Marriage - An institution of LOVE

Marriage – An institution of love…And love is all I have to take your heart away – as if anyone can make u fall in love at first sight…

Well all this and much more is what I have experienced so far and still experiencing – because I am getting married and yes ARRANGED it is.

Things happen overnight – ‘Center of your Universe’ shifts even before you have realized it. You are still floundering with the fact that you are no more single and there is this someone who is sought to be with you forever.

The euphoria all around is making u believe that all is well, compelling you to evolve your own excitement and join the merriness.

Within 10 days experience of getting betrothed, I devised a new term “Marriage Blues” – fear of the unknown.

Suddenly everybody is jumping to guide you, throwing this and that tip about being married. As if preparing you for the coming battle. All married ladies are now your friends, mentors n guides.

Now its the turn of your family members - the younger and the elder ones. Younger ones feeling too fond of you – making u nostalgic, while the elder ones getting hyper in the confusion of the best possible reaction but otherwise feeling gloomy with the idea of you leaving them.

In this hustle and bustle, the new found guy needs your time and attention and vice-versa. You both end up talking nearly every minute of the day over phone (initially, till the fever downs on both sides) while your soon to be left family feels left out.

Amongst all these changes and much more, comes the D-Day when you are going to be legally moved out of one family into another. This is nothing but the hard truth of every girl’s life.

Now you are expected to look the best of the lot this day, for you are going to be the bearer of the throne called “BRIDE”. By god’s grace and help of a suitable make-up artist, you manage to outshine the rest and appear as a divine incarnation of god in human soul decked up from head to toe in jewels :) Now who can say – “Beauty lies in the eyes of Beholder”

Anyway you go ahead and get married under the pressure of all the observing eyes, hesitant of tripping at any point of time, but ending up gracefully.

Finally “All’s well that ends well” and you begin your journey to the center of the earth (like earth there is no end to life)

Changes...

Life changes, you change, surroundings change, likings change… But what remains intact is your inner self.

Feel at home for there is nothing bigger than your inner self :)

What’s in a Good Morning…

Hey “Good Morning Neha” I heard from somewhere and pat I replied – “A very good morning to you too” without even noticing who it was.

This is how mechanical we have become in our day to day activities. Guess we are wrongly undertaking the significance of ‘Renunciation’

So here I take the opportunity of dreaming an ideal Good Morning for all of us…

The eyes open to the beams of sunshine and not to the mechanical alarm clock.
Rays of sun bringing in rays of hope for a fresh start of the day.

Oblivious to the awaiting work and deadlines we need to meet,
We feel the bliss of having a roof above our head and a comforting mattress beneath.

The first sound that comes out from the mouth is a sigh of relief - having woken up to a cozy, comfortable, safe surrounding.
With our loved ones either around or just a phone call away.

Then murmuring a prayer to the ‘Almighty’ or the nature.
We get ready to begin our day.

On the way to the office, we appreciate everything - a plant, a flower, a tree, a street dog.
With whom we share our surroundings and the air we breathe in.

Now on reaching office when someone greets us with a ‘Good Morning’
We shall seek time to have a good look and respond in person ‘Very Good Morning Indeed’

And we know now how much we MEAN IT…

Random Thoughts...

1)
Be happy with whatever you have, wherever you are.
Remember there are always people suffering more than you.

2)
Persevere to achieve what you want in life, for the best of you comes out in adversity.

3)
Now is the time to do it,
Now is the time to yearn.

Now is the time to learn it,
Now is the time to exert.

Nothing comes easily in life,
Without involving the necessary toil.

Let go...

While striving to hold onto someone who doesn’t care for our feelings, we miss out the ones who care too much for us.

So open your eyes, look around and the world will make sense again.

Woo Man

One day is all we need,
To make ourselves heard,
To bring about the change.

Enjoy being a woman, despite the unsaid ache, for the word itself says – “Woo Man”

Happy Women's Day...

Making right choice...

Never judge a book by its cover.
Always, I repeat always, attempt to read its contents.

Apply this rule in all aspects of your life,
And you will always end up making a right choice.

Year gone is Year learned

Time has come to brood over our past mistakes,
And put to use the lessons learnt.

Time gone shall never come back,
But effort spent does pay back.

Cheer up your spirits,
Gear up to meet the New Year.

Accomplish all your unfinished tasks and much more,
For the journey begins towards an unexplored horizon.

Wish you a very cheerful and prosperous new year.