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 ....