I just remember having celebrated Vinayaka Chaturthi just a while ago and the festival of lights has snaked its way already toward us. The festival marks the triumph of good over evil. The day starts with visiting the temple and distributing sweets to near and dear ones. Nights, of course have children and youngsters light up the sky and suffocate (literally!) with the sheer joy of witnessing their multi-colored sparkles find their way above rooftops and lanky trees.To me it was business as usual and was beginning to think that the day would turn out just like so many of my other Diwali days...but I was in for a beautiful surprise 10000 miles away from me.
I had one of the most memorable Diwali with a friend (name withheld) of mine who lives in the US and whom I haven't met yet but known her for like a year. It is the common love for spaceflight and NASA that stands at the helm of this friendship that was forged on a social networking site. It was one of those conversations that would make you feel like you would wanna just sit with your beloved, hand in hand, on the shores of a misty pond and listening to a bunch of crickets perform their song. Sit there just listening to the world around you until the dawn breaks. The conversation was so deep that it made me hold off the Dr. Wernher Von Braun inside me and bring out the more subtle and human side which, I keep carefully hidden.
Our talk today has been so full of understanding, thought-provoking and spirited; if not actually helpful and healing conversation. To me, it was one of those few hours where I could share my greatest dreams and disappointments without any fear. And as I sit down to write this, I cannot stop myself from thinking how exceptional it has been in getting to know her. The respect and warmth I have for her has already reached the very core and depth of my soul. And this small piece of my mind is just a thanksgiving, if you will, for what I share so joyfully with my friend.
All I can wish for is that we remain this way till the end . And this is what makes it one of the big-league Diwalis that I've had in a while.
Wish all my readers a Happy and Safe Diwali!
I had one of the most memorable Diwali with a friend (name withheld) of mine who lives in the US and whom I haven't met yet but known her for like a year. It is the common love for spaceflight and NASA that stands at the helm of this friendship that was forged on a social networking site. It was one of those conversations that would make you feel like you would wanna just sit with your beloved, hand in hand, on the shores of a misty pond and listening to a bunch of crickets perform their song. Sit there just listening to the world around you until the dawn breaks. The conversation was so deep that it made me hold off the Dr. Wernher Von Braun inside me and bring out the more subtle and human side which, I keep carefully hidden.
Our talk today has been so full of understanding, thought-provoking and spirited; if not actually helpful and healing conversation. To me, it was one of those few hours where I could share my greatest dreams and disappointments without any fear. And as I sit down to write this, I cannot stop myself from thinking how exceptional it has been in getting to know her. The respect and warmth I have for her has already reached the very core and depth of my soul. And this small piece of my mind is just a thanksgiving, if you will, for what I share so joyfully with my friend.
All I can wish for is that we remain this way till the end . And this is what makes it one of the big-league Diwalis that I've had in a while.
Wish all my readers a Happy and Safe Diwali!
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:) Feels nice...:)
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