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Marriages - man vs destiny?

Wedding: Well, there may be varied reactions to this word by different people. Some dream about it while some consider it a nightmare. Some take it quite seriously whereas some people think it is just another responsibility as part of life. Some of us have a clear idea about what we look for in our “would be” and there is also a category of people that either has left it to God/ parents & relatives/destiny to select their bride/groom or has always believed in “love at first sight” (LAFS). Now this concept of LAFS is very interesting and unbelievable. I am not talking about the feeling (not to comment on the genuineness of it to be called love) that gets aroused due to the face value of a person. But this is something which cannot be put into words. This is inexplicable but let me give it a try. It’s like “we-have-met-before” kind of a feeling, even though you are meeting him/her for the first time. There is something that tells you that this is it. It obviously has no logic but th...

Finding Happiness in smaller things...

Are you happy today? Ever wondered what is happiness? It is nothing more than a chemical reaction in our body causing pleasentness. Where to find it? Within ourselves..What makes us happy? Depends on what we want...A child gets it when he gets the desired toy(companion) & parents get pleasure in seeing their child playing happily. A student gets it when he scores the way he wants(when hard work bears fruit) & a teacher is happy to see his/her student achieving success. A girl may get it when she goes for shopping(materialistic happiness). A farmer may get it when he looks over his fully grown paddy field. A thirsty man may get it when he finds water. A couple may get it at their child's birth. A singer gets pleasure in singing. A dog feels happy in the company of his master. I feel happy when I have no work to do!! Why don't we find happiness in smaller things in life? What does a girl feel when her boyfriend proposes to her? The first kiss? (or for that matter every t...

Being a girl...

Ever asked a girl how does it feel being of the female gender? Now you would say when I never asked a guy, what is so special being a girl? I would say, it wouldn't have been if the Indian society wouldn't been a male chauvinistic society. People say it is the weaker sex, the reason being that we are dependent on our male counterparts for leading our lives. Although it has been proved wrong by many bold females by challenging and going against the generally accepted rules and regulations for girls, there are still several areas, where the battle is still on. Now without getting into the details of "Equality for Women in society" issue, I would take the case of one my friends. Let me call her Ms. M. Now this girl, like all my friends, is a highly confused but simple and modest (to an extreme) girl. She hasn’t had a boyfriend in her 22 yr long life. But is now developing feelings for a guy on whom she first had a crush (is it called puppy love??). Ok..looks simple. But...