Those Wonder Years!!!

The time when I was a cute, fat kid I used to get rewarded for my good grades and minor achievements  in school by gift from my parents or by a huge bowl of Ice Cream. Today I get rewarded by a salary and very rarely by a  bonus. Even though I get appreciated for a job well done, I do not enjoy my salary as much I had enjoyed the huge bowl of Ice Cream. This actually makes me ponder whether we are losing out on our childlike enthusiasm and curiosity and innocence that would make us enjoy even the smallest things in life.

Our morning starts with most of us cribbing about the morning coffee, getting late to office, missing the bus and so on. Among this hustle bustle we actually take many things for granted and rarely enjoy what we have got. As young individuals we our preoccupied by our work or our "complicated" love life. In our life's journey of love, loneliness, longing and love it becomes highly important that we  recall our childhood experiences because they are the only ones that bring a smile on our face.

As a kid we used to enjoy the smallest of things like riding a bicycle, playing in the rains, watching the CARTOON NETWORK, solving puzzles in our video games. Among all the things we never lost our curiosity or our enthusiasm and kept on learning. In childhood we selflessly tried to help out our friends without any hidden intentions. We spent time with our parents and siblings because they meant the world to us.We were ignorant of the BIG BAD WORLD out there and it certainly was bliss. As an  adult I do not actually have to tap my grey cells to bring back memories when I was in school  playing pranks on my teachers or the way I constantly had dumb fights with my elder sister for the stupidest of reasons because all the moments were dear to me and always will have a special place in my heart..

Remember the time when you first rode your bicycle, won a sport race, got a A+ grade, your first crush, your first meaningful chat with your mom. Those golden years helped us to be the person we are. Those times we enjoyed life without thinking of responsibilities, money or love. Remember the time where you could have endless chats with your loved ones. Unfortunately now we don't even have the time to pick up the phone and call our loved ones. Remember those times where you look back and wonder, share them so that we can enjoy and learn from them. Happy REMINISCING!!!

Book Review of "Those small Lil things in Life and love"

As I commence to write my first blog, I have to give my Thank You Speech(Moscar Speech as in the book). I would thank mom, dad and my ever so right, annoying and the world's  harshest critic-- my elder sister Payal. I thank my friends who bear my presence and irritating voice(I am sure some have their eardrums Punctured). Lastly, I would like to dedicate this blog to my friend Vizo who actually compelled me to write this blog. He just said the three golden words "YOU SHOULD WRITE". He is not that much of a talker, so the three words mean a lot.

I love to read and therefore it was a natural choice that my first blog would be on my thoughts about the current book I have read by Rahul Saini-"Those small Lil things in Life and love". For readers who enjoy beauty in simplicity will enjoy this book as this book contains only the author's bitter , sweet experiences  with life and love. What I love about this book is that the author adds all the Bollywood affects into his daily life moments which certainly brings a smile to your face if you are familiar to Bollywood movies and its grandeur . From the first page he adds the famous Karan Johar line "Love will find its way" and continues my describing his mom as a yesteryear heroine with her flowing chiffon duppatta to the climax where he rides a rickshaw to meet his lady love. This book doesn't  contain any gibberish jabber but only simple life journeys ( Some authors love to explain about the sun setting down and the scenic beauty eloquently for 10 pages straight.--You won't find such long speeches in this book) The book is short and gives moments about the author's ever complicated love life and his daily ordeal with his bad job. The only thing lacking in this book for me is its emotional connect. Its true you cheer for the protagonist when he quits his job for the right reason or when he proposes to his girlfriend for the third time but there is always something missing, you just can't connect to him easily.

Overall, I did enjoy the book though I was reluctant at the start to actually complete it. The problem with the book was it revolved a lot around his relationship with women. Let our lives and decisions not be rotated around love and the complications that comes along with it. There is one question that the author poses out and I would also like to pose it all my readers. We have all heard about great two sided love stories like Romeo and Juliet, Heer Ranjha etc. But is not unrequited love the only greatest, purest and heartbreaking love of all??? Think about it, only unrequited love helps us to go through a new beginning and cherish the dawn of a new relationship. I want opinions and comments and lets share a great story where unrequited love is celebrated and considered the greatest love of all!!!