The Diary of Mufassa

Her smile greets him like a silky sunshine. Not the shy glow of dusk or dawn that hesitates to express itself. Not the bright glow of the midday that forces to take notice. Her smile is like the bold sunshine that has broken through layers of cloud and rain. It is reminiscent of the darkness that gave way to that silky light. It reminds that the clouds could engulf the light any moment. It insists that it be protected carefully, lest the rain take it away again. Bathed in that soft glow, he considers himself extremely lucky. Lucky to have known her story, the storm that had preceded the glow. Lucky to be have been beside her when it rained. Lucky to be embraced in the sunshine in it's inimitable grace. And under the divine light, he makes a promise to protect the smile forever. He'll do whatever it takes to keep the clouds away. He'll take care of her, with the best of his ability. He'll not let the smile fade away. Her smile - the sunshine, and his love - the...

One day, we'll meet again, on a hidden road that our dreams traverse everyday. One day, we'll realize that our destiny has always been the same. The artificial walls of 'reality' had obscured them for a while, but can anyone obstruct the eventuality? One day, you'll find me again, in a new light, and the pretentious shells of 'long known' will fall apart. We'll know each other, freshly, as we start walking on a new road together. At the end of that road, lies fulfillment; not of 'their' expectations, but of our dreams, ourselves. The goals that define us, finally will have a chance to be achieved. One day, we'll find the meaning of our journey. The restlessness, the failures, the setbacks and the surprises will all make sense. One day, my partner, I'll find the real you, and our true journey will begin.

No, we can't make our wishes for ourselves come true. The universe doesn't function in that way. But it's surprisingly responsive when you wish something for a loved one. Because, the bond of love interacts with the fabrics of space-time and creates a positive ripple that makes things happen. In a world where no one is only selfish, in a world where everyone tries to make a wish for few close ones, everyone's dreams could come true. Can we do that ?

As I was riding from office, I encountered a dark stretch of road. Coniferous trees rose up to my left, and behind them, faintly lighting up the dark sky, was the beautiful crescent moon! Immediately my memory rushed back to college days. We'd be returning home during vacations, a few of us, in a second-class sleeper coach. Sharing the side berths, we'd watch countless miles race past in the pitch darkness of the night. Hundreds of villages, shrouded in complete darkness, or sometimes faintly lit by the moonlight. Village after village - in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa - still and silent in the darkness, the dreaminess broken only by light from a small town or a factory somewhere. Sometimes, a Chilika Lake sparkling, shimmering as the moonlight bounced off it's dancing waves! How I used to wish that I could jump out of the train and spend the night in the midst of that darkness and silence! The moonlight would feel hypnotic, calling me away from the crowd and t...