Relentless, determined and resolute.. I am like a candle in the wind!
The human heart is indeed a dark place
Filled with despair, anguish, jealousy; not shown on the face.
Shadowing and enveloping every living being
Making lives full of suffering.
I sat in front of the Altar, silently
Thinking about this sadness, gloomy and sadly.
What can I do to dispel this darkness
And fill the world with joy and happiness.
I sat in solitude, yet brimming with confidence
Amidst all the agonizing disturbance.
I kept gazing at the candle shining so bright
Despite the wind trying to put out it’s light.
In a moment something struck my mind
Felt like the world’s best thing, I did find.
Candle in the wind, that’s what I would be
To enlighten the heart of humanity.
I may be put out by the storm, wind or rain
But I would light up again and again.
I would be a candle in the wind
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This strange love story reminds me of Princess Diana when she gave an interview about Prince Charles - "There were three of us in this marriage!”
This love was flawed and broken the way only we humans know how to break things with our ego, pride, insecurity and complexities!
Where do I even begin to tell the story of how deep a love can be, how it transcends time, place and people. Perhaps this is a story about how women are their own worst enemies. Either way it is a story that tells us how frail, fragile and fraught we are as humans and how much we hurt each other.
This love story began when I was two years old. Growing up in India in a culture that wove love stories like Laila Majnu, Heer Ranjha and the epic symbol of love, the Taj Mahal, into the very fabric of our existence, love was always an integral part of our lives.
One such love story was of a boy and a girl who were neighbours. The boy, an athlete, artist and a poet, found his muse in this shy, thoughtful and in her own way poetic girl, who seemed to worship the very ground he walked on. Her face could be found in all the paintings he created, and her name in every poem he wrote. The girl called him Sagar, which means ocean, symbolizing his all-encompassing love for her.
Earlier my husband would say, 'Arey! What is there in making dal-roti? It's so simple.' After he had to cook everyday when I was ill, he has stopped saying that to me!
“Arey! What is there to do in making dal roti? Put a handful of lentils in the cooker and let it whistle and make two rotis. After all, how long will it take?” A handful of dal (lentils) and two rotis! This is the story of every woman and no one seems to understand.
Some time ago, after a shopping spree, my husband and I entered the house, exhausted. I had just about kept all the bags aside, when my husband said, “I am very hungry, can you make something.”
I looked at my husband in amazement and thought, ‘He had just had food, how did he get hungry again so soon?’
My husband, as if he had read my face, said, “Arey! You know that my stomach is not filled with outside food. Just make dal roti. What is there to do in making dal roti? Put a handful of lentils in the cooker and let it whistle and make two rotis. After all, how long will it take?”
‘Is this the way dal (lentils) and roti are made?’ The thought came to my mind. ‘After all, I also went along and now I am tired too.’ I was also getting angry at myself that after all, I had spoiled the habit of everyone in the house.
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A mother shares 14 wonderful things she did to celebrate Diwali in Singapore. You can try the same anywhere.
Diwali is that time of the year when Indians who live outside India really miss India. Nothing can compare to the festivities in India. Not even living in a country where there are lots of Indians can make Diwali the same as it is back home.
3 years ago, we had just moved to Singapore and although there are many Indians in Singapore we knew very few people.
Our daughter was just beginning to realise the significance of Diwali and we really wanted to celebrate Diwali at home with lots of people. We wanted her to experience Diwali.