Random Thoughts

Hmm… sometimes dreams are so real and sometimes dreams are so frightening. But, then, it is important to remember every dream, the good ones and the bad ones, for the good ones cheer us up and the bad ones serve as a reminder of what can happen. The dreams long shattered, suddenly blossom, whispering that they never left me … that the hard part is over, but the recurring night mares speak other wise, waking me up with a jolt that the hard part is yet to come. But, how can one be worried, when an eternal hope springs back into life, willing to guide me forward, through the mayhem of life? How easy is it to get the perspectives right, when the thinking is straight? How easy is it to feel the reins of our life, when the confidence is back? How easy is it to smile, when we find a way to deal with the frown? With a sparkle in the eye and a twinkle in the hand, I shoot up into the sky, to land on the moon… along the way I see the obstacles becoming pebbles and I roar in triumph… I see a shoo...

Thought that coming back to my home after a short stint will make this place alien to me… may be it did and may be it did not… this is inbuilt in me, how can it be alien to me? This is my place and my home and nothing can change in me to the extent where I would feel aloof here… Just as a re-union after a long gap would entitle people to form opinions, my presence again, invited opinions from all corners of my small world. Nothing changed much, parents or work place, but I changed. Few people say it is a good change and few say it is not that good. But not that I quite care about the opinions, except from a selected few, which have been varied to draw any necessary conclusions, so, took the views at face value and proceeded further to face the future that awaited with a grave determination. This New Year started off with an unexpected surprise. Like a kid getting a Christmas candy, I took the gift with a rare smile and warmth in my heart, knowing very well what it would be. To know tha...