I loved train rides as a child. The views, the open skies, the wind in my hair and the differences in terrain, people, customs, dialects and food would amaze me. To an eight year old, who's world was confined to roughly a ten square kilometre area in the city, train rides were portals to another world.
At nights i would sit up near the window and observe the black night and it's inhabitants.Electric wires running parallel to our train would run a marathon with us, going up and down, forming a crest at a transformer or a pole, and then descending into a gentle trough, then up again.... You could see blackened silhouettes of trees, poles and buildings passing by and the train lights reflecting on the ground whooshing past us. The moon was a co-passenger, tied to one of the bogeys with a really, really long piece of thread. The only thing constant were the stars and the soothing rhythm of the train chugging on slick rails. Rattle, rattle, rattle, rattle.
These sights, repetitive they might be, were an experience for young minds who look at the world with different eyes. Adult eyes don't see such things. Adult eyes only see things as they are.
Some years later, I became an adult and in the process of gaining the knowledge and capacities of a full grown mind, I lost my imagination and I had no way of finding it, till my daughter was born.
In her vivid imagination, there's little difference between the real and the imaginary. Bananas are telephones. Her toys have lives, preferences and names just like real people because her toys are real. Her cup of milk has chocolate islands. And Humpty Dumpty is someone to be scared of.
Everyday is a new discovery along with Anika. Everyday I look at things anew. It's like I'm living my life with Anika-colored-glasses so that everything looks new, possible, sparkly and good.
On your birthday, my darling little girl, I hope and pray that you never lose this capacity to imagine and believe. That you never fall prey to the obstinacy of a limited mind. That you always look and find wonder and ceaseless possibilities in the most mundane of things.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL! 😍😘💞🤗
New short story on the blog, folks!
Immorality is not confined to a person or a place. Be it a temple a church, a mosque or any other place of worship, heinous and lesser crimes will be committed as long as man breathes.
This story is a satire on ritualism in religion and the obstinacy of human wickedness.
Please head to the blog to read, like, share ann comment.
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Thank you 🙂
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Happy new year. Love and Light to you. 😍😘
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Thanks Rohit 😊
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Happy New Year Pradita!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Happy new year!
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Thank you girlie!
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Happy new year ma’am. 🙂
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Thank you 😊
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Birthday hai?
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Lol! No… Why?
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Toh phir thanks kyun? 😂
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Because you wished me 😀 I was reciprocating
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Sorry to say, I can’t speak english. 😂😂 matlab hum hindi prefer krtey hain.
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While I don’t think that you dont know English, I’ll be more than happy to convey my greetings in Hindi – Nav Varsh ki shubhkamnayein 😊
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Yeh theek hai. 👏😅
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You’re welcome again 😊
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Happy new year mam
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It’s a sweet greeting pradita…wish you too have such a wonderful year…
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Thank you Akhila 😊
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नूतन वर्ष की अनेकानेक मंगलकामनाएं प्रदिता दी.. :
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धन्यवाद और आपके लिए भी येही कामना है
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Happy New Year! 😀
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Thank you and same to you 🙂
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Stay blessed Pradita
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Thank you Sir 😊
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Hello
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Hello.
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Hws u
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Great! Hope you’re doing well too. Have a great first day of the year 😊
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Preparing for 35 days battle I’ll say
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Do u have fb id or something like that
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Yes but I won’t share that here. I’m working on my FB Page. Once it’s up you’re welcome to follow it. Thanks 😊
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Haha id mai batawoge?
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Sorry. I have personal reasons for not sharing my FB id here. I hope you don’t mind and don’t take it negatively 🙂
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Nothing to mind about
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Glad you understand 🙂
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I’ll chat here 🙃
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I got no issues with that 😀
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I’ve. This is blog not social site
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When you started Blogging?
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August end. Impromptu decision
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2k16?
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Yes
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Why?
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Friends egged me on to do it.
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Egged 😂
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Nai*
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lookinf forward to read more and more posts 😊
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Same here 🙂
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Have a happy and satisfying new year! 👏
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Thanks and same to you 😊
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A very very happy new year to you..
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Welcome
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Happy New Year to you too 🙂
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Thank you. Have a great one yourself 🙂
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Happy New Year Pradita! May this be a great one! Cheers! Stay blessed 😄
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Thanks and same to you. May you achieve great success in all your endeavors 🙂
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As I get older the health one is so important.
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Susie, you are an inspiration to us all. You are so fit and rocking it. I’ll be lucky if I’m as active as you in my 40’s! Have a Happy Healthy New Year, both you and your Husband 🙂
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I will never give up on working out. It keeps me feeling at my best.
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And looking too! Wish you all the good health of the world 😊
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