In true Christmas Spirit

Our lives always yearn for priceless moments - moments of bliss, joy or of accomplishment. Well, the seemingly unfathomable act of singing carols on the busy Brigade road was definitely one of them!
While most passersby were thoroughly amused, some of them joint us in chorus, and that was a fantastic feeling of oneness. This flagged the beginning of a very special Christmas to us!

Powered by some great wine and the best fruit cake you could ever imagine, we visited several of our friends and family that day, singing carols all along. It is quite hard to put in words the warmth of the people we met and the spirit of unity amongst us.

Needless to say, this was the best Christmas I have ever had.

A memorable adventure

On a weekend that was longer than usual, we, a bunch of four weary software professionals, yearning to get off our bums, decided to head off to the majestic western ghats – destination Hebri. Every moment of that weekend was enthralling to say the very least. Be it driving through the dense, mystic Malnad woods while playing enrapturing music, or meeting fear in the eye – socializing with the loathsome leeches in their thousands, and riding the violent rapids of the Sita river. Blessed were we to see Jog in its crowning glory – a sight that made our lives worth. While the nation celebrated independence, so did our spirit. The elusive joy was simply bountiful.

Context: Reminiscing the Hebri & Jog trip - unmistakably, the best trip of my life.

Isms of an Arranged Matrimony

There is no dearth of meaningless isms in today’s societal practices. The institution of an arranged matrimony is no exception to this. It looks like years of education and a lifetime of poring over holy texts have no effect on people’s understanding of the true value of human relationships. Marriage seems to be a marketplace to satisfy material needs - an obligatory give and take. Often times, the guy and the girl are simply left out of the whole equation (how ironical). I can’t see where love and trust are placed in this whole setup. People are measured on how much they earn, or what their stars & planets look like, instead of understanding what they are capable of achieving in life. Virtuousness is out of people’s sight.

How disconcerting is it to be a part of a society where this is the order of the day? I sincerely hope all this is just a bad dream.