Love is taking a new meaning

No matter how much we think we understand the concept of LOVE , this is one mystery best understood in it's entirety by none other than ALMIGHTY himself...All the expertise and genius in the world fails to explain why your smile makes me feel so complete ...so divine...

It all started that rainy evening Rachael met Patrick for the first time...Instantly, they both knew something was wrong...life was at the starting point of that roller coaster ride that she been avoiding all her life...the point from where she would ride the car with a total stranger...ironically her only savior among her fears and apprehensions..

As the attendant pushed the start button...the journey began....she wanted to hold his hand and tell him.."I am scared" and wanted to hear.. "Dont worry, I am there for you "...Few seconds from the start came a steep slope...it was fun to move northwards..seeing beautiful faraway lanscapes...she did not realise when the fear and apprehensions were replaced by relief because there was someone next to her...quietly , without speaking a word, gave her the comfort of his presence...

Love started...taking over it's first meaning of togetherness...the feeling of mutual happiness just by virtue of each others company...

The ride took several twists and turns...ups and downs and with each move , love took a new meaning..There were times when it meant Lets Enjoy together...times when it meant ...This ride would nt have been as beautiful if you were not with me...then came the last big deep fall...she could see it ahead and was full of fear...she felt this is it....I am going to breathe my last....and then something stuck her...If what I have just though comes true...I will never be able to tell this stranger what he means...he will vanish in the crowd...without knowing who I am..what he means to me...and then at the threshhold of the big fall...she finally revealed....I LOVE YOU...I AM SCARED..NOT OF THIS RIDE...BUT OF LOSING YOU...

She never realised when the big fall started...how it ended and when the two of them reached the end of the ride...looking into each others eyes...

Since then the've been together...the roller coaster ride has ended but the ride of life continues...Every twist and turn still continues to reveal new meanings of Love to them...

Recently she has discovered a completely new meaning of Love that has changed how she feels about this MAN...

The new meaning is Time for Family...She sees him spending time with her parents...doing special things for them ... she sees him transform into a SON and eventually more than that...she sees her parents confiding in him...looking upto him...spending the moments which she couldnt give them during all these years...He makes them smile...enjoy...laugh like never before...

This new meaning has left her speechless...She feels a deep sense on indebtness...and pride at the same time..She feels so special that words fail her...All she can say is...I am glad I could see this day...It has changed something within me...

Let's wait for what life has to bring through this ride...The ride continues....

To all my teachers...

Am writing after a fairly long time...No excuses...May be this hobby of mine had got lost somewhere among other priorities of life...or may be not much to really write about...

Writing comes naturally when you do something outside the routine...This 'something' then gives the satisfaction of living a dream that was forgotten or ignored...

Have started persuing one of my passions after a long break...Teaching French...In a new avatar...The activity that was earlier confined to the 4 walls of my house, has now expanded beyond the home...Have tied up with a couple of coaching classes to teach French...Am learning the art of managing a classroom along with teaching...Not an easy job but thats how challenges are...is'nt it?

The transition from Didi to Miss...feels strange :)

We all experience various relationships in this world...Relationships make life worthwhile..they add life to our world and make us feel all the different emotions..Some relationships make us feel special and loved while some others make us feel responsible while some others give us sorrow...But relationships make life special indeed!

One such relationship is that of a teacher and student...a very special relationship crafted by Almighty Himself to ensure that wisdom and knowledge are transmitted from one generation to another...Blessed are those who get the opportunity to experience this relationship from both sides...blessed are those who get an opportunity to be a student as well as a teacher...

I have realised an important thing in the few lectures that I have taken till date...a good teacher is not just a teacher...A good teacher is much more..A friend, a companion, a disciplinarian and more...A good teacher belongs to her own generation, to the students generation as well the elderly generation..What is challenging is to choose which role to play when, with whom and at what point of time...I am trying to figure out the art of choosing the role which I play because that will decide what I mean to the student...

As I write this, I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every person who has taught me at any point in life...I now realise how difficult it is to teach...to stand out there and impart a portion of your knowledge to a classroom full of young energetic minds...to ensure that each one out there understand and absorbs your word and gets value from the valuable time he is investing in you...It feels speacial as well as responsible to be a part of the formative years of an individual's life... to be an integral part of the process of upbringing of a child...

lastly...I dont know if my teachers will agree, but I feel that every teacher is a student in some way and every student is a teacher in some way...As a teacher, I am learning to appreciate and look at the world through the eyes of a student...the curiosity, the zeal to learn and eagerness to fill the empty pot with which I came in this world with more and more wisdom with each passing day...In this process of learning, guess who are my teachers...my very own students who teach me to look at this world through the eyes of a student...

Govinda ala re...

Janmashthami...the festival that marks the birth of the most adorable child in this world...A child whom everyone loves.. who makes you forget every worry .. with that one smile..

What is Janmashtami ... what does it signify...

Ever wondered why the pyramid formed by Lord Krishna is so important...Well here I am sitting in AS 388 travelling back home..thinking why the pyramid...Is it to signify the pyramid principle of communication ... may be .. may be not..what is it??

The more I think about it the more I relate it to a very important fact of life...

Do we ever sit back and thank that nursery teacher who taught us alphabets?? Ever thought about that Peon in school who rang the bell on time so that you could have your breakfast on time..or that friendly canteen owner who brought a steaming hot cup of coffee while I was sitting back late and working...or the Maths eacher who introduced me to numbers ( So did my Boss but lets forget that annual affair for the time being ).As I think about these people I realise how helpless I am...I may be the Govinda who climbs the pyramid but how am I placed alone..where do I reach alone... nowhere...And As this bus is getting chiller and chiller ... my thoughts are running deeper...

The bigger the pyramid , the more the people who support it...which means..the more successful I get .. more the number of people I should be sharing my success with...Do I do that...

Not always.. Why does it happen that as I move up to reach the pot , I forget that there is a big bunch of people who have helped me reach there.. And if they back out at the critical time..not only do I fail..but also risk injury...

That's what life is..and may be .. thats what Balkrishna or lallo (As he is fondly called by Gujratis ..) wanted us to realise..the power of the people who support us...The power of Teamwork...the power of PEOPLE..team members in a team..

He did not want to us to be thieves...though he himself was MAKHAN CHOR... but the only thief who left a smile on the face of the robbed...despite the loss...Well that is all I can say...

And yes..for all the people who have been the base of this small pyramid called EMOCEANS.. for all my readers..those few treasured ones...THANKS a zillion..It's you guys who keep me going...

A SMALL WALK TO REMEMBER

Life knocks your door , in many different ways.
It turns darkness into light , it turns nights into days
On one such rainy day , a guy and a girl meet
To search for that special one , who’ll make their life complete
A typical meeting of families , to arrange a marriage between 2 people
To implement what is His plan , Of making them a couple.
The girl and guy don’t speak , for quite a long while,
But what they just cant hide , is that big lovely smile.
They start meeting each other , as days turn to weeks
Liking converts to feelings , and the feelings reach their peaks
Without either of them knowing , the Phone calls get longer ,
Love cathes them unaware , and the relationship gets stronger.
2 lips may be talking , about worldly things that matter
2 hearts are already saying , we will always be together
2 families decide to meet , to become one forever ,
2 souls are united , by a small walk to remember

Arranged Love...or love re-arranged??

Hi Guys ,

I am back....I know this time the break was much longer....but trust me I deserved one...why???well so that I come back with a fresh stock of EMOCEANS to write about...and yes...for those few readers who have followed me...I promise I wont leave my passion for writing so soon....All I can say is .... guys...thanks for encouraging me to be at it...I will ensure you have something new to read about ... atleast every fortnight....

Well for starters ... have entered into a new life....a beautiful one...Well for those of you who still didnt get it...I have tied the knot...the knot which has tied me to someone special and a new family ... in a relationship that makes us ONE ... and gives a new meaning to friendship...

All of us have heard of LOVE Marriages & ARRANGED Marriages in social parlance...I am married for almost 2 months but I still dont get the difference between the two...Do matrimonial sites / marriage bureaus arrange love between 2 people...Do people decide to get married even when they are not in love??Does love blossom in an arranged marriage meeting or does it restrict itself to college canteens , workplaces and neighbourhood windows...Do people say Yes just because there is no reason to say No or is it because there is an inner voice which says "Go ahead you fool..he is the one you have been searching for..."

I hope I can find the difference between love marriage and arranged marriage in this life...For all you married people and also the bachelors and the spinsters in love .... if you know the difference ... please do let me know...

Almost a year and a half back my parents (like all other parents of the world ) decided to start the so-called arranged marriage procedure for me...I was excited ( yeah had to be...as I havent had any adventures in life so far ....)I was excited not with the thought of getting married ( that would have happened anyways ) but at the thought of being the centre of attraction...so I prepared a Matrimonial Bio-Data got some nice pics and got started off in this roller coaster ride ...

And then I realised that things are not so simple...I met a couple of guys in this process..(How I would love to use the word dated rather than met... but unfortunately cant due to the lack of romance in all those meetings...)Frankly I was not averse to the idea of marriage... but I was not comfortable with the notion of arranged marriage...I was out there to find the love of my life in an arranged marriage set-up...

I know .. its like asking for the rarest real diamond in the world in an artificial jewellery showroom...but people of our generation are used to Malls ... where you can find everything under the same roof...So the next question is...did I finally get my rare real diamond???

Well yes I did...

Life knocks our door in many special ways and waits for an answer...On one such rainy evening last July..it knocked my door...and as I opened my door... it stood there waiting to embrace me with both hands...and that day started the story of my marriage...a story which I want to share and will do very soon...a story of smiles...a small walk and a big decision taken over that walk..

I would share my story very soon ....

A New Life ...A New Beginning!!!

Finally EMOCEANS has welcomed me back...I took a break...but didnt break off with EMOCEANS...And now as I come back I have a new life ...a new beginning...

This new beginning has it's roots in my earlier blog...It starts where I ended a post which is very close to me heart...Why New Things Come to an end...

It says Good Things come to an end so that the better ones can start...There is more to it...I ve learnt this in the last couple of months....Sometimes Good Things come to end...so that LIFE itself can start...A beautiful life...A new life....a new beginning!!!

Life comes in several SEASONS...childhood,adolescence ,youth ,love....Each SEASON is different...After we have lived each season...An angel comes and takes us to a new season...An angel who is a SYMBOL of a beautiful change that life is going to see...And take you to a place full of GOOD WISHES & SWEETNESS.

Good Things come to and end because we deserve the best...Not for one or two but for every SEASON of life...

There may be difficult SEASONS in life...But this angel ensures that we are not alone...He holds our hand through difficult terrains and takes us through the roughest road...He has been sent for us...by ALMIGHTY himself...

Only thing that is important is waiting for our ANGEL recognizing him and welcoming him with a smile...An angel who is a SYMBOL of Love,Friendship and Blessings...A SYMBOL of Happiness and a SYMBOL of a BEAUTIFUL LIFE....

Have a Great Beginning!!!

Woh Pal...

(This one is extremely close to my heart.....Something I wrote several years back but the experience is still fresh....It is a little long,though but even these 10 paras were not sufficient to express my 5 years at NM. Thanks to all my friends because this poem is entirely dedicated to them.)
WOH PAL
Aaj bhi woh din yaad hai, Jab rakha tha college mein pehla kadam.
Naya tha mahaul,naye yhe log, Mano ek nayi duniya mein aa gaye ho hum.

Aankhon mein the hazaron sapne , Par man mein tha ek anjan sa dar.
Is naye safar mein kyaa……….. Milenge mujhe humsafar.

Jaise jaise waqt beeta, Ban gaye kai dost khaas.
Aise dost jinhe jeevanbhar, Rakh saku aapne dil ke paas.

Har baar koi to mil jaata, Jo hota mujhse behtar.
Aise hi to sikha humne, Pair rakhna zameen par.

Yaad aata hai ghanton baith kar, Karna idhar-udhar ki baatein.
Aur exam aane par katna, Beena neend ke who raatein.

Subah corner ki bench pakadkar, College mein who so jaana.
Lecture ki amrutvani se durr, Sapnon ki duniya mein kho jaana.

Par ek pal aisa aata jab, Har koi vapas laut aaye.
Attendance ke waqt to mano, Murda bhi kabra se hath uthaye.

Man ki chotisi baat bhi, Yaaron doston ko batana.
Kisi ke naam se kisiko, Mahino tak satana.

Naa jaane kaise waqt ye beeta, Aa hi gayi judaai ki ghadi.
Doston kaa jo saath na hota, Ho jati mushkil badi.

Pankh lagakar waqt udd gaya, Hume pukare aanewala kal.
Ab dil mein khwahish uthi hai,
Kaash………………………Phir jee paye who pal
Kaash……………………Phir jee paye who pal