Daenerys, Mother of Dragons

Daenerys, who is my oldest friend, she was just unhappy with life. But she had everything - beauty, lot of attention because she is the only child, great career, great friends but never satisfied with what life has offered you, almost on a platter. She is a fighter with a cause!

Daenerys, mother of dragons. True to her name, she loves being a mother to all beings, even to friends and also to her mother! She had anchored all her past baggage and had stood still refusing to move on. Living in the past with all her memories in her pocket like dried flowers which has lost its perfume. It was scary, living in that world which is so distant from reality. I tried to bring her back and she made me promise her that I would never stop advising her even if she was very stubborn. She stopped being stubborn and I outgrew my utility as a counselor. She had always yearned to escape from her past and step into a life with new challenges cutting loose of her anchors which weighed her down. I was happy that she had moved on to pursue her passion of helping anyone who needed her. 

Relationships are very fragile and it is time we cut loose and start all over again. I remember a beautiful song by Sahir Ludhiyanvi from the Hindi movie, gumraah.

 

"Tarruf rog ho jae, to usko bhulna behtar talluk bojh ban jae,
to usko todna achchha woh afsana jise anjam tak,
lana na ho mumkin woh afsana jise anjam tak,
lana na ho mumkin use ek khubsurat mod dekar,
chhodna achchha chalo ek bar phir se,
ajnabi ban jaye ham dono chalo ek bar phir se,
ajnabi ban jaye ham dono"

 

When familiarity becomes an affliction it is better to forget it
When relationship becomes a burden it is better to break it
The story which can not be brought to a happy ending
It is better to give it a beautiful turn and leave it
Come, let us be strangers once again

Five Angels & Bacchus

It's good to be back after a hiatus of  more than a year. When I bought my iPhone last year I promised myself that i would blog from my mobile, but as my family says my phone never stops ringing and my circle of friends has been growing. In school I don't remember being an extrovert. I wonder when this change happened!
  
You see I have two sets of friends. The first one is from my school and college days, we have great memories together as we grew up. We still laugh and scream when we meet and pick up where we left - no baggage or obligations. One of my friend's spouses said he wanted all of us, old friends, to go for a holiday together, because being together would be like a spa treatment and we come back refreshed! I agree,  it is therapy. The second set of friends are ones who I have met after I passed out of college, some were friends of friends, some were long forgotten acquaintances who re appeared and found a special place in my life and the other few are friends who have taught me a lot of things in life. They are very special to me. They have shared with me their deepest and sometimes very darkest thoughts and asked me to help them fix it for them. Sometimes it's like a lost piece of puzzle which they want me to find. I am humbled at the confidence they place on me and from this I have understood the importance of human relationships, the twists and turns you have to take in your path called life and how to be happy. In my blog now I will be writing about each of these special friends in my series now. (all names changed to angels and mythical characters below)

Daenerys, who is my oldest friend, she was just unhappy with life. But she had everything - beauty, lot of attention because she is the only child, great career, great friends but never satisfied with what life has offered you, almost on a platter. She is a fighter with a cause!

Bacchus had THE life, as he said once told me. Great business, happy family, memorable holidays but everything comes with a rider!

Pari is also has the same issues, only child, married to a good man who dotes over her, beautiful children, enviable life but again wants more -like Dil Mange More.

Celeste, who was related to a friend by marriage. She always wanted to live a life of fairies and princesses. Got married, and expected her husband to play the role of Adonis but alas it was not meant to be.

Athena, Goddess of war, literally speaking, she fought for everything in life - happiness, success and last of all Love. She is a survivor.

Cersei, always wants to be in control and to control but most of the times out of control. She is one person who has taught me a lot.

 I may add more to my friends list here. Please note that Daenerys & Cersei have little or no resemblance to the Game of Thrones characters with the same names!

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little 
things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.
                                                                                                                                        Khalil Gibran