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Falling in love with someone you can't have

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It's not easy in love. It's worse when you fall in love for the first time and you know that it's doomed. I can tell you from experience, that the conflict between society and personal happiness is huge. You know that the person is meant for you but you can't be with them because either they are already in a romantic relationship or they are married, that's even worse. I have always put up my walls and let few people in, only who I thought worthy of trust. My wall has small open spaces. So when I met someone who seemed so familiar to me even though we met for the first time, I was blown away. I let my guard down, I let him in. He didn't take advantage of my vulnerable state or my innocence. I could be myself with him. I allowed myself to let him in because my intuition allowed it. A kindred spirit is always trusted, irrationally, wholeheartedly. I knew from the start that it wouldn't work out for us. Forbidden love is beautiful, heartwrenching yet hea

Relatives

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                                                                  They are people who you call family because of the bond they share with you, either through blood or marriage. You would think that they would care about you but they probably don't. In India where "What will people say?" is given a lot of importance, it probably refers more to relatives. They would surely have an opinion about how you are being raised by your parents, what clothes you wear, what friends you have and who you date. They basically consider it a birthright to interfere in your life, with rarely a good word to say. Jealousy is something that would definitely plague them, if your parents are doing well in their career, or if they have land and property. If you are doing well in your studies or career, they may hope that doesn't continue that way. They would try to brainwash either your parents or you to make a wrong decision that seems right, but we all know that nothing is what it