Over the past 3 months, I have told many "good bye" s. But today, at the airport, waiting to see-off my niece, I saw and realized a few things.
Standing at the airport, in the continuous Mumbai rains, with cool breeze and occasional downpours, I was enjoying myself.
I watched families and friends bid farewell to their loved ones. Their light humor, a few warm hugs, a few moist eyes, sometimes, the deafening silence amongst them, realizing with every passing minute, how they wished they had some more time to spend with each other.
So many people, so many emotions! All bonded by love! I saw people smiling, as they looked at their phones ringing, crying looking at messages, frantically trying to speak to as many people as possible. Yes, also trying to spend some time, just holding each other, trying to say all they wanted, mostly without speaking any word!
Kids excited by the prospects of flying! and expectations from the new world they are going to live in. The kids left behind, suddenly crying, when they realized, their brothers and sisters, who would always get them a chocolate when they cried, will not be there all the time now.
Friends giving a surprise send off! Lovers sitting at the coffee shop, hoping to spend a little more time for each other, with each other.
People you love, make you do funny things. Make you proud, make you sorry, make you feel wanted, you miss them as much as they miss you. Make you sit up all night, packing their bags, make you plan one last dinner, one last party. Make you say bye, again, for one last time, (this last time comes again and again thou), make it so difficult for you to say goodbye. Make you give a call each and everytime you get some time! Make you pray your trip is over even before it starts. Make you pray, they came along with you.
In the last 3 months, I have visited the airport twice, railway station 4 times, visited my friend at their home, made people leave home early and make it to the nearest coffee day shop, made my mom prepare sweets, bought few gifts, some i gifted, some i didn't get the chance, some i just didn't want to. Through all of this, I know , saying Good-Bye is not something I like! Now when i look back, when my friends and family return from their trip I just cannot express how much i missed them!
May be because they missed many people, and I missed only them. May be because I just dont want to show how much i missed them. May be it is the thought that crosses my mind that they might find it silly. OR maybe, they already know how much i missed them!
I guess you really say Good-bye so you can stay together, to appreciate the time you spent together and to really appreciate the time they took out for your you when you needed it.
Saying GOOD-BYE isn't really bad after all!
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Saturday, May 8, 2010
To those special gifts in my life!
LIFE is really very funny!
When you lose control and feel things will fall apart, they actually fall in the right place, right where they belong! I kept wondering how? why? But it took time for me to realize, I was asking the wrong question..
I should have been asking, "WHO?"
These are the characters in my filmy life, who have made it special, just by being in it. So, my first blog is a dedication to them.
The only rule, no names will be taken, you should identify yourselves.
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People say we fight, but some how I love it. I know i pull your leg a lot - but i am sure you like it.
I know sometimes we yell at each other feel miserable about it, somehow, i like this also. I know it is sad that we end up saying sorry so many times, funny,i like that also!
I know we enjoy sharing all the funny/ serious, happy/sad, sensible/non sense, time pass /meaningful discussions...
BUT!! there is only 1 thing i dont know.. What would I do without you?
You at times, make such wonderful plans! But, u end up saying- ummm next time! hopefully, you will grab some "second chances" :)
the childish innocence and the ease with which you say (at times) is so very very fun!
So, my dear gudiya, you will be loved n pampered for the person you have been to me.
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There are some lessons you have taught me, and to know that the coolest person i have known is not only my friend but a "kadaa nayagan" for many many things i have done in the past 1 year! i still follow your your lessons like "ignore kar" and i follow it :D
Best part is, when things went wrong, you take it upon you to make them right for me. I dont know how u do it, but glad, u do it for me too. And Yes!!! The first "impression" i had about you, is till date the right and best impression i had about you! :D
So, for all these and many many more things to hopefully come, as an honest "inspector" would, keep an eye on me! ;P
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Now, to the cast n crew of the song of my life! "RAAT KE DHAI BAJE" ;)
for the first casting member : Sometimes i have blunt, sorry for that, but thank you much much more, coz you took the bluntness.
Sorry tht i end up saying my troubles, but thank you much much more, coz you dont just listen, but help me through. I at times may be a bug [ :) ]but, what to do? koi aur hai hi nai!! you are the perfect mix of monisha and maya of sarabhai fame, both sophisticated and total faltoo at times :) .
you are the only person whom i have known, to have a more filmy and crazier life stories to say!
But, deep down, underneath all these story telling and song singing sessions... you have been a very special and important friend. So, in the many lists that you make, if you ever make a list of people, I am glad, coz i know, i will figure somewhere in that list. And for that, THANK YOU!
For the second performer in the song:
The best part about a friend like you is, i can share my 1st week secret and still be glad to have u around as a best friend! RARE & PRICELESS!
you have given me 1 experience that no other friend has given me in my entire life. The tears of joy. long back, I had heard this - "success is when preparation meets opportunity". with you, I got to see this! beyond all the happy go lucky but truly tensed person that you are, learn these 5 letters well, "RELAX"..
slow down... go "step by step". enjoy! memories are made EASILY, just have to sit back , watch your life n capture it! too many things happen with you very fast. relish it all!! as much as you can.
Tears are very precious, dont waste them thinking and getting confused with life. Save them for the people around you. So, always have smile
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
the sweet child - the kiddo - the cartoon- the looney toon- the silent assassin!
wow, you are one hell of a person! i dont claim to know you very well, but the little that i may have known about you, i can say this..
i have never seen anyone who is such a quick learner! i have never seen anyone who so very practical! someone whose thought process is so refined and so uniquely different but correct!
someone who is as emotional caring daring and such good company to be with!
i thought God stopped making people like you, but I guess, he made an exception me. :)
and what a sweet cute and an awesome exception he made!
So, you should never disrespect the gift of God, so dont you ever run away!
~~~~~~`
A true friend is someone who sees the pain in your eyes while everyone else believes the smile on your face. Thank you all for wiping the fake smile n tears away for me.
When you lose control and feel things will fall apart, they actually fall in the right place, right where they belong! I kept wondering how? why? But it took time for me to realize, I was asking the wrong question..
I should have been asking, "WHO?"
These are the characters in my filmy life, who have made it special, just by being in it. So, my first blog is a dedication to them.
The only rule, no names will be taken, you should identify yourselves.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
People say we fight, but some how I love it. I know i pull your leg a lot - but i am sure you like it.
I know sometimes we yell at each other feel miserable about it, somehow, i like this also. I know it is sad that we end up saying sorry so many times, funny,i like that also!
I know we enjoy sharing all the funny/ serious, happy/sad, sensible/non sense, time pass /meaningful discussions...
BUT!! there is only 1 thing i dont know.. What would I do without you?
You at times, make such wonderful plans! But, u end up saying- ummm next time! hopefully, you will grab some "second chances" :)
the childish innocence and the ease with which you say (at times) is so very very fun!
So, my dear gudiya, you will be loved n pampered for the person you have been to me.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are some lessons you have taught me, and to know that the coolest person i have known is not only my friend but a "kadaa nayagan" for many many things i have done in the past 1 year! i still follow your your lessons like "ignore kar" and i follow it :D
Best part is, when things went wrong, you take it upon you to make them right for me. I dont know how u do it, but glad, u do it for me too. And Yes!!! The first "impression" i had about you, is till date the right and best impression i had about you! :D
So, for all these and many many more things to hopefully come, as an honest "inspector" would, keep an eye on me! ;P
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Now, to the cast n crew of the song of my life! "RAAT KE DHAI BAJE" ;)
for the first casting member : Sometimes i have blunt, sorry for that, but thank you much much more, coz you took the bluntness.
Sorry tht i end up saying my troubles, but thank you much much more, coz you dont just listen, but help me through. I at times may be a bug [ :) ]but, what to do? koi aur hai hi nai!! you are the perfect mix of monisha and maya of sarabhai fame, both sophisticated and total faltoo at times :) .
you are the only person whom i have known, to have a more filmy and crazier life stories to say!
But, deep down, underneath all these story telling and song singing sessions... you have been a very special and important friend. So, in the many lists that you make, if you ever make a list of people, I am glad, coz i know, i will figure somewhere in that list. And for that, THANK YOU!
For the second performer in the song:
The best part about a friend like you is, i can share my 1st week secret and still be glad to have u around as a best friend! RARE & PRICELESS!
you have given me 1 experience that no other friend has given me in my entire life. The tears of joy. long back, I had heard this - "success is when preparation meets opportunity". with you, I got to see this! beyond all the happy go lucky but truly tensed person that you are, learn these 5 letters well, "RELAX"..
slow down... go "step by step". enjoy! memories are made EASILY, just have to sit back , watch your life n capture it! too many things happen with you very fast. relish it all!! as much as you can.
Tears are very precious, dont waste them thinking and getting confused with life. Save them for the people around you. So, always have smile
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
the sweet child - the kiddo - the cartoon- the looney toon- the silent assassin!
wow, you are one hell of a person! i dont claim to know you very well, but the little that i may have known about you, i can say this..
i have never seen anyone who is such a quick learner! i have never seen anyone who so very practical! someone whose thought process is so refined and so uniquely different but correct!
someone who is as emotional caring daring and such good company to be with!
i thought God stopped making people like you, but I guess, he made an exception me. :)
and what a sweet cute and an awesome exception he made!
So, you should never disrespect the gift of God, so dont you ever run away!
~~~~~~`
A true friend is someone who sees the pain in your eyes while everyone else believes the smile on your face. Thank you all for wiping the fake smile n tears away for me.
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