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Co-incidence decides who you meet in life,

Your heart decides with whom you want to stay in life,

But, it's only your destiny that decides who gets to stay in your life!



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Three easy ways to die.........

1. Have a cigar daily, you"ll die 5 years early.

2. Have a hard drink daily, you"ll die 10 years early.

3. Love someone truly, & you"ll die daily!


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If I could be any part of you,

I would be your tear......

To be conceived in your heart,

Born in your eyes,

Live on your cheeks,

& die on your lips!


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Tum ho to sab silsilay achche lagte hain,
Mujhe tumhare pyaar ke gile acache lagte hain,
Bahut door tak jana magar laut aana,
Mujhe tumse tumhi tak ke faasle achche lagte hain.




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Happy Friendship day to all my friends here on i-land. May you all always experience a happy, healthy, successful life, full of love from your loved ones & may all your dreams come true! May we all be together for a long - long time to share our honest thoughts & feelings with each other in the same way. Cheers!






]]>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:24:33 +0530http://terracotta.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/08/02/Friendship-1.htmlSmall pleasures of life can give you happiness unlimited & an unknown sense of satisfaction.

Yesterday was one such day for me.

Getting drenched in the rains, shopping for small little things of your choice, listening to your choice of music & then finally having something to eat that you just wanted at that very moment.
I experienced all of this & more yesterday in the evening!

There are a few things which your heart longs to do, but you consider yourself to be quite grown up for those silly acts. (atleast this is what people around you make you believe.)
One such thing is delibrately getting drenched in the rains.

Yesterday evening while I left home for a near by market, to make some purchasing, it was cloudy outside. By the time I reached the market, it started drizzling & when I finished with my shopping within half an hour or so, it was raining substantially. The first thought that came to my mind was, "let me reach home quickly before the rains get worse." But soon after a second thought striked me, "why not enjoy the rains & be in the market for some more time?" I quickly made up my mind & turned my car to a near by mall. It was beautiful outside. I parked my car in the open parking lot, at a considerable distance from the building block & walked towards the mall, enjoying the rains over me, letting my feet into the flowing water on the pavemented areas of the parking. For once, I did not care about my suit or my footwear getting spoiled in the rains. Luckily I was not even carrying an umbrella with me, just had my chunni to cover my head.

While inside the mall, I did a lot of window shopping, purchased Rakhee cards, some real trendy keychains, a deo & a few eatables of my choice. That"s all.
While moving back to the parking, I again enjoyed the time I took to identify my car, which I could not recall where exactly I had left......all in the rains.

Finally, when at home, I had a cup of hot coffee with salted, bit spicy, peanuts & my favourite ginger biscuits. Till date, I have not known any aroma better than that of a coffee. It stirs my soul!
With a cup of hot coffee in my hand & sounds of heavy rain pouring outside, it was heavenly to watch the mystic beauty of the nature outside my window pane, listening to my favourite music on the music player, in the yellow lights of my cozy living room.

It was peaceful everywhere & I wonder does heaven have any better pleasures to be experienced than these?


]]>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:23:42 +0530http://terracotta.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/07/31/Small-pleasures-of-life.html1. Just for this morning, I am going to smile when I see your face & laugh when I feel like crying.

2. Just for this morning, I will let you splash in the tub & not get angry.

3. Just for this morning, I will let you choose what you want to wear & smile & say how perfect it is.

4. Just for this morning, I am going to step over the laundry & pick you up & take you to the park to play.

5. Just for this morning, I will leave the dishes in the sink & let you teach me how to put that puzzle of yours together.

6. Just for this afternoon, I will switch off my mobile phone & keep the computer off & sit with you in the backyard & blow bubbles.

7. Just for this afternoon, I will not yell once, not even a tiny grumble when you scream & whine for the ice-cream truck & I will buy you one, if he comes by.

8. Just for this afternoon, I will let you help me bake cookies & I won"t stand over you trying to fix them.

9. Just for this evening, I will hold you in my arms & tell you a story about how you were born & how much I love you.

10. Just for this evening, I won"t worry about what you are going to be when you grow up & will listen to your future dreams.

11. Just for this evening, I will let you stay up late while we sit on the porch & count all the stars.

12. Just for this evening, I will snuggle beside you for hours & miss my favourite TV shows.

13. Just for this evening when I run my finger through your hair, while you sleep.......

........I will simply be grateful that God has given me the greatest gift ever. I will think about the mothers & fathers who are searching for their missing children,
mothers & fathers who are visiting their children"s grave instead of their bedrooms,
mothers & fathers who are in hospital rooms, watching their children suffer without any fault of their, & screaming inside that they can't handle it anymore.

And when I kiss you good night tonight, I will hold you a little tighter, a little longer,

It is then, that I will thank God for you.
And ask him for nothing except one more day.


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Finally it is all about your thoughts, so watch it.





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The so called bad experiences of our lives, might not actually be that bad, as it seems to be at the first instance. The most beautiful realisation of our life is @ the minutest positivity that lies there even in the deepest of negative situations.....which once, when you discover, gives you an insight to a totally different perspective of life. Each bitter experience of life actually makes you more humble & encourages you to see much more beyond yourself & your selfish needs in this vast universe, in turn enriching your soul.....& then making you realise that you are that special someone, who God choose to have this experience, so that you could grow above yourself & search for a deeper meaning of your existence. Such experiences are said to make you a more matured person.

Maturity they say, is @ having a balance in your life. Neither being too happy @ something, nor being too sad @ anything.

Ex-pression is a beautiful medium, God has given us & as long as the ex-pression is true, it can not be wrong. It is un-natural to supress it......& today, I really feel lucky to have discovered rediff i-land, where in I could express myself freely, without worrying @ what others would think @ me?

Regarding my last mail, I many-a-times thought of deleting it from my i-land, as soon as I felt a little better, as it seems to be negative oriented & depressing to read. But then finally I decided not to, as that is exactly how I felt at that very moment on that day......& as it is I could not share it with anyone else, I just thought of writing it all here. & let me tell you, it feels good to be really honest @ your feelings with someone & that I found here on this i-land!

Once again, thanks to all of you for letting me be just me......the way I actually am......good or bad whatever.....a normal human being!

]]>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:09:41 +0530http://terracotta.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/07/18/Bad-experiences.htmlRehte the kabhi jinke dil mein,
Hum jaan se bhi pyaaro ki tarah
Baithe hain unhi ki mehfil mein,
Hum aaj gunahgaro ki tarah......

Friends, let me tell you an absolute truth.........there"s nothing in this universe called "LOVE". It is all an illusion. & I am really sorry for misguiding & misleading my friends here on this i-land. I have been preaching a lot @ love, it seems, believing completely in it & always listening to what my heart said, "cause I always thought God resides in your heart & God can never be wrong. But let me tell you I was mistaken. Pls. do not believe in all that I have ever said.
I do not know what love is! I hate it. I hate all that God has created. I hate everything around. Its all worthless! I am lost. I feel so helpless. & if you do not want all this to happen to you, keep away from this word called "love". It might leave you with a vacuum inside for your whole life........which won"t either let you live nor die in peace.
So, if you really want happiness in your life & peace of mind, listen to what your mind says. It will never mislead you.
I really do not know what else to say.......maybe I am not in a right frame of mind to say anything more.

May you all always be happy.










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