Fighting couples.. Thank you!!!

It was 8 am in the morning and we (Minakshi & I) had to step out to get some groceries. As I steered the two wheeler out of the apartment complex, I saw that there was red colour zoom car parked on road side of the empty road patch. My eyes scanned inside the car to see that there was a couple and the guy was looking at the girl with pleading eyes, while the lady had a grumpy face not looking at him at all. I looked over my shoulder at Minakshi who seemed to have sensed what I wanted to tell her. We both broke into laughter remembering that we were fighting in the same manner just a couple of hours back.

We both laughed and moved on, but I seem to have an itch to go and knock on the car window and talk to the couple. But, was hesitant. I had  already moved on, and as the moment had lapsed I go more skeptical and scared to reach out to them. Minakshi stated, it is their personal moment and I replied that, "being a human I felt a connect, I need to tell them". Something happened and I just turned the vehicle and parked my bike right in front of their car. Minakshi decided to stay there, and I got down from the bike. By this time I have got the attention. It felt to me like a moment of truth and now no turning back.

I asked for a min and requested for the guy to roll down the window. With a smile I stated talking to the startled eyes and from the back seat the lady peeped in over the shoulders with question marks on her face.. I stated..

"Sorry, to have bothered you at your private moment but I have to share this. You see we both (showing towards Minakshi & self) just passed you guys a few moments ago and what we saw in the car made us recollect the way we fought in the morning hour. I was pleading and she was grumpy and we exchanged roles too. What we saw, lightened up our life so thank you but do not fight. Have a good day and thank you!!!" 

The guy could not even respond a word, the lady had started giggling. Minakshi was feeling shy and I was sweating... I did not know what to do after that and I said, "I am sorry to have interfered in your private moment, carry on please..." folding my hands ... I rushed to the bike.. Minakshi was like, leave....

The bike also played its part by not starting to get stated immediately, finally it came to life and we turned the bike and moved, giving a thumbs up sign to the guy who still seemed confused. We both were laughing at what we had done and I was feeling good thinking of what I did which in any circumstances I would have avoided..

Thank you to those wonderful couple who enlightened our day!!!

The Crossroads

The crossroads, I go by
Seem like a churn in the ocean
Making me wonder, which way to go
The turbulence I feel, is so much for me to wonder

The choices I make,
Are for me to carry…
The burden of failure
Is for me to wonder
I pause at the crossroad, and feel the churn

I laugh, I cry and I go dry
where to go and I wonder
The options are many,
But, I can think of none
At every crossroad, I feel the churn

The only option, that I miss
is to look back and run
to my old comfort from where I come
I urge to move and make one more choice,
But, at every crossroad, there is a churn

Love is complex :)

My 5 year old son was watching a Hindi Movie.. all of a sudden he asks;

Son - Dad, The lady is an enemy, why does she love the hero.

Me - Son, Love has no boundaries. (Felt, I answered a world economic forum question)

Son - Oh, love is so complex..

Me - Aaaaa... actually No, 

I was baffled, and failed to even explain what Love is and only hope he grows up to understand it better, in human language terms.

The only good part is that, he at present experiences the love in its most purest form. No boundaries, no second thoughts, no blocks, just "Unconditional Love"... I just hope it remains as such and does not change (What to do, Parents tend to think utopian state!!!)

We seem to have got our definition of love so complicated, that we miss the purity in it with time. The question that does often surprise is, why and when did I loose it and got corrupted, or do I still have that in some corner of my old self...