Part 1

I felt the need to write today, start on a new fictional piece "My best friend". iT goes as follows.
Part 1
This is an ode to my friend. My friend was there right from my childhood, we would share so many things with each other, we would laugh together at each other's silly jokes and tantrums, tease each other, ofcourse loved each other. As children, we always had a way of consoling each other when disappointed, we always knew when there was something wrong with the other and we would go out of the way to comfort the other.. We didnt study in the same school, so we would share each other stories about the schools and my friend would always wish to study in mine.. We became closer as years flew by, thought our bond was stronger than any, we promised each other that we would be there for each other throughout our lives, but I learnt that unfortunate circumstances and situations do occur in life. My friend contracted an illness for which cure is so limited, I was with my friend throughout the struggle, I prayed and I lost my friend after a continuous struggle. It was a big blow to me, my heart felt ripped. I felt that I had lost a part of me for ever. It would never be the same without my friend. There would be no one to share my deepest thoughts and secrets with, there would be no one to console me, no one to laugh at my stupid jokes, no one to hold hands while crossing the road, no one to appreciate me on my success, no one to lavish attention on my child.

A profound message

I just got this forwarded message and I found it profound.. The message in it is so relevant that I thought to share it.

There was a blind woman who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her.She told her boyfriend, "If I could only see the world, I will marry you." One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend. He asked her,'Now that you can see the world, will you marry me? The woman looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected that. The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him. Her boyfriend left her in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying: Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were yours, they were mine.

This is how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always by their side in the most painful situations.

Life is a GIFT.

Today
Before you say an unkind word - Think of someone who can't speak. Before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of someone who has nothing to eat.
Before you complain about your husband or wife - Think of someone who's crying out to GOD for a companion.

Before you complain about life -Think of someone who died too early.
Before you complain about your children - Think of someone who desires children but they're barren.
Before you get upset about how dirty your house is - Think of the people who are living in the streets.
Before whining about the distance you drive Think of someone on the bus or who walks because they can't afford a car (or gas!)

And when you complain about your job - Think of the unemployed and those who wish they had your job.
The next time you grumble or mumble about aches and pains -Remember the disabled, paralyzed or hospitalized.
But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another
-Remember that not one of us is without sin and we all answer to one MAKER.

And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile on your face and thank GOD you're alive and still around.

My daughter

I have a three year old who is sweet,cute, and naughty all at the same time.. The time I spend with her is so refreshing that I have learnt to enjoy even mundane things and happenings. Only last week, she did something which made me gasp and laugh at the same time.. I had left her playing in her room peacefully to go for a bath, and lo and behold, what do I see when I come back, the tissue box overturned, all the tissues having been dragged out on the floor, and when she saw me, before I start giving her the speech about behaving etc etc, she starts singing,"Bits of paper, bits of paper, lying on the ground; makes the place untidy, makes the place untidy, pick it up". I didnt know whether to laugh or give her a time out.. Children sure are intelligent these days!!

Friends

Its been a long time since I wrote anything here. Have been doing lot of things, all at the same time.. Now that, there is some some free time, I am back to my writing. Oh, well, there is this writer's block.. Cant seem to write immediately.. Well, here I go.

I just got back with some of my friends from school.. Its been nearly 13 years since I last met them, but nothing seems to have changed.. They behave the same..It as if the 13 years have not existed.. We got back on our ribbing each other and it was wonderful. Its when I realized that good friends dont just go away, they are just a call away..Good friends dont judge, they just wait for us to come back to them.. As we have moved to different places, we have made many friends and all of them are just a call away. Its true whatever anyone says, "Relatives are not chosen, they just happen to you, so you dont have any control over what you get for a relative; but friends, you can choose.. So friends understand better than relatives" I thank God for bestowing me with such wonderful friends..