Lucky

"you are the trip i did not take,
you are the pearls i cannot buy;
you are my blue italian lake,
you are my piece of foreign sky."
-Anne Campbell

love that.
read it by chance while browsing online,
wondering if i'd ever be so lucky :)

Don't Ever Lose Faith in Yourself

My roommate has a very inspirational quote stuck up on her wall that I absolutely love. Lately, I find myself going to her room more often just to read it again. I thought it would be nice to have it on my blog. Here goes:

"Do what is best for you. The future will work itself out; you're the kind of person who can make it happen. Don't let anyone else's negativity influence your dreams, values or hopes. Focus on what you can change and let go of what you can't. You know your own worth, what you've accomplished, and what you're capable of.

Your goals may take a bit longer and be harder to achieve than you had hoped, but concentrate on the positives and combine faith with generous portions of patience and determination. Step boldly and confidently into your future where happiness, success and dreams await you. You have the potential for greatness... never give up."

Aur tujhse haseen?

I was watching the Yeh Nayan Dare Dare song video from the movie Kohra - its a beautiful song (I probably love it even more coz one of my all time favorite bengali songs has the same melody). Its a spell-binding collaboration between Kaifi Azmi and Hemant Kumar. I watched the video a couple of times and I cannot forget the scene that goes along with the first antara of this melody. The hero (Biswajeet) is singing this to Waheeda. When he says, `raat haseen, yeh chaand haseen, par sabse haseen mera dilbar', Waheeda's face lights up with a mixture of joy, pride and coquetry. Her eyes dance in delight at the praise being showered on her. Then he continues, `Aur tujhse haseen..'. In an instant, she looks up, her eyes now flashing with anger, surprise and indignation - what can be better than her, they ask? `Aur tujhse haseen, tera pyaar', he concludes, with a smile, and her eyes settle down, content with the answer, re-assured, secure and happy again :)

p.s. and yes I am very sappy romantic lowey-dowey, didn't you know? ;)

Single Moment

Isn't it funny how a single moment, a single instant in time can make or break your day? And isn't it strange when the someone responsible for this drastic change in mood is an absolute stranger?

The other day, I was at the counter at our local Walgreen's store, and there was this woman with a little girl standing next to me. The little one looked at me, beamed, smiled her brightest smile and gave me an awfully sweet compliment. Then while she was walking away with her mother she turned back and waved at me. I waved back and then turned and looked at the guy at the counter with a big stupid grin on my face. Which I couldn’t wipe off the entire day :) Still grinning actually.

Strange indeed how our lives intersect in inconsequential yet meaningful ways.