Faces

Two faces
one talking to the other

a mask
hiding them
from the world

one showing peace
and one hiding pain

one goes to woman
one runs away from life

one talks about love
one hides the sorrow

one wakes up in the morning with joy
one goes to sleep at night .. alone

one believes in humanity
one suspects human

and in between them

Innocence is lost ..

Identity!

two people
very good friends
in confusion

two people
very good friends
remembering days from past

two people
good friends ever
sharing happiness
and confusion
and

two entities
suffering from identity!

Happiness shared!

Today after lunch I went to the sea-shore with a close friend of mine .. usually I do not go in the sun .. today when my friend asked, in a dillema, I could not say no and went along ..

It was a wonderful sight .. I was really excited to see it .. the visibility was as clear as the pictures in digital camera .. a cerulean sky above and the sea-green sea were infront of us .. where one can notice different colours of the sea distinctly .. in the clear blackdrop of the sea even the much-seen stones and rocks were looking glorious .. the ships far off were clearly visible .. so was the Marine Drive and the skylines of the marine drive .. as if one can see even the windows of the buildings and I am not exaggerating at all .. the best part was probably the sea .. it was so clear .. and bright ..

turning 180 degrees.. even the trees with their green leaves were no greener before .. the deep blue sky in the backdrop was giving the 'special effects'! Only the institute building was appearing a bit dull .. the big tree infront of the building (as seen from the sea-shore) was
looking gorgeous, as if announcing the win of the natural beauties over those man-made structures!

Both my friend and me were overjoyed .. looking around and around .. feeling very relaxed after seeing all these .. all the tension in life was over in just ten minutes .. that's why nature is the best healer ..

It's said that happiness is multiplied if shared .. so just thought of sharing the joy of this afternoon with you, dear Diary!

Came back to office!

Actually came from home almost a week back .. but lost the habit of writing here ..

Had a nice short vacation at home .. it always feels good to be back home .. but even more .. when one gets to meet beloved friends after long time .. this trip to Kolkata was meant for them .. exclusively .. met my friends from school, from Cambridge, from my recitation school ..

feels nice to have lunch with my first friend in Cambridge after such a long time .. he came over to my place .. and we were remembering our adventures to cook on our own in the early days of Cambridge .. and talking about the days gone by and days to come ..

felt nice to meet people after more than ten years of gap in a mega get-together of the students from my recitation school - Banichakra .. suddenly you feel how fast time is passing by and even you, yourself, has grown old .. but quite interestingly you behave in the same way after such a long gap .. that's the best part of chilhood friendship ..

my artist friend from school is very these days .. with his newly obtained job .. could not share much time with him .. so with the doctor friend of mine ..

things have changed so much .. Kolkata looks like any other mega-city these days .. with all its posh outlets , supermarkets and multiplexes .. but the situation of the poverty-striken people has hardly changed .. they still suffer from the chilly wind of the winter .. light up fire .. trying to warm themselves as much as possible in the nights .. out in the streets .. the number of beggars has not decreased at least .. the reckless driving on the road leading to accidents has really become horrifying .. I had hard times in crossing roads .. I wonder how the other states of the same country be so different in the sense of discipline ..

and home .. so pleasing to see everyone .. the joy in their faces .. to have me back .. each one trying to make my stay happier in their own possible way .. and grand ma with her smiling face caressing me so much seeing me after a long time ..

Though the last few days before going home had not been so pleasant with things standing on my way limiting my chances of going .. thank god that I could make it this time .. for I wanted it to happen so desparately!

And now .. back to business .. again same routine life .. with less colour, less comfort, less peace but certainely more challenging ... that's life anyway!