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“Opposites Attract…” “Birds of a feather flock together…” Oxymoronic periphrases these are! I wonder why the first one was invented…for we always look for commonalities in the person before you. Some say their frequencies or wavelengths match…or some simply say they get along well… I was..
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A few years ago, when I heard this word I thoroughly believed that it was the ‘old’ people who needed to seek solace into ‘meditation’ and ‘spirituality’, for other things probably have failed to interest them anymore! A path where the youth seldom bother to tread along. This notion within me, without any personal knowledge..
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Miles apart, there is certainly someone who really understands what it is to be, standing in your shoes! Complete strangers, yet very understanding. So much that the beloved ones seem strange and weird, because they just can’t relate to your world. A world totally different and detached from the rest. As I asked you to..
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I often wonder how the same things and situations appear so distinct to different people. A happy moment for me might not be so for someone tagged along in it. The way I try to see the things from a third person’s perspective, do they also think of me once in a while? I am..
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The very first image that comes to my mind hearing the word freedom is the eve of Independence Day right back in 1947! And I believe freedom is exactly what it was experienced then and perceived of it now. Even though the country was technically free, not all the people experienced the feeling! Freedom is..
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She sat in the window of the train they were travelling in. Catching the window seat was her routine, and she’d manage to get it by the buy-beg-borrow-steal strategies. Only after getting one, she’d be willing to settle down. He made sure she was comfortable, arranged the luggage, and sat besides her. Finally they were off..
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Mumbai romances with rain. And so does anyone who steps into the city during this amazing season! Saurabh could sense her proximity. A rain drop trickled down his cheek, as he remembered their first kiss! He just couldn’t get enough of her in his mind. He wanted to see her! They say, ‘Distance makes the..
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A long tiring day it was. She got home late from college. Was on minimal food for three days. And all she needed was to hit the bed n sleep. She sat by the couch watching the pouring rain outside. She had her favorite mug full of ginger tea. And savoured its spicy flavour with..
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She sat upon a bench on the platform. The train was yet to arrive. It was a routine to receive them every year during the winter holidays. Aunty, Uncle and his brother would be there any moment. She held her breath as the train showed up with mild tremor on to the platform. Her legs would shake..
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Ever wanted to talk to anyone? Desperately! Wanted to share something silly, knowing the person might probably be in a totally opposite mood! It is then, you start to look for your own company. If he says you both are alike, you might as well talk out with yourself. A letter maybe? As soon as the..
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