9 Sept 2008

The Coin: Happiness and its Progress.

It is 3:35 am. Life is moving, gentle paced and teasing. Like the bus you run after knowing you can get in and a millisecond before you do, the driver floors it. Like the last ray of the sun which you are determined to catch; before you wilt and die. Like the beauty of a dew drop; which won't survive the day. Like the melodious sound of a baby's laughter, before it grows up. Like that last sip of alcohol; which keeps your emotions in check. Life moves on. It is just us who have to choose to move on with it, or to wait and watch as it slips by.

TOSS:
  • Amazing friends
  • Caring boyfriend
  • Understanding parents
  • Picture perfect life
  • Oodles of smiles
  • Plethora of happiness
  • Perfect family
  • Nirvana
FLIP:
  • Friends turn the blind eye
  • Boyfriend shows the other side
  • Parents still understand
  • Patience is tested
  • Sister metes out the silent treatment
  • Bruises and cuts
  • Blood
  • Utopia

Even in death, there is peace, there is a shrouded covering of non-feign-able calm and peace. The aura and the beauty combined with the charm of silence, life goes on. Life never stops. Just our life does. Does it even matter that we live for others? Does it even matter that we care? I spent an entire vacation trying to figure out how to work things right with you, the moment I turned; you weren't there. I missed you. Yes, we have had issues. Lets do this right. Lets sort this out. Maybe, I will walk on the beach with you. Maybe; hand in hand.

PS: My letter to happiness. Unadulterated joy. I miss you. A lot. I wish you were here.

PPS: I am fine. And this is fiction. At least some of it. The friends, the family and the boyfriend are all doing well!! :)

58 comments:

Shravan Vijayaprasad said...

The PPS says at least some of this is fiction, so which is and which is not??

P.S: I'm really really happy to be one giving your first comment cos it is definitely not an easy task!

humbl devil said...

good that everyone's doing fyn...but we dont care about everybody..we care about anindita...so howz she???
>:P

Rushabhh Gandhi said...

First line...'like the bus...' only a mumbaikar can know the importance of that millisecond isnt it..?

Wow! I like your post.... I dont know to write well but because of people like you, you make us aware about the different things of life... and just few minutes back i had a happiest talk of my life which i should have done long back...but now i have realized it.... YOu can say the coin was tossed and the luck came my side..!!! :) :) :) :) :)

Anonymous said...

Hey hey! I m back on your blog...sorry to be not so regular :-/

and lurveeee the first para :)

i mean ju absolutely love it !

it is slow and sublime and makes me thirsty :)

all in the right way :)

way to go :)

take care!

Hemanth Potluri said...

i loved it...its really awesome...i loved the part wer parents understand u even though in the toss or flip..thats gr8 thing ..

and PPS.lol all r fine ha....lol..hoz weekend passed dude..and have a gr8 Week ahead..

urs..hemu..

Lucifer said...

that was sooo cute!!! loved it!!!

Solitaire said...

Nice one!

Mez said...

Anindita...i see such a grown up mature thinking in this post. Wow gal...kudos to ya!!

Cinderella said...

I totally second Mez. This is so much mature girl.

And you put the whole perspective in a lovely way.

I hope you dont go missing again girl.
:)

hugs

The Solitary Writer said...

that was a good peice of work .....

the first few lines means a lot....... dew drop one was true and i liked it very much

nice post!!

Mysterious Mia said...

hellow there...

i hope the tossing n flipping is over n u see the happy side now....

take care gal.....

Chaggoholic.... said...

Wonderfully put fiction watever amount of it.M sure happiness is jus around the corner....

Anindita said...

@ Shrav

That is for me to know and for you o ponder and let me know!! :D

PS: I love you comments, but no sir~e; you don't give me that! :|
Glad to see that you are back!! :)

@ Humbl Devil

I am doing good too!! :)

@ Rushab

Ya, only a Mumbaikar!! :D

As far as the writing goes, I think being aware is more important than writing well. As long as you are aware and you know; I think you are doing a pretty fabulous job! :)

I am so glad that you got lucky! :)

@ Veens

Hey, I'm glad to have you back! And thank you for the complements! :)

@ Hemanth

My parents always understand! :) And I love them for that! I'm good and I'm looking forward to having a good week. Hope you have a fabulous one! Take care. :)

Scribblers Inc said...

baaaaaaaah!!besh besh!!:D

Scribblers Inc.

Nidz said...

I was comparing each line of toss and flip.
Toss seems so peaceful and postive and flip looks so shattered.

Anonymous said...

Reading through it first i really thought i described the point of breaking down... but then nice to see a lil bit of positive side to it...

About if others care if we live for them ? Well its our coin... only we can determine how it can be spent... if you want to spend it on others..then do it it its your conviction... just be careful... lest you let other people spend it for you... if u know what i mean....

nice post.. hope ur doing okay...fiction or not...

cheers

Anonymous said...

can i be there at your other blog.. or is it privatee privatee

Gunjan Aylawadi said...

how do u write such "real" fiction??

Ankur Kakkar said...

hmmm.. nicely put .. but dont u think u're being too philosophical lately ? i mean.. i am craving to read a post on your blog which talks about something that happened today , or something that is more real and less abstract !!

these are mere suggestions .. obviously .. its ur blog .. u're the KING !! take care ..

Ankur Kakkar said...

and hey , my name isnt on your blog roll !! :P

Ashish Surana said...

No Comments !! :P

Everything is being already said..so Just Keep blogging !!! :D

Vaudevillian said...

welcome back!

Mihir Pathare said...

It's easy being happy! Keep on smiling. You look smashing wearing a smile. :D

Vishesh said...

well why do we even live? all that we care for is what we need to give up...

Orchid said...

So well tossed dear !! hp its not de sholay coin !!

Express said...

Hey nice post!

Yes, at the end of the day, even if we live for others , when we are gone, its just us. the beginning ws just too fatte!

humms..bolevard of broken dreams
:-)

rainboy said...

nice one miss

take care

Saim said...

ike the last ray of the sun which you are determined to catch; before you wilt and die. Like the beauty of a dew drop; which won't survive the day. Like the melodious sound of a baby's laughter, before it grows up. Like that last sip of alcohol; which keeps your emotions in check. ...vivid, so aptly put
nice contrast between toss n flip but d parents bit remaining same was so nice:)

Ankur said...

My 2nd visit, via Ambrosia, and 1st comment!!

I think PS and PPS says a lot always, its upto ppl wat they make out of it looking carefully at wats been written!!

**Even in death, there is peace,

i dont think so, there is no peace, do u know? how do u know?

U knw its simply like the presentation of 1 person can make the another one feel he is alright or nothing is alright, but wats going on, only the 1st knows!!
We dont know life after death... so i think peace or no peace, questionable!! :)

**I spent an entire vacation trying to figure out how to work things right with you

Ppl spend lifetime, dont they... Failures are temporary, but learnings from them are permanent!! :)

I liked the fiction in ur post... and if i read carefully, u created it!! :)

good one...
Cheers!!!

Lena said...

awww... it was painful until you told it all is fine..
i think it still matters that we care, even if the other side is not.. if we didnt we would have stopped to respect ourselves :)

Heart'n'Soul said...

WOW... Ani's back with a bang... Lurrrrrrvd this one totally

Nicely done girl, i was alrdy imrssd n now m more thn imprssd :)

MUAH... especially luvd this line
**The aura and the beauty combined with the charm of silence, life goes

Prabhu Dutta Das said...

Are we not always left to do the catching? I guess life is all about catching the illusions which blind the things! Once you catch things it need to be safe guarded from mood swings! Is it really so difficult to live a life because we evolve?

Heads:I search for happiness.
Tails: I need to define happiness!

Complete the journey! Do not jump out of the bus!

Stupidosaur said...

//Utopia

its a flip side?

Shravan Vijayaprasad said...

That's so sweet of you dear!!

I'll be back here everyday hereafter...

Mihir Pathare said...

: huggles anindita :

Anindita said...

@ Mayz

Thank you!! :)
Glad you liked it!!

@ Solitaire

Gracias!! :D

@ Mez

Wow! That probably one of the best comments I have received!! :) Thankuuuuuu...

*HUGS*

@ Cindy

:D

I will try not to go missing! I promise.
:)

Anindita said...

@ the solitary writer

Thank you! :)

@ Mia

The tossing and flipping never stop. We just have to make the best of what we get! :)

@ Chaggo

Danke!

@ Scribbler's

Dhonnobad! :D

@ Nidhi

Those are the two sides of life. It is a sine curve. I just used the coin as a metaphor...! :D

Anindita said...

@ Samby

We decide to toss and flip out coin no matter who it is for. It is always our decision. :)

As for the other blog, my apologies, it is restricted to everyone. Sorry.

@ Gunj

Aahhh! Practice! :D

@ Ankur

Hmmm.. Abstract. Not too many people can do that well! And I am the QUEEN of my blog, not the KING!! :D :D :D

You'll be in my blogroll, don't worry! :)

@ Ashish Surana

Welcome to my blog. I hope to see you here more often! And even if everyone has said it, your comment would still be valuable! :) Hope to see you more often!!

@ Vaudevillian

Gracias! :)

Anindita said...

@ mihir

:D :D :D :D :D

*are you blinded yet?*

@ Vishesh

True but such is life!!

@ Orchid

Thank you!! It isn't the sholay coin! :D


@ Express

Boulevard indeed! It is always us! :) No one else is ever involved. Our life!! :D

@ V

Thanks!! :)

joie de vivre said...

so progress is goin..
its imp to kno either side!!

tc

Anindita said...

@ comfortably numb

The parents will always remain the same. Always.

*Touchwood*

@ Ankur

Welcome here! :)
And amen! I am not going to contest the peace bit, it is our way of viewing and observing and defining things... :)
I hope to see you here more often! Take care.

@ Lena

The other side doesn't matter, all that matters is us, and our beliefs. That's how we should live, respect others and gain respect for ourselves. :)

@ Div

Thankooooooo!!!! =D

@ Prabhu

I didn't get what you were trying to convey. It was way too abstract..! :(

Anindita said...

@ stupid

:D
Utopia is what you believe it to be! ;)

@ Shrav

That would be nice! :)

@ Mihir

*let go of me*
:D

@ Joidevivre

I hope I can figure out the other side!! :)

Trinaa said...

mmmmmmmmmmm...nice :)

Shravan Vijayaprasad said...

Change that 'would be' to 'will'.. cos here I am!!

Hemanth Potluri said...

madam wer r u ...not seen these days come bac son :)..

urs..hemu..

Anurag said...

Are your tosses and flips in order??..how does perfect family connect with blood :O :P

Hyperactive maniac said...

you forgot to add a certain hyperactive maniac in the list :P
oh well.
nicely written :)
XOXOXOXOXO

♪♪Happy Go Lucky♪♪ said...

well nice to know all well with you. but right now, trust me you wont believe it, this is EXACTLY EXACTLY the way im feeling now.. it soo perfectly puts everything.. sigh

lemon said...

i miss u too, joy!

Nefariousoutlook said...

interesting post!!! and yeah unadultrated joy ..something everyone misses i guess :)

Anonymous said...

Am here after quite sometime.Was on a break (much like the vaccation you talked about in your post-the only difference being,it was not the first of its type.I do this often).So,apologies to dear Miss banter.

I believe there is a lot that author has kept to herself here-she should infact as this is not an NCERT text book that aims to educate people.Still beautiful it is as everyone who reads this can think on his own lines and get somewhere cosy.Anonymity often gives ideas a chance to be far more applicable and your post straightens the point out.Well done.

Shravan Vijayaprasad said...

I'm awaiting you at my blog!!

rantravereflect/ jane said...

liked the flip n the toss :)

gee, it was like batman n joker..

:)

i dun think anything on earth really matters.. cos , life moves on, no matter what, cos that's how the circle of life n death goes..

sooo, as long as we're there, we might as well enjoy life to the fullest, n keep that full smile turned ON :)

it's been a longgg tyme since i've been here :)
loveeeeeee n hugs to ya deet:)
thought that would be a cool way of shortiening ya name ;)

loveeeeeeeee
yars lassibean

Pooja said...

loved d post al 2gdr...

d 1st para was awesome..

:)

Heart'n'Soul said...

madmae
where u
come take ur award

Missin Ya
D

Anindita said...

@ Trinaa

Gracias! :)

@Shrav

Nice!! :)

@ Hemanth

Life beckons. It is difficult to multitask! :D

@ Anurag

Everything is in order and the perfect family doesn't connect with blood! Life does!

@ Isha

I didn't forget. I know for a fact that you will always be there. Mwahhhh!!

Anindita said...

@ Harini

Arre, don't worry. Life has its ups and downs. All will be good. Trust me and give it some time. Take care.

@ Lemonade

Welcome to my world! :)

@ Nefarious outlook

Yeah well, we all have our days!! :|

@ Mishra

I didn't keep much to myself and welcome back from your extended vacation. My post was aimed at getting people to think and that is what it exactly did! :) Hope to see you around more often! :)

Anindita said...

@ Shrav

:D I did the honours! ;)

@ Jane

Hmmm. Deet. Sounds silly but I like!! :D
It has been ages I have seen you here or have visited other blogs! :D Will do that more often, take care girlie. Miss ya. Mwahhh.

@ Pooja

Gracias. :)

@ Div

Be right there! :) Mwahhh!