Discover the Writer in You

L ook around yourself. Seasons change. Days turns into nights. The sun sets and rises. And it is this rhythm that makes this universe so wonderful. But what about love ? It hurts. It cheers you up. It swings like a pendulum. And this is due it's  the ever changing nature. There is nothing permanent about love. It’s there today but who knows? Tomorrow, it may be replaced by doubt or suspicion. But what causes pain is not the changing colors of love. What actually hurts is YOUR expectation that it should remain the same. So, you want to change the very character of love that makes it so endearing. Love without change would be a drab and dead affair. It is change that makes it so subtle, so passionate and yet so powerful. Remember, life keeps dancing between the opposites. And so, love would keep vacillating between joy and pain. What is needed is to understand this transitory dimension of love . And accept it because in case you don’t, you move away from reality. So, enjoy love in a...

Why Do We Lose It?  Life is all about arriving at a balance. Basically, between excesses. And we miss the balance because of misplaced priorities. One of my friends recently suffered a heart attack. He shared with me later that he was so trapped in his hectic office routine that he could barely find time for a walk or even a coffee break. And whenever he did manage, he was overcome by a huge feeling of guilt. As if he was committing a crime. Doing something for himself was just unthinkable for him. It was almost unholy. Going to bed late, smoking non-stop, living with a mobile all the time and stressed out even in his dreams! That was his life. Then one day, around 4 in the morning, he heard a loud knock at his door. Who could be this? He got up and hit the floor like a stone. There was nobody at the door. It was his own heart pumping furiously against his ribs. Next, he found himself inside an ICU with scores of plastic tubes jutting in and out of his body. Finally, he wa...