Keys to the soul

Let me pamper you for a change :)

Do I have the cutest smile?

Look into my eyes

When two lovers fought

Patterns

Wait let me pose for the photo

Hey there, stop clicking pictures of me.

Look at my new found toy

Just started on our journey

let the darkness fade away

looking far and beyond

wheels of time

Colorful faith

Spreading Light

Contemplation

Chase or chase away

A lot of times we hear people saying "chase your dreams." But shouldn't it be the other way round, where people should be saying chase away your dreams instead of saying chase your dreams because that is what most of us seem to be doing.But that is the way we work right? We tell children at home to share their things with other kids and when he actually shares his healthy lunch with his friends, we scold him for doing it. It is funny to see how we live in a society filled with paradoxes. Lucky are those whose dreams see the light of the day for most of the have it buried deep inside. Its all cool to say YOLO but, how any of us actually grasp the profound meaning lying in that acronym? Very few of us do. We are all so worried about making good impression among our peers that, most of the times we forget to live our life. As a human being, it is very essential for us to make a space for ourselves where, there would be no fear and inhibitions. They say that when you take up a subject of your choice, you need not work even a single day for the rest of your life. We as people are capable of creating that space only in the area that we are passionate about. A lot of people start out with a spark in their heart but, somewhere down the line, we get bogged down by societal pressures and the spark dies out eventually. Being a student of media studies, I often have people telling me that this is not a field that is very unsafe for women. Oh! please come on, I am not here to live a safe life. If that is my sole purpose, I ma as well sit at home all the time, feeling completely safe. To all those out there trying hard to convince people that what they are doing is good, lets stop talking and let the passion in our eyes start talking for us and to those putting aside your dreams in order to please someone, its time that you wake up from the slumber and get going towards your dreams for life is too short. 

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The beginning of the end

                               

             "Get ready fast or you might be late for the first class." These are the last two years of my life that I would be hearing people say these words to me. Everybody around me have always told me that student years are the best part of a person's life and I have already joined them in this sentiment. I being one of those lucky kids for whom being a student is a reality and not a dream, have never acknowledged this fact much. Now that I am nearing the beginning of the end, I think about those words and realize that very soon I would also be saying those very same words to someone else. It is not long before I will have to leave this safe haven and take flight into this 'big bad world' as people call it.
                     Sure, things have not always been smooth as a student. Those little fights between friends, spending the last hundred rupees of the pocket money, doing the assignments at the last minute, studying a day before the exams and so many other student concerns that have always put a frown on my face over the years will be replaced by a smile triggered by nostalgia in a few years. There would be no more time for all that mindless banter and the idle talk at the cafeteria or those days of loitering around with  friends. A free mind is hardly what you expect from a working professional. But, at this age, being a student, with no worries about having to pay the bills, take care of children, earn for the family and so many other things that come as a package, once you join the work force, is a priceless experience which I would not trade for anything in this world. Though, I have soaked in this experience as much as I can, still there is a deep sense of longing to freeze time and stay at this stage of my life forever.
                     Having said all this, I also take cognizance of the fact that these will be the last two years of my life when I would be having the freedom to try out new things knowing very well that even if I fail in my endeavor I have a support system that will help me rise from the fall. Once into the real world, its all about doing it at one shot and trying  not to fall. Because, once you fall you will stay fallen unless you have the courage to stand up again all b yourself. Who said growing up is fun? Its a trap. I will give anything to hang on to this golden phase of my life for eternity.
                    My mom always says that we can write beautifully when we write about something that has touched us deeply. I have written about one such thing and you my readers have to comment on whether i have written it well or not.