A Ritual Called 'Marriage'

Marriage brings certain fears and anxieties. It fills you with a paralyzing fear.

Am I ready?

Am I making the right choice?

Perhaps each of us have moments in our lives when it feels like time slows down or the air becomes still and everything around us seems to draw in.

Marriage isn’t for you. You don’t marry to make yourself happy, you marry to make someone else happy. You  marry for a family. Not just for the in-laws and all of that nonsense, but for your future children.

Who do I want to help me raise them?

Who do I want to influence them?

Marriage is about the person you are marrying, the person you love—their wants, their needs, their hopes, and their dreams. That becomes a 'soulmate'.

Selfishness demands, “What’s in it for me?”

Love asks, “What can I give?”

P.S: 
1. Paradoxically, the more you truly love that person, the more love you receive. And not just from your better half or 'soulmate', but from their friends, family and thousands of others you never would have met had your love remained self-centered.
2. This post is for IndiSpire in response to ~
Soulmate not necessarily is life mate. What do you feel? Express your take... #soulmate

Book Review #5 : The Revenge of Kaivalya

Title: The Revenge of Kaivalya
Author: Sumana Khan
Publisher: Westland Ltd
ISBN: 978-93-83260-28-7
Number of Pages: 385
Price [INR] : 350
Genre: Fiction 

Engrossing. Gripping. Terrifying. Amazing plot. That’s ‘The Revenge of Kaivalya’!

The weaving in of the multiple storylines is handled quite well and keeps one on the edge wondering what’s happening in the other storyline at that moment! The only flipside of this was that the climax terminated quite rapidly than expected.

Must read for horror lovers! A spine chilling book in the paranormal genre. So many dots to connect and reach to the royale finale. Totally recommended. 

It is a totally woman centric book with all the male characters playing supporting roles. These women have been portrayed as very strong characters dominating the story all through. It is eminently readable.

 The book has good, coordinated writing and never loses sight of the plot or purpose. Transcending time, moving between the materialistic and the eerie, Ms. Khan's writing has managed a book the flows without any stoppages or lethargy.

For a first novel, Sumana Khan has done excellently well in authoring ‘Kaivalya’. Narration and language are excellent. The author just brings the locales of Sakleshpur and surroundings to life with her vivid descriptions. I was actually able to distinctly remember more than 10 characters, it is indeed an achievement on Ms Khan’s part! Overall the story moves at a good pace – hardly bringing any boring moments. 

Ratings- 5/5

P.S: This post is for http://writetribe.com/the-revenge-of-kaivalya/

You Must Be 'HE' I Was Seeking!

Oh passing stranger!

You do not know,

How longingly I look upon you,

You must be he;

I was seeking!

I somewhere surely,

Live a life of joy with you,

All is recall,

As we flit by each other, affectionately!

You give me the pleasure of your eyes,

Face, flesh as you take my hand in yours.

I am not to speak to you,

I am to think of you,

When I sit alone,

Or wake at night, alone.

I am to wait, I do not doubt,

I am to see to it that,

I do not lose you!

Haiku #12 ~ Glory of Candle

Moonlit night,

Dancing lingers on the wall,
Glory of candle!

The Power of Love

Love is a feeling of care and bliss. It is an adventure where you must expect the unexpected!

Love is a challenge with teamwork escalations. It needs to be pushed, but respected!
Love is sensual when it is full of conversations!

It is the eternal bond formed when two souls unite, deep within, infinite love ignites - feeling of oneness begins to dissolve and in a short span, happiness multiplies triple.

Love is to share, give and receive! Love is remembering important things about each other. 

Love is magic without logic! It makes you restless, yet selfless!

For me, love is a never ending feeling that cannot be described in a word or a sentence. 

Love is not wanting to go anywhere without him. Love is not caring what other people think about the two of you. Love is when I feel depressed and sickly when I’m not with him. You feel like your life has no meaning or purpose without him and that if he wasn’t holding your hand you would float away.  

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Love is caring for her physically and emotionally. It’s telling her every day, anytime, anywhere, anyhow, for no just reason that you love her. Love is telling her you want to spend the rest of your life with her. 

Love is - wanting to marry her even though you haven’t been dating that long.

It is - telling her that you would do anything and everything for her. It’s the feeling that you would give up everything just to see her smile or look into her eyes or hear her soft, soothing voice. Love is pure happiness! 

Love is the feeling you get when all you have to do is think of her and it brings a smile to your face and a yearning to your heart. Love is not being able to think about anything but her. 

Love is having the sweetest dreams about her and waking up with a smile on your face.

Love is an overwhelming feeling of pure bliss when you are with her. It is - wishing your time with her never ends.

Love is being helplessly and deeply in love with her and knowing your love for her and your feelings for her will never change/end. 

Love is not impossible, just hard sometimes.