The Story of Smoke

Desires to bring you comfort.
Desires to bring you happiness.
Desires that bring you a momentary pleasure.
I am smoke, and you created me to satisfy those desires.
I was not existent till the time you lit a cigar, you burned that fuel, you brought fire to the woods...

Source: http://www.govopps.co.uk

I was born when you destructed mother nature. As I came to life, I had to make way through a narrow path. The way that was dark, and it was suffocated due to my presence. The more I was bound, the more fierce I became to find a way out. My zeal to break into the real world did not die.

I kept finding way out till I found it. From an insignificant mass inside a narrow lane, I busted into the air. I spread myself under the endless skies. Forming various shapes and dancing to the sound of strong wind that did not welcome me, but merged me into the air. It did not kill me, but it took away my identity. I existed, but no one could see me.

I was left to cause you death. My impact was there - a strong one. I promise to haunt you to revenge my destruction.

Author's Note: I have always been fascinated by the smoke coming out of Chimneys, I was reminded that today.

Friendship and the Nots!

We have all had our share of fake friends, they are those who show with all their might that they care. But when you are not there, they make fun of your weak points. They discuss you with other people, only to derive some pleasure of gossip. At times when you are there, they will out of innocence make a comment that will pinch you so hard that you will wonder if what you understood what the real meaning of that comment.

Sometimes people take you for granted. They start thinking that they are living your life, and knowingly or unknowingly start doing things that the you do not like. Here are a few things that I do not like and just hope that I do not do these to you. 

When I think about friends, here are some things I would not do to a friend:

#1. I will not judge you. Simply hear you out - with no judgements. I mean it!

#2. I will not have crush on your crush, or hit on your guy.

#3. I will not speak on your behalf or make plans for you without your consent.

#4. I will not feed on your pain point, even when we are no more friends.

#5. I will not ignore your phone calls.

#6. I will not influence the choices you make.

#7. I will not get you to tell me something that you do not want to.

Author's Note: Friendship is an association that will help people grow, together, for better. I will never pull you down, or manipulate your choices.

P.S.: If you are being a false friend then our friendship will drift apart, of not soon then within a matter of weeks or months.

To get better...

Source: http://4.bp.blogspot.com

When things fade, do they fade for something better?
After a scorching summer heat, rain is welcomed with open arms.

Be it the sun, rain, cold, hail, snow or storm.
All are short-lived, yet cause a big impact.

When I think of weather, I think of life - it never stays still.
It keeps moving and obstructs excess of anything.

Troubles or good times are short-lived.
The impact they cause is for a lifetime.

Author's Note: It gets bad only to get better!

P.S.: Good and bad coexist, embrace the goodness and ignore the rest.

Gambling Away Love

The arrival of June in Delhi is not pleasant. Birds look for water, dogs are never found with their tongue tucked in, cows laze around and for humans it is the time when they got no time to move out, but to stay indoors, next to an AC that causes temperature inside her room go down, but throws all the heat outside.

And there she was, cursing the AC each time she is out in sun. Machines running on the concept of reverse 'carnot cycle' do not make stepping out of home a pleasant experience. June has arrived and her mind is full of questions. Questions about survival, questions about life, questions about friends & those fake ones, questions about people who either turned or will turn non-existent and questions about love.

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For a few days she has been trying to make a big decision - a decision that once made will change her life forever. The question that haunted her forever was will she fall in love again? Will she adore someone more than she adored her first love? Will she care for someone more than she cared for him?

She started penning down in her diary, she still wanted to give him a chance, but she was scared - of a No. And if it would be a yes - she was scared of lies, being betrayed and left again. Because she needs someone who will love her unconditionally and did not want to be the only one who gave away all the conditions to be with him. She was sick of giving and not getting that unconditional love in return.

So she decided that she will not believe in love anymore. Her pure feelings did not make her strong she will keep her emotions on guard! She will play it on as a gamble.

Author's Note: It is not logical to fall in love with someone beyond any condition, but it is all fine when it is not coming from just one side.

P.S.: Matters of heart are like gambling, it is either a big loss or a huge win! 

Goodbye First Love!

It is the hardest thing to do,
because this is a pure feeling.

Source: http://www.loveparadiseforyou.com

It is like tough to break loose,
because we are like swinging Magnets!

We attract and we repel
And keep struggling in our mind

Our Norths do not get along
Our Souths detest each other.

But my North loves your South
And your North loves my South.

That is why it is the hardest thing
To say good bye to you, dear first love!

Author's Note: We attract each other when we are far away and repell each other when we are close.

P.S.: Goodbyes are never easy, and when it is about first love - it is the toughest thing to do.

In praise of NaMo - Narendra Modi.

BJP won India's 2014 Union Elections, or did Modi win? Would it be synonymous to say so?  My Facebook feeds are full of 'in praise of NaMo'. I do not have any reasons to say why he should have not won.

When George W. Bush was elected as President of America for the second time, I was sad that Americans are so ignorant that they choose someone who would further the international oil diplomacy surfaced in the form of Iraq war. Americans are ignorant people. They think that the moon is made of cheese and if you tell them that it is not they will not agree, instead argue with you.

The political arena is a dirty place. The PR machinery backing Mr Modi was just a little too aggressive.
Check the image below:

Source: Logical Indian Facebook Page
Apparently, #BJP had done some cost-cutting when it came to pay for 'skilled' graphic designers.

Don't miss to visit the official link attached!
http://www.bjp.org/en/media-resources/press-releases/charter-for-varanasi-by-shri-narendra-modi

Too many media houses means too many opinions. Sometimes PR machinery goofs up. Modi Refused to Talk about Gujarat Riots, check the video here, where he walks out from an Interview with Karan Thapar.

For people to justify his wrong doings during the Godhra riots, just because he brought development to Gujarat make me feel that Indian's are putting themselves too much into Modi's shoes - ranting & chanting NaMo. And please do not compare two wrongs to justify that the wrong Modi did was still a better wrong than wrongs done during the 1984 Sikh riots. 

I wish he will take India as a secular state, where existence of any religion is not under government's watch.
I wish no Ram Mandir is constructed at Babri Masjid site, make it a memorial for Ayodhya riot victims
To all those religious people out there, who I might have offended, I believe in just The Facebook God!

Author's Note: Good Luck Mr Modi! And Please answer questions raised in my previous post, Modi - The Prime Time Indian Tamasha.

P.S.: I wish we see India where if someone we love did something wrong, we can go upto that person and tell them. Be it those who burnt Sabarmati express, or those who burnt Best Bakery - It was wrong - paving way for a man eats man world!

P.P.S: A little ride on the memory lane, I expect something similar coming to Modi. 

A-to-Z Challenge - Reflections

First of all I would like to extend a heartfelt thank to Shesha Chaturvedi to bring the challenge to my notice and help me at each step of it. Without this information I would have not been a recipient of get well soon wishes.Many of the fellow bloggers visited my blog and the comments from them kept me going despite being sick. I am much better today, although still not in shape to move out, but too better while recovering from Enteric Fever. It was arrested in the initial stage and did not convert into typhoid.

On thinking back, I learnt a lot about the world of blogging - and the mantra - visit other bloggers, comment if you feel like, do not be rude to a blogger ever (it hurts), be a positive critic, and network on social platforms.

More than anything, I learnt a lot about myself. So here are some things that I learnt about myself:

1. I can put together a case on short deadline, but not while I am having a headache
2. Blogging does not need all the time, but the time when you can just write
3.It may appear monotonous to the writer, but when one goes back to see all write-ups are different.
4. Post around fiction and/or humour works best
5. I managed to follow the theme of Emotions and Expressions.

To read all posts of A-to-Z April Challenge, Click here>>

• Attitude: A-to-Z Challenge [1 April 2014]
• Bucolic: A-to-Z Challenge [2 April 2014]
• CRY: A-to-Z Challenge [3 April 2014]
• Dumbfound: A-to-Z Challenge [4 April 2014]
• Emotions: A-to-Z Challenge [5 April 2014]
• Feelings: A-to-Z Challenge [7 April 2014]
• Guilt: A-to-Z Challenge [8 April 2014]
• Highway or Her Way: A-to-Z Challenge [9 April 2014...
• Introspect what makes you cry: A-to-Z Challenge [1...
• Judgements: A-to-Z Challenge [11 April 2014]
• Kaleidoscope: A-to-Z Challenge [12 April 2014]
• Love Amidst Lust: A-to-Z Challenge [14 April 2014]...
• Morals forbid us: A-to-Z Challenge [15 April 2014]...
• Narcissist: A-to-Z Challenge [16 April 2014]
• Other Woman: A-to-Z Challenge [17 April 2014]
• Pretentious: A-to-Z Challenge [18 April 2014]
• Queer: A-to-Z Challenge [19 April 2014]
• Right Age: A-to-Z Challenge [21 April 2014]
• Stalked: A-to-Z Challenge [22 April 2014]
• Thinking Cap: A-to-Z Challenge [23 April 2014]
• Unsaid: A-to-Z Challenge [24 April 2014]
• Vamp: A-to-Z Challenge [25 April 2014]
• Winner: A-to-Z Challenge [26 April 2014]
• Xerox: A-to-Z Challenge [28 April 2014]
• Yummy Factor: A-to-Z Challenge [29 April 2014]
• Zeal: A-to-Z Challenge [30 April 2014]

Author's Note: This was my first participation to such a long challenge, and I totally enjoyed it! A special thanks to the A-to-Z April Challenge secret Facebook group.

Badge : A-to-Z April Challenge [2014] Survivor

P.S.: I made new blog-friends! Including Danny Simon, Beloo Mehra, Nisha, Prasanna Rao, Kathy Combs, Conlee Ricketts, Vishal Bheeroo, Jayanta, Nabanita, Ananya, A Wrter, Tulika, Natasha Borah Khan, Sunday Visitor, Shiva, and many more...


P.P.S: I tried to further this chain by introducing the challenge to Garima Om. I was glad that she also participated in the challenge, on such a short notice :).