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PEOPLE. COLORFUL PEOPLE.

Today I chose to write about the people around me; most of them my age, living with parents just like I am. It’s so interesting to observe them. They are all so different yet they manage to find themselves in the pit of sadness for a while. For those who don’t know them much, they are entirely different persons but if you look deep within, they have got a beautiful heart.

I will start with this girl I am friends with for over 3 and a half years. She is of my caste and religion and the only neighborhood friend I have; also my major inspiration behind this write-up. If you will hear her story, you will find yourself in a much better situation, believe me. Of course until your mom is also a narrow minded small town lady, who had been in depression for a year and you have got a 12 years younger brother to take care of with financial condition not being that great. Despite all these tensions, she manages to laugh and chatter; to watch movies, get into some relationships and still be an eight pointer.

Moving on to a jackass who has been a real sweetheart for me lately. Well if you ask me the exact amount I don’t know, but yeah he is rich. He is rich yet a down to earth kameena with nexus and iphone 5 in both his pockets. The heart is pure as gold, but outside he portrays a very different picture. Well at least I think he does. What he will show to the world is a don’t care attitude, being rough and tough, usage of gawaar language packed with self created abusive inputs. But what I think, he probably is, is a sweet guy, who will take care of his people with a selfless attitude. He does expect some care in return but won’t ever say it. It’s not his ego but yeah something doesn’t let him speak his heart out which he would fake by using some socially unacceptable crap of his. I am not a doc but as a friend I feel he has got depth inside; once he knows that you understand he will start sharing.

Switching on to a wonderful friend of mine; he is the best friend for all of us. I don’t know a single soul who hates him or might have except of course our science teacher in class 7^th. Until few years back everything was fine for him, loving home, loving parents, and loving friends of course. But recent fights between his parents is what I think, he least deserves. He doesn’t share it with me although and would pretend everything is normal inside his head; all I hope is that it really is.

It took me nearly two years to from an opinion for a close college friend I am now going to talk about. Because until now, my views for her had never been constant; not in terms of good or bad but her degree of closeness to me. They kept varying with my mood or with life and mess. She is sweet, she is carrying, and she will be there for you but up to a certain limit.  She has set her boundaries and priorities well back in life and in no cost she changes them. Family always seems to be her first and the last priority. She makes friends, have fun with them, give them time as well but she is not willing to give them her whole heart and soul, not even to few. At first I didn’t like it much (me being a total friend person) but later on realized it’s her life and her outlook towards friendship. It’s her fear and her decision to be all clear and detached.

Another college friend is totally opposite to the one mentioned above. She loves people insanely which for me isn’t normal as well. She gets attached and then super attached unable to understand that the world is not a safe place to be anymore. She lives in a world of fantasy when it comes to friends. I believe this girl has a lot to learn. Also instead of giving someone else the right to keep changing her mind, she must have her own belief system, her own practical view point towards life and life related issues.

List of people will never end. I will keep adding my views and opinions as I continue to meet and understand human beings and their emotions; for somehow I love to observe people and probably the answer to why I love capturing them through my lenses. Rather capturing the hidden.

From a keen observer,

Pakhi

 PS : Be nice to me. You might me the next i choose to write :P 

Happy Goes Lucky Goes SCAREDeeeeee!

It’s totally weird and it’s weirdly real! It’s unearthly for me not to have any kind of ups and downs; not to have those sudden pangs of loneliness and unhappiness; not to be found crying in room or on phone talking to besties about sad entangled mess I belong to. It’s like I have found the answer to eternal happiness and no can do me wrong. No can destroy my inner peace!

Okay that went a little dramatic, agreed; but seriously, all these days I have been searching for one sad end that I can pen down about, one mood swing I can tell you guys about, anything that was out of the normal routine life, but to my surprise- none did I find!

And today a friend asked, “What happened to your blogging Paridhi?”

 Jeez! you care! Really? WOW! YAYie!

So this entry is going to be about all the random stuff - happening, non happening; all the happy stories that make me smile before I go to sleep; all the new things in my life. This entry is either going to bore you or leave you with a smile on your silly poker face.

Here it goes…

Like broken bones *some* broken relationships can be repaired. It just takes time to heal the fractured part and then everything joins back. And I am glad it happened with me too. A friend I never wanted to have awkward relations with is back in my happy -happy life making it much happier! Oshin Lonsare that one goes for you!

I have always wanted to have a group of friends whom I could proudly tag as *friends forever*, only I realized it much later I already have them! Best Friends I made in school have stuck by me through thick and thin. Trains and flights separate us now, yet whenever we meet nothing seems to have changed. And that feeling is fricking awesome!

Yes I am a friend’s person and I am totally and proudly one! I can’t call anybody my bestie just like that; they can be my very good friends, close friends, but bestie, that term can’t be used so loosely! I know these days even a boyfriend- girlfriend is made within seconds but hey sorry! When I say best friends forever, I mean it. And I am glad I have *my people*. I am lucky I have my extended family!

Since you all belong to my *blog reading club* I give you equal rights as any of my friends. So I will let you know something, however embarrassing it may sound, it’s like I have got this huge crush on one of my gym trainers! This sentence has given you enough information, hasn’t it? Hehe! Look I don’t believe in getting skinny thin (not possible even) or fatty fat. I want a fit body, body that can run miles, that can bend as and when required, that can endure stress and I hope, I sincerely hope to be that body. A body that can later on proudly flirt with that gym trainer I was talking about! Eeeeee!

I am shining! All the sweat and calories I burn it shows on my face. The right attitude I am filled with makes my eyes gleam! The good people I have around me make my heart jump! The less I need, the better it makes me feel. Control over my senses has definitely empowered me with an everlasting satisfaction! And believe me it’s the best you can feel. And I swear this paragraph was written entirely by me. No copying! 

Lately the only thing that is giving me heebie-jeebies is to decide what path to take after Graduation. The clock is ticking and I have to reach to an answer soon! Still 2 to 3 months left to prepare my mind so this part will be elaborated in my future entries.

I am running out of money as well. Gym membership, skin treatment doesn’t really leave me with an option to ask dad for pocket money! So that makes my lips curl the wrong direction! But ohkay, I force my friends to give me treats and well you know how it all goes…(Ankita Deshpande and Oshin Lonsare must be wishing to kill me right now! :P )

So all in all, Present is going on great. I wish I could have had a stable earning by now; still figuring out how I can improve upon my marketing skills and also time management, which has always been my dads’ favorite reason to scold me. 

PS:  Results for 3^rd semester (yeah this is how it is in RGPV) can come any moment, so its better I end my Happy go lucky life article here only. It’s true however good the present may be, future still lies in shadow.

Damn! Suddenly I am scared!I am so scared! 

O.o

Pakhi

Being GREATful

 I have a big heart to lend my things, but not big enough to accept an ungrateful attitude. I am generous enough to share my belongings but not enough to not care about your thanklessness!

Not pointing anyone in particular but yes this entry has been influenced by some recent events in my life. I am sad the way people have turned out. I am sad to see the change; bad change. You can’t take me or my things for granted. Why me alone? You shouldn’t take anybody for granted. Being obliged is one of the first few things we are taught. And it doesn’t mean for few weeks or few years, it entails for a life time.

I am not some saint mahatma. I am simply human who would like a ‘thank you’ look instead of a casual expression of “what’s mine is also yours”! It’s not! It’s just because I never put a lock. It’s just because I never say a NO! But what shocks me is that I don’t receive the same vibes!

And this unthankful attitude sometimes wants me to pack up my things and keep the key to myself; to be unreachable; to be private.  But I guess that’s not me. I wished you could understand.

Pakhi

Aahans Photo shoot

My first attempt in shooting kids. Its not easy to click their picture, you cant ask them to look this side neither can you make them sit at a place. They constantly run away making you run after them. Only advantage you have with them is whichever expression they give, they always look adorable. It makes any picture look lovely.and leaves you with a tough choice for selecting the best.

The Unforgettable Day

They don’t have parents. They don’t have someone they can put their demands on rightfully. They don’t have permission to step out of the premises of the orphanage. They do what they are told to do, nothing less nothing more. They accept what they get with smiling faces and they suppress their inner wishes with the same. They are kids; they are naïve; they are just 5- 10 years old yet they have an understanding like that of an adult. They know that until and unless its sheer luck, they are never going to get the childhood they deserve…

It was a beautiful day today. No, not because of the weather neither for it was a Sunday and my parents were out of station; But because I gave my bit to these kids today. Especially to this 5 year old girl who kept on holding my hand and playing with my purse. I felt at peace. I wanted her to keep holding it and I guess she wanted the same. 

For those who don’t understand what they are reading, just go and share time with these children, because they are always waiting for you. For those who think they are done living in this selfish world, go to an orphanage, give your love and you will come back home happier than ever. Just do it!

Pakhi
17.02.13

PS: (referring to Aahaan members) I am glad that I have group of people with whom I can share this feeling.

Being Happy

                                                                          

I don’t want to say it again and again and jinx it, but I have been living a really happy life lately. I have got people complaining about theirs and I am like, haha that was my past, my silly old past! C’mon stop cribbing; there is so much to do! They end it with, “Leave, you won’t understand.” 

Stability both emotionally and socially is a new experience for me right now and I am loving it, more importantly my parents are loving it. That makes me jollier.

‘Log toh kahenge he, logo ka kaam hai kehna’; once you overcome this fear, life seems so colorful. You just see the positive; you just see what you want to see out of the situation, out of the people. There is not much theory into this. No philosophical books by great writers can help, unless YOU decide to stop caring about anything and everything. Anyway I don’t want to go into all that teaching giving and make this article a bore…

All I meant to tell was, each day I feel I am living and not just surviving. 

Simply happy,

Pakhi