From the days when I was a very little girl, I lived a very simple life. As a family we had a very simple living. My sisters and I shared a room at one point, we were three little girls, till they grew up and eventually got married. And now they have children of their own. And I got my space. My room. My domain. My time. My ground.
We had simple things to enjoy, like the Radio and Doordarshan, picnics with mom and dad, going out for lunches and dinners with relatives, used fountain pens and ink pots, diaries and still used the black vintage typewriters and cars with Italian makes. I was alien to the concept of fashion. My sisters whose age gap and mine is considerable, had just become aware of the 90's fashion. I remember the days when we used to listen to music on the cassette players and tape recorders. Then from somewhere, came the Walkman! Music of my choice on the go!! Shiny red, yellow and blue plastic body with a transparent patch in the middle that showed the reel of the cassette. I also remember the days when I used to use the rewind button and wait for a whole four minute song to rewind.
We all had the patience then.
Life was slow and peaceful. There was time to relax under the sun and talk about the day. Not that I am 50yrs of age and am remembering the prime of my life, I am in the prime of my life, but I still cherish those beautiful memories of simplicity and brotherhood and the feeling of belongingness with community and family.
I would like to dedicate this blog note to all those people who miss the same feeling as I do, and will, for all my life to come. However there are many things to look forward to. New memories will still be made. There will be changing seasons, changing faces, changing spaces, and changing phases. And all will be a part, of this great joy ride, called Life.
A Beautiful Canvas
In or Out?
We are social animals. We all like to meet, communicate, participate, be acknowledged, be heard and be seen. 
And we all love social networking. Day in and out, before work, after work, on holidays, and business trips, from all across the globe.The world seems like a very small place now! 
As I write this blog, I am trying to remember the real reasons why the whole concept of social networking really started.
A few reasons as I see it : Meeting new people, meeting like minded people, keeping in touch, updates on your communities, updates of your current life, public discussions, maybe contemplations, kill free time..and then some.
As a regular user of a networking site, I use the options to the fullest. I update status, post comments, join in social discussions, post pictures, have even taken those dumb quizzes and played dumb games and grew out of it. Every body is on networking sites these days. And everybody loves participating on them.
But there is also, a new, very silent, knavish and sly breed of people who are a part of the 'social networking game'. This breed of people sit silently and are a part of people's profiles and lists. They watch and read but refuse to participate. They don't make an effort to put updates, leave alone interacting with others. This set of people generally, so far that I have noticed, feed off the creativity and passion and positivity of the others and try to bring them down, just to satisfy and equate them to their own paradigm paralysis as a justification. Their jealousy comes out in leaps and bounds and they try to belittle the ones who enjoy being on these sites and are passionate about participating in them.The passion of one person is the dagger for another. 
What are these people really doing here?
Whatever the reason may be, for all those who like interacting on such sites such as myself, don't get bogged down by these people. They will always be there to do what they are here to do. They gota do what they gota do.
Enjoy, be passionate, live the experience and enjoy letting your creativity out! It is natural to us.
Besides, in this pace of life, in today's difficult world, I would personally welcome any medium that brings people together from all across the globe, in unity. This is the least we can do to make our world a better place to live in.
Free Fall
They say to be wanting a change, you need to be the agent of change.
We all have a tendency to become comfortable, we want to change the things around us and in our lives, maybe change the people too. But we keep waiting for the right time, afraid to take the risk, the plunge. What if one falls flat on his face? What if it doesn't work out? What do you do then?
I think most of us become comfortable in the routine and the real reason why we are afraid to take risks is because of the fear of being accountable for our own actions. For Real.
Waiting for the right time to take the plunge. Rather, waiting for someone to push you over.
I am also like that, waiting to be pushed many times.
But instead of being pushed over, wouldn't it make more sense to Sky Dive!
Its Holi !
Yes, it is that time of the year again! March, board exams, winters silently slithering out and Holi.
For those who want to know a little bit about Holi,there was a demon-king named Hiranyakashipu who was very cruel and ordered everybody to worship him and not the Lord. However, his little son Prahlad refused to do so and continued to worship the almighty Lord Vishnu, the Hindu God. He tried hard to kill him but every time Lord Vishnu saved him. One of the sisters of the king named Holika had a boon to remain unscathed by fire, so she followed her brother's wishes. However, with this sinful act against Lord Narayana's devotee, Holika's boon ended and she was burnt to ashes, while Prahlad came out safe. From that day onwards Holi is celebrated as the festival of the victory of good over evil. Even today, bonfires are lit on the night before Holi in memory of the event and burning of the evil Holika. It symbolizes the victory of Good over evil.
SO, this is the one time of the year when I see an explosion of colours all over the country! People singing and dancing and eating, families coming together, smearing all the colours of gulal playfully on each other! Girls screaming with glee when beaned with water balloons and kids running around, and the parents running after them!! The old timers giving their infinite blessings with sweets to the younger ones. Water flowing everywhere, loud dance numbers playing behind, the scent of flowers and the streaks of colours like magenta, lime, bright yellow, turquoise shot in the air! 
However I think I am generally afraid of getting beaned with water balloons plus the quality of colours and the very hard work that needs to be done to get ALL that off of me. Call me lazy if you want, that this is the bottom-line for me!
Still, there is something very bright and positive about this festival. It is the death of evil and the supreme reign of the power of the Lord. It is a reminder that no matter how much evil tries to take over the universe, it will always be defeated. Goodness will always remain. Love amongst people will always remain. Faith will always remain. The colorful festival bridges the social gap and renew sweet relationships.
This Holi, let us enjoy the wonderful positive vibrations and pray for peace to reign, for goodness to reign, for all auspicious things to happen and for the world to be a more peaceful place to live in.
We all come together in colours.
