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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Amazing pictures woww !!
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Thanks 🙂
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Wow! Great train of thought and amazing how you came up with the perfect picture to accompany each of those emotions ☺
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I had to search high and low for the apt pics. Thanks. Glad you liked them 🙂
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I can imagine how hard it was! Your hard work paid off. 😊
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Thanks again 😀
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My pleasure 😊
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Beautiful pictures!! 😍
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Thanks 🙂
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Picture perfect, complementing the emotions so well. Good job Pradita 👍🙂
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Thanks a lot for your unfailing support as always 🙂
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A pleasure 🙂
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“why must humans be the only ones considered humane?” I wonder the same. Powerful post!
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Indeed, why? Thanks a lot Anthony 🙂
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While humans are actually the most inhuman. 😄
Lovely post!
Great choice of images!
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Exactly! Thanks for stopping by. Did you show the last post to your class?
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The poetry surprise will be on Monday! 🙄
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Aah, I see. Well all the best 🙂
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Rare photos.
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Thank you Sir 😊
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Glad to have found your site again..I had a few technical glitches with WordPress and lost some followers etc but hopefully it’s stable again.
This was a good post idea, an ideal food for thought. It’s mind blowing to feel such emotions at once too which I’ve often felt.
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Thanks a lot. I know what you’re talking about in terms of the technical glitches. Sometimes people follow me and when I wish to do the same WP tells me ‘this site doesnt exist’ or ‘has been removed’. Go figure! I have to google out the website. I’m glad to have done that with your site too 😊 Thanks for the like and the comment. Keep dropping in from time to time 😊
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Wow, amazing association
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Thanks a lot 😊
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True that. Kudos to the people who captured these images. Your work?
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Naw… Stople them off the internet.
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And didn’t credit them? Could land you in trouble with the respective copyright holders.
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They were all from pinterest… I tried tracing them, but I couldn’t find them on the pages. One I know was from Nat geo. The rest I don’t know 🙁
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Well, at least you can credit Pinterest and NatGeo for the images, if you can’t find the actual uploaders.
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Hmm. Okay. I’ll do that. Thanks for bringing it to my notice 😊
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Cheers!
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Great photographs and great message as well!
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Thanks again, luv 😊 😘🤗
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You’re welcome! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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