Merci

I think time is flying these days. Whirrrl and swishhh ! Have you checked your to-do list yet? Isn't it overflowing already? And there is so little time to do it all.It's been barely two months in this year and so much has happened already. Days have a lot of depth in them. There is no better time to do things than now. I remember a friend would tell me a few years ago, on how he had no time to talk. He would tell me, 'max out life Ayesha. And Listen'. For someone I knew for many years, he changed a lot as a person.He actually went from being a talker to a listener. He din't get along with so many norms that society and life throws at you when you grow up.I guess many of us go through it especially during adolescence.Teenage life is crazy.You spend so much time discovering yourself or the world around you.It's like having a deep impact on the brain.I saw so many of my friends go through it.I went through it.It's pretty normal.At the end of it yo...

An Autumn day has its serenity intact. The leaves, crisp and light, fall on the earth. I see a fence - long and sturdy. I wonder, what does it guard? For there is grass on both sides… Does it signify the two sides of a coin?              Or does it act like a barrier?                         Yet, I believe, it beckons us upon it, And asks us to look beyond… And now, I see a bench – empty for quite some time. Many use it now and then. But who is it really waiting for? Does it have a place for me? Yes, it does. But does it want me? I don’t know! However, I make myself comfortable on it. Pleasant music sails in the air. Footsteps are heard. A figure appears across the sky - growing larger. My face lights up as soon as I recognize it. My friend takes a place beside me. A burst of laughter follows… The picture is now complete! -Ayesha ...