“Have you ever thought of trying this colour? I think it would look good on you” “Why would you think that thing would look good on you? It sucks.” Or “What do you do, do you plan to explore further?” “What do you do, don't you think there are plenty of other things that could have been accomplished this whole time?” It's quite easy to recognise that there's a huge difference in both of these sentences in each example, right? Well. The mind that can differentiate and understand the tone, and the meaning of the sentence just by reading, often fails to understand while hearing the same thing from someone.(fails in the sense - of always being unable to understand the true intention of a particular person.) yes, I have the same kind of mind and I believe many of us do. Yeah, I mean sometimes, I just cannot discern the intention of the person, which causes me to doubt myself (self-doubt) and constantly overthink. It creates a very large kind of chaos in my mind, which I know is...
A small place in our house, which we call the porch, doesn't feel any special, does it? But once we get to stay in the building or an apartment we get to know the value of that place. No matter what size the area is. Porch plays an essential part in completing the HOME! My grandmother always says that the porch should be cleaned all the time. I always wondered as a kid why. We all go outside wearing chappals/sandals/shoes. We take it off on the porch after coming back home, it is quite obvious that the place near our doorstep would be dusty all the time. The thought of cleaning it frequently would do nothing but waste our own time and energy. But now I realise...
The first unknown people I met in my life were on this porch. That “Bhajiwali Mavshi”, who used to come shouting “Chhakuliii…” every week, she would spread all the veggies on the porch. I loved looking at all those veggies. When she would return, I'd pretend like I'm the Bhajiwali Mavshi and play with my brother all day long! During the summer vacations, we obviously could not go outside because of the sun, so we used to play the indoor games on the porch like, Raja Rani Chor Police, Chaar Chithya, SaapSidi, Ludo, Carrom etc. We put ourselves so deep into the game that we didn't even get to realize how time was passing. Once the sun is down, we went outside and play outdoor games. After returning, once the dinner is done we again go back to the porch and play cards! Sometimes Aai and Dada also joined us by giving us puzzles to solve, I also remember falling asleep solving those puzzles! And No other joy can match the vibe of playing Antakshari with relatives. The first Kitten, Dog I ever got attached to was on this porch. Experiencing the hailstorm in the midsummer rains, tasting the hails, Endless gossip with the soulful winter touch, having a hot cup of tea in the winters sitting outside all these things brings the joy that cannot be expressed at all!
We return to home after completing our duties towards the society. All duties are gone and we return as a simple, common man as soon as we take off our shoes in the porch. The vice versaa happens when we go outside to complete our duties. How can this place be so magical? A place that is not even inside or outside, it's just a place that connects. A connection that makes us live your heart out.
