Chasing Sunsets..!!!

Lot of people ask me “Why sunsets”?

Well, I am not really sure what attracts me to sunsets. 

It's somehow the feeling of peace and end of a long tiring day. 

It’s the sense of gratitude that I have a home to head back to and bed to sleep on.

It’s the sense of accomplishment that I achieved something through the day and did something worth.

It’s the sense of goodness that the night is here and it will bring with a brighter morning.

It’s the sense of satisfaction that there are people who’s life I touched.

It’s the sense of happiness to have something worthwhile to do.

It’s the sense of belonging to this universe which shows me both good and bad days.

It’s the sense of thankfulness to all those who made me help go through the day.

I just love the way the sun goes down and melts into a dark night without leaving a trace of its existence but yet leave you longing for more. It always amazes me to see the mix of colours lighting the sky and just looks perfect every single time and has always been a breathtaking experience. May it be in the mountains or on the sea shore, it brings a complete different view each day.

These few moments bring me back to life and feel of content. They make me feel a hope for a better tomorrow and a better person that I can be.

Browsing through the gallery, I realised my love for sunsets. 

May it be Dehradun, Bangalore, Amsterdam, Monterrey or California, I have been chasing sunsets across the world and trying to capture a few of them whenever possible (few of them are uploaded here which I just have handy while writing). I do hope, I get to capture more of them and enjoy the peace they bring along..!!! :) 

Smile is just a message away...!!!

Tired and restless, she laid still on the bed, glaring at the unknown sky, waiting for the dreams to take her in their world. The night was peaceful. Millions of thoughts clouded her vision and her mind drifted from one to another in just few seconds. Controlling her mind somehow, she waved off all the thoughts. Just as she closed her eyes, she heard a beep of the phone. Someone had messaged her. Not sure whether she wanted to pick her cell and check, she left it there for few moments. After few deep breaths, her hand moved across the bed, to pick the phone. There lay a message on the inbox. Wondering what was so important for him to message her at this hour of the night. 

Without opening it, she kept the phone back. Did she really want to know what was in there? Was it a happy message? Will the content shatter her? Many random thoughts again dashed into her mind from the still unread message. Possibilities for what worst the message could be and also what best lay ahead. The past experiences always made her think the worst of situations and be prepared. On thinking from all negative, her mind asked her to check the message. 

She gathered the courage and slowly picked the phone to read it, prepared for the worst. It felt like ages and when she finally read it, her face lit up with a bright smile. :D

She lay on her back chatting for hours and it was the chirping of the birds which made her realise it was morning and there was no sign of tiredness on her face. The only thing to be notice was a delightful and pleasing smile.

How small things in life bother us too much. The digital life has changed the way we perceive things. Communication ways are many but communication itself is so difficult. Each of us perceive the things we read and listen in different ways and that becomes our understanding of it.

A unexpected message from someone can make the day and at times we end up waiting hours for a message from someone to just check on us. So why wait to be unexpected? Just pick the phone and message/call that someone who you are expecting or might be expecting you and trust me, the smile will melt the heart.

The War Feel in This COVID season...!!!

PS: I see around a lot of blogs, social media posts all over the internet about staying positive and happy and not to face depression during lockdown. How it has given some parents time with their growing kids, how world has new master chefs everywhere trying out recipes, how dalgona coffee is made and all perfect body videos. All that is truly needed in this gloomy world these days. But I came back today to share a short story on how COVID for me is like war field. Happy reading...!!

With all the hustle bustle and stress around in the environment and the knock of Coronavirus in India, we all were just starting to work from home and trust me, isn't a good idea of many of us, who though love their home but cannot stay-in at home for longer periods.
Our soldier of the story even wasn't use to it. Being a person who enjoys the company of close friends and good booze and sleep over the weekend, was wanting to leave the workland and travel to the homeland. After all the thoughts and decisions to leave the cozy den, the soldier got ready to travel via air to spend this time locked in the house with all the childhood memories.
The day came and suited up was the soldier, with a scarf over the head, a mask over the mouth and gloved up. The backpack were carefully loaded with a small Dettol bottle, a sanitiser, wet tissues, face wipes and a packet of biscuit and water bottle to quench the thirst on the journey. Also, cleaned and packed were the main ammunition ( headphones and shades to cover the ears and eyes).


The journey started with our suited soldier getting into a public cab where even after pulling the handle, the soldier sanitised the gloves. On entering the airport, the heartbeat was super high on seeing every single person with a mask which wasn't really the case in the country ever before. The terminal entry gates had huge bottle of sanitisers with messages to "Stay safe" and the security was super careful. The soldier showed the ticket and the passport to the security without letting the security touch any of those and moved to the check-in counter. Maintaining social distancing and taking each step careful of the new landmines, the checkin and security was done.  Now was the start of the most difficult part of the war, the long two hour wait near the departure gate.  On reaching the gate, there was a shock on the soldier's face. It was overcrowded than normal. Not even a place to hide to save yourself from bumping people. In search of solitude, the soldier walked around the whole airport to finally find a sweat little spot to stand and not clash into people. There were around 4 people near the place and each more than 20 feet apart and only moving in the radius for 3 feet around them. Each of them passed a smile to the other as they all had the same thought, trying to save themselves from the bullets and land mines all around. As each of the companions left and the hiding spot became empty, the heart beat rose as approached the time to jump in the mad rush of the departure gate where every one wanted to board the flight in a hurry, not realising that this hurry could cause a lifetime loss for them. After 2 hours of stiff standing, the soldier finally approached the gate and clashed and bumped into 3 people including 2 foreigners. Each of it felt like a bullet in the arm where the blood started pouring down. The people were running in every direction. Scared faces around. The happiness of travelling couldn't be seen anywhere. There was a haste to enter the flight, as it would save them from the dying world.
The soldier collapsed on the seat just after entering the flight and opened the backpack with shivering hands to spray the sanitiser all around. Taking sanitiser over the gloves, rubbed it all over, scared to drink water as it would mean to lower the mask and allow another risk to your body. Finally, the flight took off and the soldier waited for the last leg of the war to reach home and maintain a distance from the family..!!!



We all are today fighting the stage of this Virus which is bringing ups and downs in many of our lives. Going through personal and professional disturbances, where a scheduled life has become too uncertain and work hours have either reduced to none or increased to never ending. In this time of crisis, I wish a healthy living and safety for the world around. May the earth and world heal to a better and brighter tomorrow, which hopefully will be seen soon.