DIARY OF DREAMS

Dear Me, As I sit down to write this letter, I can't help but think of all the things I wish I could have told you when you were a wee bit younger and probably even more clueless. So, before I get all mushy, let me say this – if there's one thing I'd want to do for you, it's to help you break free.                                                                            Break free from the pressure to fit in. I mean, seriously, who wants to be part of that 'cool' crowd anyway? You've probably spent more time worrying about fitting in than it takes for the average person to decide what to wear on a Friday night – and we all know that's an eternity! You don't need to fit into anyone else's mold, my dear. You're a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. So go ahead and flaunt tho...

  Tis a saturday night, you are sitting all alone in darkness feeling wrecked just because you were not able to hang out with your friends aur meet someone you waited for so long. In a sense lets say you have considered someone as a tool for your happiness. You place an enormous amount of pressure on him to perfectly handle all your difficulties and supply things that are missing in your life. But remember you yourself are the right toolbox that can "fix" what isn't working. That person is not a tool. He is a whole person with his own emotions, struggles, goals, hopes and dreams. Reducing him to a tool for your happiness is objectification and it limits the growth and deepening of your relationship. It is unfair to expect someone to help you become a whole person.  More importantly, we already have everything we need within us to live our best life; we need not look outside ourselves or to anyone else. You cannot wait around for anyone else to bring happiness and exciteme...

Metanoia is the journey you will travel for yourself. Your 20's are your selfish years. You'll be best of what you have to be and what you always wanted to be. But you may ruin this beautiful journey if you don't say 'YES' to your priorities. You'll ruin your 20's if you don't take out time for yourself. I know you care for your friends and put them above you. That's okay! But trust me, no one will question you if you take out time for yourself. You'll ruin your 20's if you don't take a moment and appreciate what you have, if you rush through life. Naina said ~"No matter how hard you try, you'll always miss out on something. So lets enjoy what we have". You'll ruin your 20's if you fall in love with every person who pays you a bit of attention. Its cool to be single and its okay to be alone. Don't settle for anyone just because people around you are falling for someone. You'll ruin your 20's if you don...

"The walls of hostel rooms have been the ears to various stories shared over years!" ~The image shown is hypothetical~ *Hello guys! Its already 3 O'clock of the morning, Don't you want to sleep? But please, I want to. So, will you shut up now!? Why all of your emotions come up at midnight? I mean, you don't do anything the entire day but suddenly after 12 AM, you want to discuss all your life.         Waah Beta Waah! *Hey!! No...Listen wait! Hello!! I know you are getting late for the class, but at least lock me dude How are you so irresponsible? After you'll leave, someone will come and steal your stuff, And you are such a fool, that you won't even notice it for 15-20 days! *Welcome...Welcome...Welcome! Wait! What is happening? How many more people are coming? I know it's your birthday, But still! Okay, do one thing. Call the entire hostels! Huh! Happy now! And now don't tell me that you all are dancing for the whole night! Don...

 I felt an amazing warmth when I turned those pages of the slam book and reminisced all those memories. Though there are social networking sites and many other ways to stay connected now, for me writing is the best way to express one’s feelings. S - stay connected with L - long lasting  A - attachments and  M - memories.  For the first time I opened my slam book after I passed my school and every page makes me nostalgic.  I remember all those sweet and happy moments that I spent with each and everyone of them. Reading all the silly answers to questions there and I was smiling like an idiot. Recalling all the nicknames, compliments, best day at school and what not! Another advantage of re-reading the slam book was that I recalled some really beautiful songs I had forgotten about. A big hug to all those who have a good taste at music. To the question "What do you think about more than anything else?", someone wrote - "Myself , I believe only in self love". I remem...

Isn't it crazy when we look back a year ago and realize how things have changed? The amount of people that have left your life, entered and stayed. The memories you won't forget and moments you wish you could have actually lived. Everything! In just one year! From waking up at 6 am to catch the bus to waking up at 8:30 am just to join the class link and sleep again, From seeing cheerful and daily bathed faces in the morning to not seeing sleepy and unbathed faces, From wearing the same nicely ironed uniform daily to wearing anything (I wonder if a few even wear anything) on Google meet, From combing oiled hairs daily to not even combing once, From asking your friend to write an application leave for you and sign it himself to putting up silly excuses of network issue and electricity, From asking your classmate to tie up his laces to asking someone to switch off the mic, From "Please show the test for today!" to "Google it bro", From showing answer in the tes...

"Maggi with extra masala can surely turn a gloomy day into a bright one." When you cook Maggi for yourself, you will prepare it in a different way on different days. There are days when you'll add all the veggies, cheese, sauces or any experiment you probably wanna do with your Maggi. Basically ,you will put all your efforts in it. But, there are days when you just want to have it simple, just the masala , water and cook it. That's the bare minimum you can do. Though there are some days when you will completely spoil it either by adding too much water or may be you got distracted on WhatsApp chats and the Maggi got ruined because you forgot to switch off the flame. Your friends are very similar to this concept. There will be days when they will make your day the best by adding the cheese, the "Cheese-Maggi affection". There will be days when they will just do the bare minimum. Don't feel low on such days. Feel free to pause, sit or lie down, stand in you...