comes his way.
Three cheers to all my friends, in whatever part of the world you are, you will remain a part of mine!
Thursday, 6 May 2010
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