Atop the World…

I walk up the steep winding path. At last, I reach the top. The wind rushes into my face with so much fervor as if it has been waiting to reveal all its secrets, held for ages. In the middle of summer, here’s winter. The clouds hanging low, so low, that it is almost impossible…

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The Road Never Taken…

It’s a Monday like no other Monday. I am traveling to work, on the same train, through the same route, but why does it all seem different? Are all these the same people who travel with me everyday? Or are these new faces? Why do I have like a hundred eyes following me wherever I…

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Let Go or Not?

I’ve come to believe that certain philosophies in life don’t really vouch for much. Take for instance, letting go of people you can’t imagine life without. A lover who left, a family or friend who passed away. A beloved pet that died. If you’ve loved them truly, how can you ever let them go? True, each passing…

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Reminiscences of Crushed Desires

There’s no perfect rhyme or reason, no particular time or season, to reminisce about things, events or people. An old photo or a mere walk down an abandoned lane can bring a rush of memories and before you know, you are spiralling down the rabbit hole. In the evenings, on my ride back home from…

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