The Dazzling Soul

“How do you know when it's over?" "Maybe when you feel more in love with your memories than with the person standing in front of you.” ―  Gunnar Ardelius ,  from the book   I Need You More Than I Love You and I Love You to Bits I cam across the above quote and thought it was beautiful. It led me think how would you really know it is over? If you are constantly thinking about how good used to be, maybe it time to rethink about your relationship. If you are always thinking about someone else even when you are with them, then that is a sign too. If you are fighting over and over, about the same things with no end in sight, maybe that is an indication too. If you feel no spark or joy at the thought of being with them, chances are it is over. And finally if the thought of life without them in it, seems as a welcoe relief--then it is definitely over. But don't make a final conclusion yet. Move away. Give it space. And time. Sometimes that is all a r

The TV channels got a story that even the most imaginative fiction writers would shudder to create as it sounded—well, too fictional to be true. As we squirmed, wriggled and shuffled uncomfortably, glued to the TV sets that blared the ‘facts’ or purported facts, the unfolding drama took turns that would make fifty shades darker pale in comparison. And this was a ‘true-story’ too to boot—or so they said even as the quest for the truth continues. Just as I was recovering from the absurdity and the shock of the ridiculous depths to which humanity can sink, I was assaulted by yet another story---the Gokul case which appears to be even more sordid. The techie who has been arrested for murdering his wife and for sending hoax bomb threats to Kempegowda International airport, Delhi and Mumbai airports has also been booked for sending a message to an Industrialist based in new Delhi, demanding one crore. According to the local newspaper reports, he wanted to get back with his old flame