Gold and Beautiful

So one of my best friends is taking a big step in his life!!! Tying the knot!!! hmm... exciting...No matter how much we fight (like Tom and Jerry...) and how much we complain, I can never forget that he has been an important part of my life and has a very big hand in my (little) success so far.... It is hard to imagine that our relationship will no longer be the same, but I guess that is fine!!! I think he very much deserves what he is getting and I want to wish him the best for his future... Congratulations!!!

I have quite a few of my parent's qualities, both good and bad... The one that I thought was bad was my mom's temper... She gets really upset when things don't go her way and I was like that too.... Eventually I realized that this was not working for me (thanks to Gandhiji and Bhagwad Gita).... So I trained myself to look at things objectively and see what my mistake was, instead of blaming others. I got really good at forgiving (but certainly not at forgetting!!!) and apparently became the "queen of letting it go" (someone said this to me once!!!).... But, now I think I have done this a bit too much.... to an extent where some people think that just because I don't confront/blame/create a scene means I don't know what is happening.... And so I am thinking if I should step back a little bit????? Maybe at least let them know that "I know what you are doing"??? Or is that stooping down to their level?? I don't know......

I got up this morning with a severe cold and by the time I reached school, I thought I was falling sick. I dragged myself to class and was so unsure of whether I will even be able to speak.... And my class is so kool... I love these kids... What my vacation was supposed to do for me in a month's time, teaching a class did it for me in an hour.... recharged!!!! That is exactly how I am feeling right now..

It is so simple to say what's on your mind. I am not saying it is easy. There is no good time to give someone bad news. But, the good time was yesterday !!! And I understand that it is equally painful for the person who has to say it.... But please just say it and move on. It is much easier to deal with harsh reality than with dishonesty. I wonder why people have to lie? Life would be so much more uncomplicated if you could take people for their face value and trust them.

On my last day in India, Anu and I did exactly what we used to do many years back when we were both still in India... Shopped at all the small roadside shops and then ended the evening by eating pav bhaaji and drinking orange juice at a small restaurant... This used to be kinda our routine for almost every weekend in those days :-) There's nothing really special about it, but it's still special. Will always be!!!

Every quote that I have posted on this blog and more are coming to my mind these days..... Not that I can't do without them... (heck, I can live through anything!!!!) But somehow everywhere these days I run into these motivational quotes and others too... Recently I visited my cousin and he gave me this really amazing book. It's called "Wisdom for the New Millennium" and it's written by "His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar". My immediate reaction on seeing the His Holiness thing was "wow!!! Am I going to read this??" And of course, I started reading it.... Wonderful book and incidentally exactly what I needed.... I soon realized that His Holiness is the founder of Art of Living . And the book deals with everything from how to handle stress to dealing with relationships. Apparently everyone knows what exactly I need :-) Although I do have tons of questions for His Holiness on Chapter 3!!!

I was travelling by train yesterday and there were a bunch of college going kids, rather girls in the train.... Looking at them I thought of myself as a kid. And I don't know why but I realised that today I am exactly the woman that I always wanted to be ever since I was a kid. Don't know why that thought crossed my mind then, but it did.... I always knew what exactly I wanted and feels great to realize that I didn't lose sight of what I wanted.