Heart'n'Soul

Thursday, March 17, 2011

A Walk to Remember

Jack and Sarah lay in their loungers staring at the sky as the sun started to set leisurely, flooding the warm peach glow of the sky with crimson pink.

The sea gradually began to blanket the beach bit by bit as the sand seemed to vanish beneath the veil of the sparkling aqua waves.



'Aooww!' Sarah let out a delighted shriek

'What?' Jack sat up, anxious and concerned.

'The waves Jack, they are coming up till here!' she smiled with excitement

Jack shifted to Sarah’s lounger as she settled comfortably in his lap, wrapping her arms around his neck and resting her head on his chest. He held her close to his heart as their feet dangled in the water.

'So what do you want to do for dinner tonight?' he asked

'Chinese' she said

'Again!!!' Jack sighed

'Well....' Sarah looked up at him

'Ok Ok. Whatever you say my princess...' Jack smiled

'You are the best...' she said as she placed her head back on his shoulder

The sat their in silence looking at the horizon as the sun rushed out of the vision and vanished into the gigantic stretch of glittering water

'Sarah...'

'Hmmmm....'

'You don realize do you?'

'Realize what?' and she looked up at Jack, smiling at her with a glint of mischief in his eyes. She wondered what he was up to

'You are wearing white today....'

'So?' perplexed, she asked.

'So let’s soak you...' Jack got up swiftly

'No Jack.... Please No…' she shouted as she ran away towards the beach

Jack ran after her

She ran as hard as she could, Jack chasing after her. And before she could even cross over the 100 meter mark, he caught up with her. He held her by her waist and swirled her around before they fell in the sand.

Out of breath and gasping for air, they both lay in the sand laughing, staring at each other’s face.

Jack looked at her and said teasingly 'Honey... we are not done yet'

Jack picked her up in his arms and started walking towards the sea.

'Jack!!!! Nooooooo....... no no no no' Sarah said protesting, yet laughing

Sarah closed her eyes tightly and held on to him as they came closer to the waves. Jack was just about to throw her in the water when he bent forward and planted a kiss on her cheek.

She opened her eyes, beamed at him and said "Oh My God! You missed!”

A wide grin lit up his face. "You little tease!" Jack said as he handed her over to the vivacious waves rushing towards the shore

'Aaoooooo! Gawd I hate you!!!" She exclaimed as she stood up to walk back to the beach

'Really? Ah thank god! Now I have no reason to feel guilty about soaking you. Once more sweetheart?" they both burst out laughing he followed her trail towards the beach.

After walking for a few minutes Jack stopped and called at her back "Sarah..."

She turned around "Yes..."

Jack moved slowly towards her and asked "Have you seen Romeo and Juliet?'

"What? I think so. Why?'

As he moved closer to her, he gently touched both her palms with his own "Let lips do, what hands do, they come together to pray"

She raised her eyebrows and looked at him puzzled

He leaned in as he held her chin, tenderly lifting her face towards his and placed a warm, soft kiss on her delicate cherry glossed lips.


She closed her eyes as her senses exploded in a mesmerizing hurricane of emotions

Jack smiled at her as their lips parted.

He held her hand and silently led her back to their loungers.

"Do you realize?" Jack said as he sat down on his lounger and Sarah settled down next to him.

"Uh oh! Now what?" Sarah stopped and looked at Jack

Jack turned to look at her and said "You are so beautiful... and something else completely. You realize that? “

She looked at him, too stunned to say anything. She smiled and said nothing, burying her head in his shoulder. With teary eyes, Sarah lay their quietly watching the sky, protectively engulfed in the warmth of his arms.

As the moon took over the reign of darkness, her heart was being conquered by peace, making her feel alive, safe… and loved

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posted by Heart'n'Soul at 6:32 PM 3 comments

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Love Is What Love Is!

A few days back I was having a conversation with one of my teenaged friend from the so called "AAJ KE BACCHE" brigade and got some really funny insights on what love and relationship is to the new yuppie gang. It was majorly amusing because it was almost exactly opposite to what my views on this topic are. It was more about being selfish than being selfless. And for some wiered reason, some bits of it did make sense too. Now that’s for sure a surprise for me too :)

Not that I am less of a mush pot already, but his insights made me sound like a totally filmy, old bollywood-ish, romantic nut case!!! He even pointed out some new bollywood flicks that kind of depict the new-age romance. But guess what, I still happened to nail him on this one. Because no matter what and no matter how (in reference to the movies he mentioned) - at the end of it - ALL IZZZZ WELL... it’s always a happy ending, as absurd and illogical as they maybe, they are still happy endings, there is still romance and there is till the feel good factor.

So well, then since I almost won the argument, my friend suddenly popped the question of what Love and relationships mean to me? How I would like it to be? And all these questions were accompanied by a very sarcastic "Let's see the dream world you live in". I laughed it off but thought about it at the back of my head and wondered if it’s really that blown up in my head.

I had a discussion, argument and disagreement for each point with me and with him and here is how it went:

I said: Love's like this balm, the one that erases all the heart aches you have had. Like the pain you feel right now will be erased from your heart when you find someone who really loves you. It’s when they want to give you the world and that’s exactly what they are themselves for you

He argued: oh what crap! Comes with a lot of complication. you love, he doesn’t love or he loves and u don’t love back.... and what if it anyways doesn’t work out, u both end up hurting. No correlation. Plus sometimes these very people will end up hurting you knowingly and unknowingly. And please stop being filmy - I can get you the moon and the world and all that. I don’t buy it... NEXT PLEASE

I said: when you can totally respect them, admire them for who they are and exactly like they are... even after a disagreement or an argument... and probably even in the middle of it.

He argued: Uh well, you only keep saying that people change. So what if he/she changes? Or is probably not what he/she seemed to be? Then this concept goes for a toss too. You would end up being bitter about getting what you din not sign up for. Nah, don buy it either... Next

I said: it has to be someone one can let go of their dreams for... not as a sacrifice but cuz the bigger and more important dream in ones life is to be with that person and collective happiness of both the partners. Of course it goes without saying that both people must feel the same and hence take a collective decision on what suits them best.

He argued: ummmm... this still sounds better with the ifs and buts, which makes it relative isn’t it? So then it’s not selfless so as to say! And what if only one person is constantly giving up most of the times, the bitterness of COMPROMISE will crop in sooner or later - either subtly or prominently. Ah blah!

I said: its trust - in yourself that no thing and no person can tempt you enough to give up on him. Its trust - actually blind trust - one that can make you face your worst fears cuz you know he's holding you...

He argued: Oh my queen of trust failures, did u read your own blog post, the latest one??? Or are you just duh enough to have forgotten everything??? Need I say more?

I argued: yeah well trusting wont come easy, all I mean to say is that despite all odds, love makes you trust that person like that. Else it’s just a compromise...Or at least that’s what I feel!

He said: yeah I got my answer - u r that Duh! Best of luck :p ... and continue

We ended up laughing and continued our discussion

I said: Now this is going to sound clichéd but its being there for someone, through thick and thin... always an ear to lend and a shoulder to cry on - like best friends for life

He agreed (for a change): now that’s true. But isn’t it a part of all bonds that we form - family and friends

I smiled: Yes, that’s why as corny as it sounded in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai - I for a change agree with Sharukh that "Love is friendship"... infact I think friendship as a bond is probably a lot above that.

He agreed again - and this time I pointed out triumphantly that he agreed with mushy movies of my time...LOL... though this being a Sharukh movie pissed him beyond explanation

I said: It’s true; love is friendship, the one that makes you feel so secure with the other person that you know that with all the ups and downs of life, he will get you through just by being there.

He sat in silence, listening intently....

Its companionship, the feeling that you would never run out of conversations, that you will never fall short of words and even when there is silence it will be comfortable

Its that level of comfort where there is uninhibited laughter... at even the silliest things... cuz it binds you together... when you can smile together at life cuz there is someone to witness every tear and wipe it away too

It’s when you say and do things for someone, for no reason at all. When you love their imperfections too, and know that each and every quirk adds to who they are and without those little things, it will be someone else

Its when every little thing matters - the way they crinkle their nose, the way they call your name, the wiered nick names, the way they look at you, the warmth you feel when they smile at you, the way they laugh, the way they make their hair...

He laughed: WHAT?

I continued: yes, even that. The way they tease you over nothing, the small things they do to irritate you, the sweet nothings and the not so sweet arguments over nothing. It’s when you know that despite all odds, you want to keep that person for life...

You know, it’s like that dialogue from "Shall we Dance"... one where they talk about a witness to your life. It’s like having a witness to every little thing you do, someone who makes sure that your life will not go unnoticed. That you and everything you do - good, bad, ugly - is special to someone and you are someone special for them. That someone is looking out for you and you are looking out for them through every step you take in life.

Its just that feeling, that comfort that person gives you about being yourself, that makes you love yourself for who you are and as you are... the same way you love them for who they are and as they are.

After a long silence, he asked: Have you ever been in love? I mean does it really feel that ways?

I smiled

He said: ok now that was a duh question wasn’t it? I think you are just making it sound that good. Pure Bullshit.... u r getting in to my brains now, stop polluting my thots woman... M outta here.

I said: You can pick what you want to do with it but Love is what Love is!

He said: Uh watever - Cya later, alligator (winking)... And you, well best of luck... M not as old as u r, but I don think that thing exists... or does it? Ok never mind - I gotta go do some physics homework and this surely doesn’t help... and we are never talking about it again. GET IT?

I laughed: Ok, Get it! Now leave

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posted by Heart'n'Soul at 5:33 PM 6 comments

Friday, October 1, 2010

For Now and Forever - VIII

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE

Josh lay on his bed staring at the ceiling. The ruins of his world that had crashed long ago had now been reduced to dust.

He opened the drawer of his bed side table and took out a letter -old, opened and folded a multiple times but yet not torn.



He unfolded it once again and began reading…

Dear Grace

You are just another name and just another person for some… but for me – the best and the worst part of my life.

You gave me the four most beautiful years of my life filled with joy of our love, and happiness that knew no bounds. And now the most traumatic time of my life… parting with you and it just doesn’t seem to end…

I don know where we lost it or was it just me? Suddenly everything looks like a farce… everything, everyone, every moment. Did you never understand me, did you never trust me or did you simply never love me?

But then what about all those special moments we spent together… our first kiss, our first dance, our first valentine day, our short trips, those long drives, the way you held my hand, the way you would cry every time I left, our silly fights, how you were always there when I got my honors, how your eyes sparkled when it rained… I remember everything as clearly as if it was just yesterday… every single thing. How you would always wear a T Shirt inside your shirt cuz u thought u were too thin, Your silly dance on the new joinee party, your ankle sprain during your only basket basketball match, your stories bout your nephew, how you ran away from the hospital when your sister was in labor, how your denims looked like they were about to fall, how your spectacles were never straight… the way you would look at me every time I was sad, how you would never drive above 50 miles/hr...And so much more...

And after all this… while I was still regretting having fought with you and wondering how to make things work and make them better... you told ME that you wish you were never with me and that you wish you were always with him. Did I never mean anything to you?

As much as I want to, I can’t even cry. The imprints of your face have been carved in my eyes forever. I fear it will wash away if I cry. But it’s only so hard not to cry, cuz it’s you I am talking about. Cuz it’s you I miss. It’s you that I have lost... irreplaceable forever. Cuz when you walked out on me, you didn’t just take a part of my life and a part of my heart with you but you also took a part of me with you.

And since that day, that place is just empty. Not even a single day has gone by when I do not wish to be with you. I still remember the day you left and every time I think about it, I wish I could ask for just a few more moments, few more days, few more years... a lifetime.

Only if I could have my way, just once. Or maybe it’s just too much to ask for.

Still loving you forever
Josh

He folded the letter neatly and held it in his hands while a lone tear trickled down from the corner of his eye, sinking to the floor silently. Josh stared at the tear drop resting on the floor unperturbed, yet futile and ineffective. He got up and walked to the fire place and placed the letter in the middle of the flames.



He stood there watching the letter burn, just like his dreams, his wishes – some went up in the flames, some reduced to ashes.

The life had come full circle, just like their song... the Josh and Grace Song.

Desperate for changing...
Starving for truth ...
I'm closer to where I started...
Chasing after you...

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More from the series - For Now and Forever:
For Now and Forever - I: If Only...
For Now and Forever - II: PS: I Love You
For Now and Forever - III: You've Got Mail
For Now and Forever - IV: Shall We Dance
For Now and Forever - V: A Lot Like Love
For Now and Forever - VI: As Good As It Gets
For Now and Forever - VII: Gone With The Wind
For Now and Forever - VIII: Message In A Bottle

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posted by Heart'n'Soul at 12:42 PM 10 comments

Thursday, April 9, 2009

For Now and Forever - V

A LOT LIKE LOVE

Ding Dong - The huge clock tower struck 7, startling Josh.

Josh leaned against his car, nervous as hell... waiting for Grace to come out of her office complex. His eyes constantly shifting between the exit gate and his watch. He felt the same anxiety every time he came to see her… Every time.

Moments later, Grace emerged from the gate. Smiling, as always. Grace, not just by name... but elegance personified. Something lit up inside him the moment he saw her walking towards him.

She came and hugged him "Hello Happiness!” planting a cheerful peck on his check.

Amused, he asked "Oh Wow! What was that for?"

Grace "Just like that!"

Josh "Oh Common, you never do that. Now out with it."

Grace looked at Josh, her grin widening "No really, for no reason."

Josh "No No No. There IS something, tell me... NOW"

Grace "No"

Josh "Yes"

Grace "No"

Josh "Yes"

Grace "No"

Josh "Yes"

Grace "No"

Josh "Yes! Yes! Yes!"

Grace "Well! If you really want to know..."

Josh "Yeaaaah... I really want to know..."

Grace moved closer to him and murmured softly in his ear "I just had a fortune cookie" and handed over the fortune paper to him.

Josh looked at her surprised and mystified "So?"

Puzzled, he opened up the crumpled paper to read it. It said "Stop searching, happiness is just next to you."

He looked at her with all the love in his heart and smiled with all the warmth in his soul. He gently held her hand and locked her close to his heart, in a tender embrace.

In this moment, he knew that it was either her or no one.

In this moment, he did not know why and how... but he just knew.

In this moment, he knew he wanted to hold her, just like that, next to his heart... For Now and Forever.




Ding Dong - The huge clock tower struck 7, startling Josh as always.

He looked at the exit gate, not nervous at all… waiting for her, as the crowd started pouring out.

In this moment, he knew she would never surface from the crowd… he knew that his heart will always long for it but he will never be able to hold her again…

In this moment… he knew.

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More from the series - For Now and Forever:
For Now and Forever - I: If Only...
For Now and Forever - II: PS: I Love You
For Now and Forever - III: You've Got Mail
For Now and Forever - IV: Shall We Dance
For Now and Forever - V: A Lot Like Love
For Now and Forever - VI: As Good As It Gets
For Now and Forever - VII: Gone With The Wind
For Now and Forever - VIII: Message In A Bottle

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posted by Heart'n'Soul at 12:00 PM 36 comments

Saturday, February 14, 2009

For Now and Forever - IV

SHALL WE DANCE

"One more please" Josh signaled

"Sure sir" Bartender replied

Just then, from the corner of his eye, he saw a man leading his lady to the dance floor. A few moments later, another couple joined them. Before long, the dance floor was filled with couples only, holding each other close, smiling and gently moving to the sound of music.

It still feels like our first night together
Feels like the first kiss ....

Josh suddenly became aware of the occasion. It was Valentines Day.

"Sir" the bartender interrupted "your drink"

Josh looked at his glass and smiled.

The world around him began to dissolve, melting into images from another time, another place as his eyes stared blankly in the thin air.

He turned around to face the dance floor.

She stood there in a vibrant pink blouse, a high cut black trousers and the black satin wrapped around her neck, contrasting and complimenting the white of her skin. Her face shimmering in the darkness, smiling generously at him.

He put down his glass and rushed towards her, with an urgency unknown to himself.

He took her hand tenderly and drew her close to himself, sweeping her across the dance floor.

"What?" Grace said, embarrassed and startled by his actions.

Josh put a finger on her lips "Shhhhh!!!"

Grace "But!"

Josh "Shhhh!!!"

Grace "Jo..!!"

Josh "Shhh!!! ...listen"

It's gettin' better baby
No one can better this ...

It was her favorite song. She looked at him and her eyes lit up.

He lifted her arms softly and put them around his neck. United in form and movement, they moved effortlessly to the symphony... elegance and style... like a dream...as if she was flying on a magic carpet in his arms.

Slowly, she began to let go as Josh led her gently through a series of patterns, blending flawlessly with the rhythm of the music... filled with the warm joy of her free spirit... no bounds, no fear.

The first time our eyes met it's the same feelin' I get
Only feels much stronger and I wanna love ya longer

As the song progressed, Josh drifted in time... only to find his empty arms and an empty glass.

I remember the smell of your skin
I remember everything
I remember all your moves
I remember you
I remember the nights ya know I still do

"One more please" Josh signaled

"Sure sir" Bartender replied

With every word and every breath I'm prayin'
That's why I'm sayin'...
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More from the series - For Now and Forever:
For Now and Forever - I: If Only...
For Now and Forever - II: PS: I Love You
For Now and Forever - III: You've Got Mail
For Now and Forever - IV: Shall We Dance
For Now and Forever - V: A Lot Like Love
For Now and Forever - VI: As Good As It Gets
For Now and Forever - VII: Gone With The Wind
For Now and Forever - VIII: Message In A Bottle

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posted by Heart'n'Soul at 12:12 PM 29 comments

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Love - for real

The day has ended and its time to sleep. She is drained and defeated in her war against herself. But, her last thoughts of the day still reach out to him. Just before she sleeps, there is a small, short prayer that she says in her head... every night...

"I hope you are fine and if you are not, then I hope you will be fine soon. May god bless you. Amen!"

And as she closes here eyes, tears welling up in them, she doesn’t forget to remind herself - "I love him, he loves me not… I love him, he loves me not … I love him… “


…and the worthless drop of saline water starts it never ending journey once again, just like the last night, carrying a prayer that doesn’t reach anywhere, the one that is never answered, but the one that doesn’t dry up like its carrier.


Love - it is
For real - very much

Help Me Fall - By Mark Wills


I've been trying not to love you
I've been putting up a fight
I've been barely holding on
And letting go with all my might
There's a part of me that's empty
I know only love can fill
I'm afraid I'll never find it
And I'm scared to death I will

Help me fall
Help me fall
If you care for me at all
Help me fall
Help me fall

I've been holding conversations
When I haven't said a word
I've been speaking with my silence
And praying that you heard

I'm a walking contradiction
I'd hate to be my heart
It keeps trying not to love you
But it don't know where to start

Help me fall
Help me fall
If you care for me at all
Help me fall
Help me fall

I've been trying not to love you
I've been putting up a fight
I've been barely holding on
Letting go with all my might

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posted by Heart'n'Soul at 5:46 PM 24 comments

Friday, December 19, 2008

For Now And Forever - III

YOU'VE GOT MAIL

Grace looked blankly at her desktop screensaver. The day had been exceptionally dull. It was just one of those days when nothing was right.

"You've got mail!" The screensaver disappeared jolting her back to reality.

"Sigh!!!" Another forward, she thought. But just when she was about to hit the delete button, she noticed the sender's name. Joshua Mackenzie.

She smiled in surprise. Josh never sent her any forwards. So why today? It was one of those mails which said that if you forward it you'll get a surprise in 15 min. She laughed in her head and forwarded it to a few friends as well as Josh.

"You've got mail", her PC speakers sang again in a symphony, exactly after 15 minutes.

It was Josh again. "Did you get the surprise?"

She was amused. Josh sat just two bays away, on the same work floor as her!

"No" She replied

"You've got mail!" She looked at the screen and almost burst out laughing.

The mail said - "Too bad, me neither! Time to go home. Wanna drop?"

She replied - "Ok"

She was more than glad to see Josh waiting for her in the parking. Grace's pet Tanny had delivered the pups just last night. She was completely drained. He could see the shadows of a long night on her face.

They had dinner in their favorite restaurant - The Golden Dragon - and the drudgeries of the day, all seemed to have disappeared in the conversation. It always worked - the restaurant, the tête-à-tête and the company – ALWAYS!

After the dinner, Josh drove quietly to her place, marveling at the warmth radiating from her soft, glowing skin as she spoke about Tanny's new borns.

Just before she opened the car door to leave, Josh said... "So, neither of us got the surprise yet?"

"I know!" Grace smiled at him

"Its not too late you know!" Josh said shifting his glance between her lips and her eyes a couple of times.

Grace looked at him and asked what it meant.

He slowly bent forward and brushed his nose and cheek along hers. Then, he gently pulled her chin towards his lips and allowed his lips to touch hers. He parted his lips slightly and pressed them tenderly over her lips. Grace closed her eyes and savored the most sensual moment of her life- the sensation of his lips on hers. So gentle and so loving, it made her insides melt.

It didn’t feel right... it felt perfect!
And the radio came to life with Lifehouse......


"I'm falling even more in love with you
Letting go of all I've held on to
I'm standing here until you make me move
I'm hanging by a moment here with you"

He pulled his head back and their eyes locked in a warm, affectionate gaze.

Josh looked in her eyes, "Your hair looks so soft," and lightly touched the tips of it.

The rose in her cheeks made Josh smile. Grace beamed at him, looking in to his deep black eyes, while Josh reached back over and started stroking her hair.

He leaned down and took a big sniff "Mmmmmmm... you smell good."

Lifehouse continued in the background...

"There's nothing else to lose, there's nothing else to find
There's nothing in the world that can change my mind
There is nothing else, there is nothing else, there is nothing else"

"So!!! Was that a good surprise?" Josh said

"DEFINITLY!" She said with a wide grin pasted on her face and stars twinkling in her eyes.

“Just what the doctor ordered! Eh?” Josh smirked and both of them burst out laughing… laughing till their jaw hurt.

Lifehouse faded away slowly...

Just hanging by a moment
Hanging by a moment
Hanging by a moment
Hanging by a moment here with you...


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More from the series - For Now and Forever:
For Now and Forever - I: If Only...
For Now and Forever - II: PS: I Love You
For Now and Forever - III: You've Got Mail
For Now and Forever - IV: Shall We Dance
For Now and Forever - V: A Lot Like Love
For Now and Forever - VI: As Good As It Gets
For Now and Forever - VII: Gone With The Wind
For Now and Forever - VIII: Message In A Bottle

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posted by Heart'n'Soul at 10:30 AM 29 comments

Monday, November 24, 2008

WE BLEED JUST TO KNOW WE ARE ALIVE

Love, I find, is like singing. You can do enough to satisfy yourself, though it may not impress the neighbors as being very much. And interestingly, we never really stop loving someone; we just learn to try to live without them.

I’ve learnt it from one of my friends who helplessly observed his girl-friend got married to another man (who earns four times more than him). Being shattered with his broken heart and left alone to gather those pieces, he decided “enough is enough” and tried to kill himself. But thank God, we could save him at the last minute.

Sometimes I thought why everyone can’t have their first love as the only love, why? But it rarely does work. Someone always leaves, always!
Then I’ve discovered, love isn’t something to acknowledge how others care for us. Love is to acknowledge ourself that we are worthy to live smilingly, no matter what!

The success of love is in the loving—it’s not in the result of loving. Of course, it’s natural in love to want the best from the other person, but whether in turns out that way or not does not determine the value of what we have done.


I know, I know, you’ll say that when a heart breaks, it feels like frozen in the ladder of life—your emotion dries out—you feel that your world stops spinning and all of your pictures seem to fade black and white. And sadly, pleasure of love lasts for a moment, but the pain of love lasts a lifetime.

But suicide?

Maybe suicide can save us permanently from the pain but having pain isn't a temporary problem—isn't? What is suicide? Suicide is simply telling God, “No God, maybe you’re in recession but you can’t fire me—I’m quitting.”

But my friends, you are not the only person in the group who has faced this kind of ultra-loving experience. Let’s have a look:

Bill Gates’ first love, Stephanie Reichel, left him just after seven months of their relationship and married another man. She felt Gates was good for nothing. Now think, if driven by his broken heart, Bill Gates would go straight to the Seattle Tower and jump over from there? Think, how many windows of opportunities would pop up?

Charles Schulz asked his girlfriend to marry him but his girlfriend replied, “Do you think, your cartoonist profession is enough to give me what I want?” And it was that event which inspired Charles Schulz to grow up as the most widely syndicated cartoonist in the history, with work like Peanuts appearing in over 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries. Accordingly the book, “Where Are They Buried?” Charles Schulz’s income during his lifetime totaled more than $1.1 billion. He even gets enlisted amongst the “richest dead celebrity list” by Forbes magazine.

Even our own, Abhisekh Bachchan has faced more brutality when his fiancée Karishma Kapoor broke their engagement and married a “richie-goochie” man. Abhisekh’s fault? At that time, Abhisekh wasn’t enough successful to mark his own name in the industry. Did you ever feel: “Poor Abhisekh?” Come on, it was God’s master plan—maybe He thought “abhi-ash” would sound better than “abhi-kash.” You don’t have any idea of God’s karishma when he is gonna bring ashwarya in your life. Nyaah!

As per the girls are concern, there are Marie Curie, Joan Crawford and Carly S. Fiarina who have tasted the same pain too. It was Curie’s broken relationship that forced her to leave Poland. If she never left Poland and took admission to Paris University (including facing huge adversity), could she ever become the only person to win two Nobel Prizes in different science fields?

And maybe it was the ignorance from her boyfriend for being just a shipping-clerk, made Carly S. Fiorina determined and helped her to become the first women CEO for any blue-chip company.

So it happens, it happened before you, will happen after you but my friends don’t hold you back in the past and spend your memory with sugar-coated tears. Learn to live your life on the truth and keep your head high. Instead of thinking what you have lost; try thinking what you have that other person is losing.

Yes, tell me one thing what you have lost? You have lost the person whom you love most. Now think, what she(he) has lost? She(he) has lost the person who loves her(him) most, right?


Have you ever watched a crab on the shore crawling backward in search of the ocean, and missing? That’s the way our mind operates. All you need is already within you, only you must approach yourself with reverence and love. Your constantly flight from pain and search for pleasure is a sign of love you bear for yourself, so you should make love of yourself. Deny yourself nothing—glue your self-infinity and eternity and discover that you don’t need them, you are beyond.

Yes, don’t waste time thinking what you have missed rather invest that time in such way that someday that person starts thinking, “If I have had acted in EITHER way, if …”

As long as I know how to love

I know I will stay alive

I've got all my life to live

I've got all my love to give

And I'll survive

I will survive.
~ I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)

PS: This is a guest blog by one of my blogger friends named Roy - extremely inspiring. If you like this, then try visiting http://www.myspace.com/royarya for some more words of wisdom by him. Thanks Roy, for this awesome post, I am glad it’s on my blog and that too at this particular point of time.

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