Frivolous Fixations

Life actually involves a series of little events that make it interesting. The past few days with Izhaan sometimes make me realize how beautiful it is to have a child. Watching your child's intelligence and growth develop is miraculous. Like the day when we wee walking to the bus stop for going to the library, the bus passed from the other side and Izhaan started tugging my hand; he wanted me to rush and catch the bus. What was amazing that we hardly travel by bus, but he remembered from the last time and not only that on seeing it he recognized it. Such a sweet event! In the Library, he just wanted to work on the desktops there.He didn't pick up a single children book but picked up a lot of novels and brought them to me. All through the trip, I avoided the stroller and he too liked walking. Though he never ceases to amaze me with his antic, there was a special surprise for me today. Usually when I close the bathroom door to finally bathe him, I have to tell him to pick up his...

These are good times in my life. Having a ball with my husband and son. But coincidently, two of my friends are having very bad time in their life. One of them related an incident wich happened to her and that actually led me to rewind my memory and think about something which happened 3-4 years ago. I had joined Infosys as a fresher and I got allocated to a new city. I made many friends there. One girl who became a very close friend of mine, confided in me one day. She told me she was a divorcee and now that I was such a dear friend to her she wanted to share her story with me. She then proceeded to tell me how she was tricked into marrying an insane person. A sadist who threatened her, tortured her and most importantly, had once left her at midnight alone on the street, far away from home. Though she told me lots of other things, the one about leaving her at the streets at midnight haunted me for a very long time. It was such a scary thought. Flash forward to the present. A very g...