Untitled

Someday we will meet again,

Like the flowers meet spring after a particularly harsh winter;

Like the sunshine meets sea after a particularly hot day;

Like we humans meet dust after a life fully lived;

Like the birds meet ground after a long haul flight;

Like the hero meets his love at the climax of a good romance;

Like dreams meet reality after years of toil.

And that will be the day, my friend, that I will tell you how

Not a night has passed since the day I saw you first,

That I haven’t thought of you

for better or for worse.

Tujhe cheen loon ya chodh doon

Tujhe maang loon ya modh doon

Iss lamhe..kya kar jaaoon

Iss lamhe… kya kar doon mein

Jo mujhe chain mile

Aaraam mile

Aur ho aur ho

Saans ka shor ho

Aanch ki ore badhe

Aur ho aur ho

Saans ka shor ho

Taap bhi aur chade

Aur ho aur ho

Aur mile

Hum aur bhi jal jaaye

Tujhe pehli baar mein

Milta hoon… Har dafaa

Meri bebaasi… ka bayaan hai

Bus chal raha na iss ghadi.

And courageous are those who do NOT take revenge...

When all has been said and done,

Does it really matter who was right and who was wrong?

Must you avenge every pain you have been put through?

Or is there possibly something more useful you could do?

Granted that vengeance may be natural and easy to seek,

But it is only immediate satisfaction meant for the weak

The strong are those who can find a way to forgive,

They are the ones who eventually find a better life to live. 

The lines above are inspired from the movie Troy which I watched last night for the first time. It managed to do something that very few movies these days succeed in: it made me THINK. I found the dialogues and the acting brilliant, and can't understand why I never made an effort to see it earlier. If you have not seen it, you MUST do so ASAP. And if you are female, there is the added bonus of three super hot actors as the male leads - I felt like my eyes were popping out admiring all their machismo and rugged charm! My favorite is Orlando Bloom who plays Paris. Of course, it's another matter altogether that I think his character was downright dumb to kick off a long and bloody war for the sake of just one beautiful woman. Seriously, what is WRONG with men?! 

Success is the sweetest revenge?

"Sometimes, I think I'm able to achieve success better when I look at it as a way to get back at the world that's hurt me, to show it what I'm capable of." she said.

"Do you really mean 'the world' or just one person?" her head asked.

She smiled knowingly: "It's the same thing when that one person means the world to me."

What's sweet and makes me smile?

A lot of things, like chocolates, ice-creams, gulab jamuns, etc etc, but at the moment I'm talking of a laddu. Or at least someone who calls himself Laddu in the blogosphere.
A fellow blogger and one of my bestest (I know such a word doesn't exist!) friends. It's Laddu's birthday today and this post is dedicated to him.
For being the most avid and loyal reader of everything I write. For being my greatest critic and my most honest fan. And most importantly for being what he is - just a really nice person who unfortunately doesn't realize it most of the time.
Our friendship sparked off by a post I had written last year about Valentine's Day and how crappy it is. He liked it, so he sent me an email as feedback rather than leaving a comment. I, of course love receiving emails from people who read my blog, so replied as soon as I saw it. And that was it. One mail followed another  and we found ourselves becoming friends.
Some people may frown upon this kind of friendship but I don't think we need to explain it to anyone. Others feel that these kind of situations often lead to romantic involvement but we scoff at that too because we know we're the best of friends and will always remain just that.
He is perhaps the one person who knows everything about me, someone I can be point-blank frank with, and the one person who would never hurt me, even unintentionally. I'm lucky to have a friend like him. :)

So today, Laddu, I wish you get everything you deserve and desire. And may God bless you with abundant happiness, love, and a little bit of self-confidence. You are a smart, talented, incredibly decent guy (though I know you will snicker sarcastically at this) and I wish you a really, really Happy Birthday!

Just like you make others smile, may YOU keep smiling too. Now and always. :)

Oh, and PLEASE, don't go to sleep before midnight when it's supposed to be your BIRTHDAY, at least! :P