Thought for the day...

Or rather, the wish for the day! I want to watch an Aurora Borealis happen live! Don't know why it struck me today of all the days. (I am sort of specific, not the Aurora Australis, not the red/brown hue!) I really really want to envision the magic of a million shades of blue or green engulfing me with all their glory. And in that moment, I want to forget that this is earth, I want to get the closest to experience cosmos, to be immersed in nothing but colors. I distinctly remember even the exact conversation and the day, when a friend of mine first told me about this phenomenon - for the very first time, in my 9th grade. And after reading about it/seeing pictures, I still refuse to believe such a spectacle can be real. And if seeing is believing, no wonder I don't believe such a spectacular thing exists, simply because I've never seen anything like that. The fact is I don't know remember much about the event or the science behind it. All I know is that I was and will always be fascinated by such a possibility of envisaging colors and colors and more colors. Not knowing how the laws of science might dictate the event, I can dream on and on about what an amazing experience it would be. Often we fail to realize how blissful a state of mind this is - when our little knowledge is guided by imagination and thoughts alone, without the realms of reality limiting us. And there, friend, we'd have found the infinite. So, Aurora Borealis, here I come! P.S : Of course I am not putting up a picture here! Isn't the whole point of this post lost then?!

A near-utopian Sunday

I have been trying hard to live a life that I truly cherish, honestly, who doesn't? As the wiser souls there probably would know, it's easier said than done. But I decided to have someone inside of me monitor me this weekend. Planned to take a complete off from work this weekend, told myself that it is sort of my detox weekend. When things are going wrong, just pause, look away and focus. Nobody at home, so I have all the space I want. Near-perfect weather, not too hot, not too cold. A bharatanatyam recital yesterday. Practising my favorite Carnatic songs in the eveing. Rasam sadham with vadam for dinner, frozen yoghurt in the night.A good 8 hour sleep. And the Sunday thus dawned. A mile and a half jog, and half an hour of yoga and a refreshing shower afterward. Oatmeal breakfast and a phonecall back home. Then an Ilaiyaraja concert starting with soundarya lahari followed by janani janani, amma endru azhaikadha and then appa's favorite - naanaga naanillai. Goosebumps. Bliss. Hope. P.S - I decided to document these here just so I would relive these again, and the take the effort to do so. Important note - I missed 8 calls and a couple of skype sessions during these 3 hours alone, but hey, it's more than worth it. It's amazing how much ignoring technology can positively influence your feel-goodness!