Afterglow

Thought life was about walking her dreams
Decided to travel and take the lead
Met her favourite people on way
But she left them behind instead

There was music in the air
There was beauty everywhere
But she set for the loneliness ahead
In search of success and her rightful share

The journey was long
But companions very few
Up at the top
It wasn't the utopia
She had in view

There were trees without leaves
Meadows without flowers
Seemed to be the land for the old
With no liveliness anywhere

A hand touched her from behind
Asking 'Young Lady, why are you here?"
She looked ahead, she looked behind
'Success' - she knew was the answer

But was she happy? Was she sad?
Was the destination worth her pain?
What seemed like a dream was finally an illusion
Of success and ambition in vain

The journey she traversed so fast
Had an equal amount of happiness and sorrow
But living it in its rightful time and measure
Was the right way to upgrow

Success is not the end, happiness is
So walk together and run slow
Love, Laugh and Live
Because life also has an afterglow!

Roobaroo with you

A year has passed since I wrote my last blogpost. Not that I was unaware of it, but I wasn't trying enough to do anything about it either. Quite a number of times, a few of my friends have even coerced me to write. But I was simply lazy and very conveniently I put the blame on life being busy. So here I am, finally, after a brief (lol) hiatus with updates of my life and a promise to write a blogpost soon.

For those of you who do not know and for those of you who know (let me say again), I got married last December. Life's been different since then, if not by pounds, but by ounces. We started our married life with 4 trolleys. It took a while to finally settle down, but thanks to the financing schemes available, we could finally have a decent home after months of planning and shopping. A harsh winter and the fact that we were both in the first year of our jobs made it tough for us. But now when we look back, we feel there is nothing better than setting up your own home. The sense of accomplishment is tough to be expressed.

Many friends and colleagues have always asked me about how different married life is. Rather, if I have to reframe the question, it is about the significance of marriage, its justification (sometimes) and its sustainability (most of the times). To be frank, I am not the right person to answer it. Probably we should ask our parents about the way they did it. But then most of us feel that there is huge generation gap which explains the patience and trust in their marriages. Well, if you still ask me, my answer is - So far its been good, Really really good. I would lie if I say that nothing changes. Things do change. Life changes too, but for good. There is a different happiness when you share your life with someone. Dating is significantly different from being married. The fact that somebody is waiting for you at home wipes away all the stress at workplace or anywhere else.Loneliness, however fancy or philosophical it may look like, is welcome only for guest appearances. Permanence of any nature kills you. Family, friends and relatives - everyone is important but when you think of the single most person who is going to be affected the most when you die, you realize how important your life partner is. People get cold feet of the compromises marriage brings forth. But its a compromise as long as you think it to be. If you are logical, you will understand that two people brought up in two different surroundings can only gel when there is a third different surrounding. And that third different surrounding happens when you take one step ahead and he/she takes the another.This makes the journey worthwhile. Marriage is good as long as you want and think it to be. Its not just about love, but also about trust and respect. If you are not proud of your spouse, you are not happy about your marriage. So don't get married because you have to, but because you want to and make it happen with the person you can commit to.

Well, that was a long lecture on marriage. Not my fault. You guys asked me so many times. So I had to pen it down. Now coming back to my life, I have bounced back from the initial hiccups of settling down. Job has been good but definitely not brilliant. I wonder how many of us would agree to the latter. Every other person I meet is either shifting his/her job or dissatisfied about his/hers. So I have left wondering about it unless I am frustrated enough to work on my CV over a weekend. I have not been keeping well for the entire summer too. But now I am better and hopeful of the approaching winter. Taken to my old fond habit of reading books and blogs. Travel plans are on the cards. And most importantly, resumed writing and I promise you I shall be back with a post soon. Till then, have a great weekend ahead! And nice talking to you after a long time :)