So most of you out there would remember this show called "Rendezvous with Simi Garewal". This show was famous for a plethora of reasons. The most prominent ones, however were: the stark white sets (after a point it got to me!), the hostess (almost demure), the line of questioning and lastly it's guests (sadly, they came last). On the whole, it was entertaining. The only take away, for me, from all this was the word "Rendezvous" :)
On the 14th of February (Valentine's Day), I asked myself out and I decided to go out with myself (the ONLY narcissistic statement in this post, I swear!) And hence I'd like to call it 'Rendezvous Solitaire'.
I had not been to Mc Donanld's in a long time (since I stepped out of Texas) and hence decided to savour the Hot and Spicy alongside the Mocha. Have you ever wondered, how it is possible to find the 'M' looking back at you, exactly when you want it to! Simplifying, whenever you are out and driving long distances, when hunger strikes, more often than not, you will find Mc-D's 'M' beckoning you to come and dine. Dhiraj and I were having a conversation about this, sipping on M's Mocha. I very innocently asked him, why is it so, that where ever you go in America, you will find an 'M'. He told me then that there were engineers who developed advanced models to decide the best suited locations for such logos. The technical bits, I did not comprehend of course, but I can imagine what it must be like, if indeed, your job is to decide where the 'M' should be. It's fun, to say the least, plus there is a cool factor associated with it :)
On that day out I realized one thing. Our mind is full of conversation. Often, in a group, this voice goes unheard. But during stints of solitude, this voice grows louder. It torments, opines, suggests and at times dictates. And without realizing, we yield. At times I feel, no matter what, the only thing that comes a long way, with ourselves, is this voice. Hence, even in a group, try not to let it go unheard. I feel this practice, is an essential spring board, for what we often call, individuality.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said 'Talk not of wasted affection, affection never was wasted'. Why I digressed to what Longfellow said, I have not a clue. Falling in and out of affection is very common. But let us try to imbibe the brighter side of it, rather than thinking, that it was wasted and spent, never to be recovered, for affection does not recede.
On the 14th of February (Valentine's Day), I asked myself out and I decided to go out with myself (the ONLY narcissistic statement in this post, I swear!) And hence I'd like to call it 'Rendezvous Solitaire'.
I had not been to Mc Donanld's in a long time (since I stepped out of Texas) and hence decided to savour the Hot and Spicy alongside the Mocha. Have you ever wondered, how it is possible to find the 'M' looking back at you, exactly when you want it to! Simplifying, whenever you are out and driving long distances, when hunger strikes, more often than not, you will find Mc-D's 'M' beckoning you to come and dine. Dhiraj and I were having a conversation about this, sipping on M's Mocha. I very innocently asked him, why is it so, that where ever you go in America, you will find an 'M'. He told me then that there were engineers who developed advanced models to decide the best suited locations for such logos. The technical bits, I did not comprehend of course, but I can imagine what it must be like, if indeed, your job is to decide where the 'M' should be. It's fun, to say the least, plus there is a cool factor associated with it :)
On that day out I realized one thing. Our mind is full of conversation. Often, in a group, this voice goes unheard. But during stints of solitude, this voice grows louder. It torments, opines, suggests and at times dictates. And without realizing, we yield. At times I feel, no matter what, the only thing that comes a long way, with ourselves, is this voice. Hence, even in a group, try not to let it go unheard. I feel this practice, is an essential spring board, for what we often call, individuality.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said 'Talk not of wasted affection, affection never was wasted'. Why I digressed to what Longfellow said, I have not a clue. Falling in and out of affection is very common. But let us try to imbibe the brighter side of it, rather than thinking, that it was wasted and spent, never to be recovered, for affection does not recede.
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ReplyDeleteand I hope ke your commment on the job of deciding locations for 'M' was not sarcastic.
Shukriya Verma Sab. Though it sounds sarcastic, I did not intend it to sound so.
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ReplyDeleteAffection is demonstration of selfless love or admiration and because of the same reason it is never wasted. By the way learn to be in a group when you are in solitude and to be in solitude when you are in a group...at times this is also useful.
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