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My Valentine of Little Things

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I believe that love lives also in the little things. One can climb a mountain, dive into the ocean, and base jump from the International Space Station, but that is just a single incident in a lifetime spanning thousands of incidents. If love does not live in the little things, then it very well may not live at all. So, here is a teensy-weensy incident. Of love. As a reminder of love in marriage, on Valentine's Day. _________________________________________________________________ I'm a person who dislikes idlies , a South Indian breakfast staple, made from rice and urad dhaal . My wife, on the other hand loves them, so from time to time, we end up having idlies for breakfast. A few years ago, I came home one afternoon to find my wife in a jubilant mood. She had that glint in her eyes, which meant that she had a surprise for me. She drags me off to the kitchen and asks me to taste something - something, the likes of which I'd not seen before. They looked like f...

The Every Day

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Designed by Freepik When the freshness of the chase is still alive When the dew of the morning is not yet dry When the heat of the sun has not yet risen Stay in that moment Stay for a lifetime Where the memories you've made refuse to leave you Where the mistakes of yesterday no longer define you Where the worries of the world melt in your hopes Stay in that place Stay for a lifetime When the love you hold becomes warmer to decide When the colours of nature fill you with joy When the tranquility you seek, is found in life Make that your state Every day, for a lifetime When the light of your life fades from within When the child that you reared, cleaves from your self When the joys that you seek, are found less and less Flee from that burden Don't stay for even a day Till the shore that you yearn, is reached in full Till the curves in your path, are just happy challenges Till the ones you hold dear, hold enough of you dearly Find such a place Stay...