With Ardor And Meraki!

It was just another day when I was browsing the news feed and saw the life event of a close friend Saanchi. "Became an atheist." Being a crazy person who experiences these kind of mood swings myself, I didn't judge her for this completely stupid thing she had posted.Instead, I was just concerned and pinged her. " Just saw your new status. Are you okay?" The answer was expected." No. I'm not." "Why?" I further questioned. " God has done injustice to me. I don't believe in Him anymore." "But what has He done?" "The problems are endless. He made me fail my exams. My best friend left me. My mom and dad separated. The person I loved left me for someone else." I remembered she had told me about her parents frequent fights few days ago.She was facing tough times, that was understood, but I couldn't understand why do we blame God for every single thing that happens to us? The same day, I went to h...

Every story has an end.  But in life,every end has a new beginning. 2016 is about to bid adieu, leaving a few good memories, some unfulfilled promises, incomplete resolutions (that will be renewed in 2k17)   And if there's anything I wish I could do, it would be a tete-a-tete with the upcoming year. And if that happened,it would be something like this. I had pre-acquired an appointment with the in-demand upcoming new year 2k17. It's acquaintance were heard saying that it has been keeping very busy these days, now that it has to take charge after its predecessor's retirement. I knocked the door of 2k17 at the exact time. (Punctuality is must when you are meeting someone so important) 😜 "Come in!" Was the answer from within. A young, energetic fellow occupied the chair within.  The energy he radiated was infectious. "I'm keeping really busy these days. Coming straight to the point, what do you want to talk about?" ...

I stumbled upon an old friend yesterday.  " You? What a pleasant surprise!" I exclaimed. He smiled and asked, " Where were you? It's been years. " Reality stuck like Steel on bare skin. I counted the years on my fingers One. Two..Three..four..five It had been five years since we hadn't seen each other. Yet, it felt like it was yesterday when we were sixth standard student, fighting over small issues like library books. After asking about his whereabouts, family,  relationships, and life, we realised that apart from our appearances, a lot had actually changed. His next question stung me too. "Where is everyone these days?" By everyone, he meant my best friends from school time, the people who were my lifeline. I had no answer to his question. I had isolated myself from everyone. Even in the age of social networking, where we have been tied together under one platform, the dark reality is that we have never been so apart. ...