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Monday, September 18, 2006

Raindrops on Roses..


What is it about rain that cheers me up?
Being in Bangalore, Rain, is an everyday phenomena. But that doesnt diminish the enthusiasm that raindrops bring.

People always picture a rainy evening with Bajjis or pakodas and a steamy cup of coffee. Imagine a rocking chair and a book to read. That makes the picture complete doesnt it. The smell of the earth, the trees and plants all smiling and clean, people oblivious to the rain and walking around, children jumping into puddles.
It brings joy, a sense of overwhelming joy in my heart.

But not everyday i have the time to stand and stare at these simple yet pleasurable scenaries. Sometimes i rush home in the rain because dinner needs to be done or i dash to my stop otherwise i would miss the shuttle.

Yesterday it rained in Chennai(my hometown). My mom and i had all the time in the world to simply stand and stare. It was then i realised all the money, the hardwork would mean nothing if life isn't filled with simple moments of joy like this. Even if i worked my whole life i wouldn't get the satisfaction if i dont appreciate the beauty in front of my eyes. Maybe life is not so complicated after all, maybe we have complicated it somewhere along the way.

"Raindrops on roses, whiskers on kittens,
.. these are a few of my favourite things."

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

It rained in chennai... Man u shd be dreaming...
Rain has always facinated me too..
Nice Blog.. lines for life..

Life said...

One of my fav topic meera.Rain has always made me feel happy and romantic.

Spe when u see petals on rose early in morning after rain late night..

"Rim Zim Gire Sawan,Sulag Sulag jaye man,
Bhige aaj is mausam mein lagi ye kisi aagan"

It rain y'd in mumbai and view from my house balconey is decent.

Anonymous said...

Hey me... I really liked it a lot... I spend good time today reading all your blogs...

Tanvi said...

Beautiful.
I wished it rained more often in the capital.
Enjoy!

subu said...

you read my mind. You should take time off to enjoy these smaller pleasures in life!! I recently got a craving for making those paper boats and sailing them in the rain water. might do it the next time it rains here :)