Today is women’ day and this blog post is tribute to all the
women out there who have had a crucial impact in my life some way or the other.
I hardly believe there is any difference between men and
women other than the biological structure (and of course make up!)
They say, silence is the blank canvas onto which the world
of the work is drawn.
So as I sit here in the silence, facing the window and the
tree outside, I see the two love birds, one shivering with cold, and another
tilting its head and trying to kiss the shivering bird. I guess the shivering
bird must be a lady- bird, cause well, men will be men after-all :P
Now, most people , mostly girls (especially women’s right
activist) will consider it as a bad thing, they will call that bird a pervert, “dog”
and what not. But what they don’t get is the bird is just trying to make the
lady-bird happy. Poor bird doesn’t have any other weapon other than his beak,
he doesn’t have a hand or laptop to write a poem for his beloved lady bird, he doesn’t
even have money to take her to movie or something, and of course he can’t cook
pizza for her, cause well, common, birds can’t cook :P
I am speaking for myself when I say, “guys are always misunderstood”.
It has been the case with me throughout. People judge me (well, rather girls
judge guys) too soon.
And despite of all this, there have been so many women who
have stood with me throughout , there have been so many women who lit me up and
in return I have tried to make them smile as much as I can, albeit a little “honesty”
some times.
My mother – she has been the most supportive women I have
ever come across. If the word “unconditional love” ever exists, its because of
mothers. I have been a naughty child, a tough to handle kid and an expensive
child as well, despite of everything she has stood with me and supported me
throughout, now the term “that’s what mothers do” might seem apt in this case
but it isn’t such an easy thing to follow and she has. And I know she will stay
the same throughout my life. She is the perfect lady. She doesn’t gossip, she doesn’t
plot evil plans like all those daily soap actresses. All in all, she is simple
and she has taught me to be simple, loving and caring.
My sister- she has taught me how to fight, really. You are
missing out on something if you don’t have a sister. You are missing out on
those cute fights for chocolates, ice creams etc. sisters are like those
nagging people in your life whom you love to have. Plus they give you a first-hand
opinion about what girls will think about your display pictures and other such
lame things.
My Aunts- Thank you for spoiling me, for real. Be it the chicken xacuti they make, or the calls
whenever they cook my other favourite dishes. Aunts are the real reason I get tummy whenever
I go to Goa for a vacation. They have been like my escape route whenever I have
had silly fights at home. They are like my second home.
My cousin sisters- again, sister word is synonymous to fight
and silliness. I can act all silly with them and still be sure they will love
me. I act the most idiotic I have ever been, only with them. The weird selfies
we take, the lame jokes we crack, it’s all been a wonderful journey having the
annoying and silly cousins sisters around throughout. Also, they completed my
journals whenever I needed them to. So, they aren’t that bad after-all :P
Granny- maternal and paternal granny, both are another
reason I have been spoiled, again, when it came to food. My maternal granny
with whom I used to say during my childhood days is the main reason I have
become such a sea food addict, she used to feed me all kind of sea food daily. She
used to put up with all my naughtiness throughout my childhood days and mind
you I was hell of a mischievous boy. My paternal granny – as usual very caring,
and supportive, and now a reason to go to village, to adore the nature and to
adore her motherly love. The walks in our farms , troubling the workers and
blaming it on her. Spoiling the water pump, robbing papayas and mangoes from
our own farm along with locals. She knows its me, but she keeps quite. Cause she
understands the thrill I get in robbing..;)
Girl friends/ flings/ crushes – okay, here comes the tough
part. Now I need to be careful while putting up something here lest I may get
killed (beware of the blue eyed pharmacy girl :P) but I am going to say this
anyway. Thank you! , thank you for coming into my life and making me realize where
I need to improve and where I should have done better. Thank you for making me realize
that I deserve better, and in some cases
, thank you for making you realize that you deserve better too :P, I have been
a bad person or may be I haven’t, I have been honest with my feelings or may be
I haven’t. There have been memories, a lot of it actually, the beach drive, the
night kiss, the back massage, the hotel lobby make-out, just to name a few ;)
and there have been positives like the makeup/breakup lunch helped me find the
best sea food restaurant in Pune where I visit every weekend now. I don’t want
to ponder a lot of thoughts over this but what I do know is I didn’t lie to
anyone, I didn’t personally hurt anyone for my own selfishness. We left each
other (or mostly its they who left me) giving me reasons which didn’t seem
valid, or seemed valid, this is one part where I get the most confused, and I have
written duality, my brain gets sedated by the most duplex of thoughts ever. And
still I am writing this paragraph cause may be in a way they shaped me into a
responsible adult who I am now. They made me realize that its better waiting
for the one rather than going into anything that moves (okay, that came out
wrong, but you get my point right). They are the reason I have been single for
over a year now (ironically) and I would rather fall for someone with whom I can
get serious or else, not fall for someone at all. Stay single all my life,
adopt a daughter , name her after my first crush and live happily ever after as
a single father. #peace
Colleagues (office + college)-
I know I haven’t included the words friend here but that doesn’t mean
these people haven’t been friends, these people have been my best friends and
have made me smile often and in turn I have made them smile often. The laugh we
have shared is immense and the small little things we have done for each other
have helped me to stay happy throughout the days. I have always had girls in
the group which I have got into whether in office or whether in college, and I have
been lucky to get the most adorable, beautiful, caring and loving friends in
our group, as well as my neighbors. Life has been too kind for me in this
department. A girl in friendship group helps maintain a level of decency
especially when there are 75 percent pervert guys involved around. A girl in a
group limits the vices like alcohol/cigarettes which I despise. There are lot
of such advantages. Thank you for being around you angelic friends, you people are
the best. I have been in touch with most wherever they have withered away after
college / school / work, and I am proud to have you people in my life, I must
say.
Best friends- I kept this as a separate paragraph cause
these friends have become so damn special that they are more like my family
now. Their happiness has become mine and their sorrow has become my point of
worry. I have known them for 4-5 years now, and the bond keeps getting
stronger. The friend whom I have even had a classic HIMYM promise “if we don’t find
anyone till the time we are 35, we have to end up together” and I will have no
qualms why it won’t work out, we support each other, we stay in touch often, we
know almost every thing about each other. They are not dumb, they are ones with
whom I can never flirt, they are both mature and understanding women who both
have been through a lot and have become so strong that nothing can break them. Best
gift/ pleasant thing/ most motivational thing I have ever received has been
given by them, a note which says that my novel will be a success and the Ganesh
idol which hangs on the wall of my Room back in Goa. The memories I have with
them is just too damn high. You know who you are, the two angelic creatures of
my life, the best friends who will be with me throughout till the time I am
grandpa or something. Only two such best friends, the both selfless pretty
ladies who have been with me ever since we met, supported me throughout,
without demanding a single thing, unconditionally, relentlessly, without
misunderstanding me once. This women’s day I thank you, from the bottom of my
heart.
This post might look a little emotional due to the last line
in previous paragraph, but in truth I am not emotional at all. Don’t take this
as my extra-explanative habit; this is more like me trying to increase the length
of this post.
Oh great! Now the lady bird and the pervert bird are
actually kissing, perfect!!
Stop cursing me for
leaving out so many grammatical errors and punctuation errors (I know there are
plenty). You see , I am too lazy to go through all this again and edit it. you read it at your own risk, not my fault :P
Okay, now I am typing bullshit and withering away from the
very soul purpose why I wrote this post,
What was it?
Oh yeah!, happy women’s day.
P.S. I wasn’t drunk while writing this.
