After much thought, finally, this
blog is born and the entire credit to this goes to two of the world’s most
fabulous people- R and P! Hey,that makes them happy and proud parents of this
blog...aye? Haha, I have already assumed they will be happy and proud of what I
post here. Talk of liberties of the free world! LOL. Thank you guys for being
such great cheerleaders. :)
These 2 people are special
because I have never met them and yet have forged a bond and an understanding
which is pretty much a rare experience for me. And that is what I want to talk
about in my very first topic for this blog- Unseen bonds!
We meet people, like them or
dislike them; interact more with the ones we share a rapport with and try to
avoid the ones that push our buttons. This is a very usual way of connecting to
people; exchange identities, contact details and then let the bond develop
between you and them. And there are some bonds that find you; yes they find you
and it shows that you are blessed; where you are connected by spirit-
compassion, understanding, and love. There is an inexplicable factor that comes
into play when you connect with strangers in faraway lands. Identities are not
important here; neither is your way of life or your nationality or religion or
your designation or social status! NOTHING matters because such bonds transcend
all these social barriers and bring people together as human beings.
When I was working in Mumbai a few
years back, I used to catch 8.02am local train from Dadar to Malad every day. Amidst
the ever burgeoning crowd of people, there were some faces which I could spot
regularly at the station. After few days, we happen to look for each other,
exchange smiles and greetings all the while not knowing each others’ names! The
train would come and take us to our respective places to begin our daily
struggles and drama of life. It became a daily ritual for us and the day felt
incomplete without those bright smiles and a gentle nod that accompanied it.
This simple, yet powerful experience of bonding with nothing but love for the
sake of it has remained a vivid memory of my Mumbai experience.
Even our films are filled with
such stories where people fall in love before they even meet! I have always
wondered whenever I watched ‘You’ve got mail’ and other such films; what is it
that connects people to each other this way? And I realised apart from the
human values connecting them, such bonds let people be and let them express
themselves fully without the fear of being judged. There is no holding back of
opinions or the fear of losing face! (They haven’t seen you, so you can’t lose
this one, literally!! :D). You are what you are! And this attitude makes you
beautiful in the real sense! I SO wish people across the world could connect
with this attitude with each other in the ‘real’ world too; that would make
life more loving and worth living.
So cheers to the beauty of such
bonds, seen or unseen! For me this is as ‘real’ as it can get.
Love Always!
