Beliefs On Sin

I don't believe that things are either right or wrong, either black or white - in my world it's all relative and varying shades of grey exist in between. Religion considers sin to be the estrangement of self from God. To me, if at all there is something that could be termed as 'sin' it is the estrangement of self from self.

Who You Are

To chew upon:

You are what you do, not what you think or say you want to do. Thoughts are a poor alternative for action. Act, don't think!

Mom & Her Daughters...

My mom conversing with her two daughters on settling down in life, "I just pray that you both end up with decent partners that is right for you".
One of her daughters, "I am going to go for the first one that pops me the big question".
The other, "And I am so going to target the wrong one".

Choices

We all make choices on a day-to-day minute-to-minute basis in life. This stems out from the free-will in us that equips one to choose exactly what one wants. There’s a whole lot of discussion about whether free-will is actually a mirage and doesn’t exist as one would want to believe (the book ‘God’s Debris’ deals with this topic) – but that’s something to be dealt with at a later point of time. The choices we make or are at times forced to make could vary in significance and repercussions to as mundane as picking up a cup of coffee the way one likes best to as life-altering as changing one’s line of work. Some choices are deliberate, conscious acts while some are made unknowingly, almost in stealth. Whatever way it is made or howmuchever the amount of importance attached to it, I believe that what lends meaning to the choices are the things one has to let go when one chooses.

Burning Bridges

The warrior moved on relentlessly,
Without looking back, without a pause;
His hair flying in the wind restlessly,
He took bold strides to a new cause;
Discarding the torch in his hand , not sorry,
Burning the sinister looking bridge as one could discern;
The tiny sparks danced in its splendor and glory,
Annihilating the link to a past, to where there is no return!

Have You Ever Felt?

Have you ever felt that...

• Sometimes you are more comfortable in a group of strangers than in a room full of those you have known for ages.
• Sometimes the best conversations are the ones you never had.
• Sometimes the ones who mean the world to you live their entire lives oblivious of you.
• Sometimes the best decisions in life are those you never made.
• Sometimes the brighter the smile on a person's face, the deeper the hurt.
• Sometimes the more you want to forget, the harder it gets.
• Sometimes the better you are as a person, the more vulnerable you get.
• Sometimes the more you want to sleep peacefully, the more annoying the neighbors get.
• Sometimes the more you want to make sense, the more you ramble on :P

Wish Upon A Star

I look up at the skies above,
A canvas of eternal blue,
I spot you looking down at me,
And wish what I wish comes true!

Summer Ahoy

The height of summer witnesses the kids splashing in the pools at parks, the lithe young ones lounging in sun working on their tan, the supermarkets' ice section almost always running out of Magnum Mandel cones (my fave), open-air concerts, bike tours, grill parties a dozen a week, and so on and so forth..... Thats for normal people.

Then there are the ones like me for whom the entry of summer is earmarked by sleepless nights when I shift droopy-eyed from my bed to the couch to the floor and finally with all the finesse of a gymnast balanced on a couple of chairs on the balcony only to be awakened a few minutes later by the penetrating rays of the sun and the shrill voice of the construction workers bemused at the specimen on the balcony above. Just last week when it was pouring cats and dogs, I was yearning for bright weather and here I am ready to trade anything for a cool breeze. Did anyone say something about some grass and its colour? :)

Counter-Attacking Red

We all have felt our blues some time or the other - an occurence more frequent in some than in others. But have you ever felt red - those moments when anxiety overwhelms you and you can't even fathom the cause of those deadly pangs? Well, I am no stranger to that phenomenon and over time have built my defense-mechanism against it. Lula Mae's antidote was visits to Tiffany wherein the sparkling jewels set her mind off at peace. As for me, I counter disguised anxiety attacks by taking off on an endless flight to a world of my dreams - off to the rainbow's end so to speak. Borrowing from the theme song of Breakfast at Tiffany's :

Moon River, wider than a mile,
I'm crossing you in style some day.
Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker,
wherever you're going I'm going your way.
Two drifters off to see the world.
There's such a lot of world to see.
We're after the same rainbow's end--
waiting 'round the bend,
my huckleberry friend,
Moon River and me.

Sunset Of My Life

Well, I am officially in the sunset of my life or so says an online survey that I recently took. Here's what it says:

You Are Sunset

Even though you still may be young, you already feel like you've accomplished a lot in life.And you feel free to pave your own path now, and you're not even sure where it will take you.Maybe you'll pursue higher education in a subject you enjoy - or travel the world for a few years.Either way, you approach life with a relaxed, open attitude. And that will take you far!

Man, I knew turning 27 was the end of the road!!!!!