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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The days had become miserable, marked by medicines taken in the hope of sleep. Nights passed counting sheep, while the days that followed were clouded by the drowsiness of accumulated sleep debt. I do not know why I had been feeling so low when a simple piece of Mysore pak came to usher a little sweetness into an otherwise dreary life.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It was on an ordinary day of weariness that my neighbour brought over a few sweets to savour—a piece of Mysore pak and a selection of Kerala sweets. Many people prefer the rich, ghee-soaked version of Mysore pak, but I have always liked the dry variety, with its crumbly texture and understated sweetness.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;That day, when my spirits had sunk to one of their lowest points, the sweet seemed to possess an unexpected grace. I wanted to savour every bite, allowing its sweetness to linger. The moment became strangely profound. That humble piece of Mysore pak rekindled a joie de vivre that had quietly slipped away over the previous days.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It was, after all, only an ordinary sweet. Yet it possessed the remarkable power to lift the spirit out of its rut and remind me that happiness sometimes arrives in the smallest, most unassuming forms. In a season overshadowed by sleeplessness and fatigue, that simple offering became more than a confection; it became a gentle reminder that life&#39;s sweetness often returns when we least expect it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://serioustrivialmatters.blogspot.com/2026/06/ode-to-mysore-pak.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Mary Suneetha Joy )</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSkSHGHqr8v-__0gKM5gpMOanG6QWkMw4lLjoC27sn6J_VSZK05RM51deVqrZeiJFnyGwMuTU_UNn0qrhtl2Z_7xXFTlZw5aCHwoh-uyN7WTJDhk8eK9V-BZFv80uTle1sl914unHiLx64A85x48Ea_uGWIEEZ-N4-LUuNtMeB1ZmIi3xL-0hoEVZYGQo=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6282016341265641573.post-4076003412936646506</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:16:15 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-06-29T14:46:17.555+05:30</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">The Unsent Letters</category><title>The Unsent Letters </title><description>&lt;span ;=&quot;&quot;&gt;Dear Sean&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span ;=&quot;&quot;&gt;If you ask me what will you do given the same crossroads, I will give the answer that I will do everything differently, take a risk for you and will give everything just to get you I&#39;m life. You will be my top priority and I will not think twice about it. For every day, this heart has longed for nothing but your return and I will never think twice before picking you from the choices that I am given in any life. &lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span ;=&quot;&quot;&gt;Love&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span ;=&quot;&quot;&gt;Berry&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_bodytext_260510_033805_408.sdocx--&gt;</description><link>http://serioustrivialmatters.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-unsent-letters.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Mary Suneetha Joy )</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6282016341265641573.post-8485817795881466859</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:16:07 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-06-29T14:46:10.336+05:30</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Definitions</category><title>Evenings at the Indian Coffee House </title><description>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In this middle age, I wonder how life has turned out to be, so different from the images that I had when someone asked me to imagine how life will be after ten years. I have always dreamt of you at my side as my life-partner, with two lovely children of ours to greet the days, a comfortable set of old friends to grow old together and a cosy little home that I took time to decorate with curios from the places we visited together as a couple and a huge library of all the books that we used to read.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;But when I reached this milestone all I have is a history of losses- the disappointment of a broken love that almost came to fruition, the years spent trying to pull yourself back together, the indifference of your loved ones, the absence of real friends and the lacks that are spelt so clearly and in bold letters everyday. It has been years since you called anyone a friend as you have only acquiantances and you never offer a shoulder to cry as you used to do before nor ask solace from anyone despite of being miserable and broken. You wear a brave face in the crowds and break down miserably in your solitude as you plod on with your busy everyday life.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then in the evenings and weekends you form a bond with your workmate and share the same sense of joy at the aroma of freshly ground coffee and piping hot Masala dosa at your favourite haunt, the old Coffee House in the city. On some busy days, you have to scream to make your companion understand what you are trying to say, all amidst the hustle and bustle of the staff in the old Coffeehouse, full of life.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Over a period of months, we form a unique bond, minus our histories and sad luggage, looking forward to what is served on the menu only with a common love shared for solitary hangouts be it an evening by the seashore or a quiet swim in the nearby river. Gradually, your sad face attains a brightness of being loved in return without knowing any of your past&amp;nbsp; wounds and your time is spent in tasting the old brew of hot coffee and eating the same Masala dosas. We write a life of being in the moment -looking forward to our days of favourite comfort food at our favourite hangout.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://serioustrivialmatters.blogspot.com/2022/08/evenings-at-indian-coffee-house.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Mary Suneetha Joy )</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_F36gOHXs5TFSJ1unkarqVm3YDpOryGNoemgtrjo1ofYIczG_uxrhH8t19NN7NOpgHNFXCNj5MAT70wHQMLh9flhin16XQ2hdywbOBa3wJhRkW5v_reydR9BuS_4gbOzECNc8tSU4fh0/s72-c/1660149041965207-0.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6282016341265641573.post-1656817683672632521</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:16:01 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-06-29T14:46:03.760+05:30</atom:updated><title>The Unsent Letters</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpiw9MzQ-DsK_3Lu8fVjfrHWKyh62wyZqtExBIvBtCeBdWjJ32IM3xs7HkTR8MuPYqBrPx16adLHNhtYQ9glSBndodLs6KcvPxdsd0v2PbBLpmavs6kzYPwPdLXw5CZqHhHIKXSL2faLELAvvXndfWVnLRxwKaDJQu-Rf_8ABRKkrXfVLpdfp50v7N5Co&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpiw9MzQ-DsK_3Lu8fVjfrHWKyh62wyZqtExBIvBtCeBdWjJ32IM3xs7HkTR8MuPYqBrPx16adLHNhtYQ9glSBndodLs6KcvPxdsd0v2PbBLpmavs6kzYPwPdLXw5CZqHhHIKXSL2faLELAvvXndfWVnLRxwKaDJQu-Rf_8ABRKkrXfVLpdfp50v7N5Co&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;
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I scrolled past it without listening, not knowing that it would one day become such an inseparable part of my inner world. Later, I came across a version sung by Gowri Lekshmi and something about it lingered within me for days. I listened to it again and again until I slowly learnt to sing it myself.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Only later did I discover that it was a Kathakali padam, woven into the rich cultural tradition of Kerala. From there began a quiet journey through its many renditions, each carrying its own emotion, devotion, and depth. Somewhere along the way, the song stopped being just music and became a refuge — a place of solace from the noise and restlessness of the outside world.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;When I look back now, I feel grateful for the day the song entered my life. I think you feel different about the whole experience of listening to it. would not feel quite the same without it. Even today, I return to Ajitha Hare not merely to listen, but to lose myself completely in the beauty of the song and the timeless spirit of the Kathakali padam.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Love,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Self&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://serioustrivialmatters.blogspot.com/2026/05/letters-to-self.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Mary Suneetha Joy )</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6282016341265641573.post-6125569407137845299</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:29:48 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-06-28T17:59:50.761+05:30</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Definitions</category><title>Song of the Summer </title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the rising heat of the season, you dream of the monsoons, the waterbodies that give you comfort and tall glasses of cool and tasty drinks that offer you solace. You read up old lores on how the ancient Indian musician Tansen made rain with his raga Megh Malhar and the power of music to bring about change in nature. And, there you are lost watching a video online of an Indian musician sitting under a banyan tree singing this raga and in ten minutes, it starts raining all of a sudden.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;On the way back from work, you look with longing at the river nearby and long to immerse yourself in its soothing waters till you no longer remember the sizzling heat of summer. In the orchards, you watch how the waterspouts drizzle the plants to prevent them from turning wan. And, you long to play in the water like you did in a long lost childhood near the River Green.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The fruit heaps on the wayside shop beckon you with their fragrances-guavas, watermelons, lime and mangoes. When you look at these and think of the cool fruit juices that you can make with crushed ice and some mint leaves. Yet, sometimes when no fruits are available, usually resort to your traditional summer drink of buttermilk that you enjoy making at home mixing the right amounts of buttermilk, shallots  ginger, curry leaves, jeera powder and salt. And, you wonder how some simple ingredients available at home can create a magical drink that makes you forget the woes of this scorching season. In the lazy evenings, you smear yourself with turmeric and sandalwood in a routine to beat the heat. 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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You play like a song that is stuck in my head even though the passage of time has brought so many changes. You have stayed like a persistent song and you are the place where my thoughts end, the place where they reach home.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Once we were wanderers in the strange lands and went through the different phases of being the dreamer, the nurturer and the wanderer. Our outwardly selves were quiet but we loved dancing to wild beats of music and at the same time loved our silences.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now, though the years have gone so by, your memory plays in my being like a soulful monsoon melody. For those who are wiser advise that to cure one earworm, you need another one but my thoughts find you as their home.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;For when I met you, I never knew that you are my perfect earworm ever possible, one that stays my favourite and that I will never get bored even if it plays from morning till midnight.&lt;/p&gt;
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When the sun shines and the moon fades early morning,&lt;br&gt;
While birds sing in trees and the morning is wet with rain,&lt;br&gt;
The wind blowing and hooting along with the noisy raindrops,&lt;br&gt;
You come in my heart as goose bumps and memories,&lt;br&gt;
Your hand holding mine in words that I cannot remember,&lt;br&gt;
You are the rain; you are the rain that made my world spring.&lt;br&gt;
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For years my barriers were high, but this moment they’re lost,&lt;br&gt;
For days my heart was barren, without love, now full of love,&lt;br&gt;
Singing melodies and missing my self that was there before you,&lt;br&gt;
Slowly eating away my heart as you go away even a minute,&lt;br&gt;
Again you become rain kissing the leaves, the earth and me,&lt;br&gt;
As nature springs up in delight with rain, I’m alive with you.&lt;br&gt;
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Though far away you walked, on a tender moonlit night,&lt;br&gt;
With moon a crescent hung like an ornament from sky,&lt;br&gt;
Your face lit with love, your eyes glittering as you smiled,&lt;br&gt;
Your love as memorable as the moonlit night you left;&lt;br&gt;
My heart remembers you yet knows there’s no going back,&lt;br&gt;
There’s no going back to what we were to each other.&lt;br&gt;
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There’s no going back except in dreams and days like this:&lt;br&gt;
When memories are singing along with my frozen heart,&lt;br&gt;
When nature reminds, resurrects and buries emotions,&lt;br&gt;
Like heartbeats that once stopped and ran with your smile;&lt;br&gt;
To feel the love that we made our home in a distant land,&lt;br&gt;
Long ago and far away in the world of forgotten dreams.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span face=&quot;&amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif&quot;&gt;A bit of bright blue sky to sing aloud;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;A pelt of rain to sleep comfortably;&lt;br /&gt;A bit of thunder and lightning to look&lt;br /&gt;And feel brave and happy at times.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The swooping&amp;nbsp; airshow by the kites;&lt;br /&gt;Caught by the eye and not on the lens,&lt;br /&gt;The evening palettes in hues of blue,&lt;br /&gt;That brings back some thoughts of you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like a chorus in a song, you play nonstop,&lt;br /&gt;While I watch the skies and the rain,&lt;br /&gt;Look at the fresh green banyan leaves&lt;br /&gt;Turn wan in the summer sun like me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The tiny heart-shaped leaves will flicker,&lt;br /&gt;And our hearts will turn green once again.&lt;/span&gt;</description><link>http://serioustrivialmatters.blogspot.com/2021/07/green-again.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Mary Suneetha Joy )</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5ZrJ3floo579kvrwCGg1yMFgrQxNsUqOv5H6Od_mK6FVFRo7e8ixWI_gRavLGQIbzW5PXP4rRol_E8gl2xWe2vuxQvBFxWnPg2hNQTUQpoWrQdrPfndeBW9b7x2gYJhgJlP81ugshkw/s72-c/1626517676990505-0.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6282016341265641573.post-1788031320111641529</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 02:45:37 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-06-27T08:15:39.331+05:30</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Definitions</category><title>The Story Teller</title><description>&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;Life was an open book; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;Everyone knew everything &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;About her life and times, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;And she was a storyteller&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;Creating happy endings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;In the worlds to come. &lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;There were adventures&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;Waiting to be written down. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;When the words came to her&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;She set them in a beautiful script&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;With happiness, prosperity and love, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;For themes in everyday life. &lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;She was blessed with abundance &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;With music, books and coffee,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;And always had anything she wanted&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;From the deepest desire of her hearts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span&gt;And the lovestory that she wrote&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;Always had a good ending.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;#definitions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_bodytext_241107_132225_750.sdocx--&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://serioustrivialmatters.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-story-teller.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Mary Suneetha Joy )</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6282016341265641573.post-5591450415905503239</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 02:43:37 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-06-27T08:13:39.420+05:30</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Journal-Serious and Trivial</category><title>A House for Mr. Biswas </title><description>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;He thought of the house as his own, though for years it had been irretrievably mortgaged. And during these months of illness and despair he was struck again and again by the wonder of being in his own house, the audacity of it: to walk in through his own front gate, to bar entry to whoever he wished, to close his doors and windows every night, to hear no noises except those of his family, to wander freely from room to room and about his yard, instead of being condemned, as before, to retire the moment he got home to the crowded room in one or the other of Mrs. Tulsi’s houses, crowded with Shama’s sisters, their husbands, their children. As a boy he had moved from one house of strangers to another; and since his marriage he felt he had lived nowhere but in the houses of the Tulsis, at Hanuman House in Arwacas, in the decaying wooden house at Shorthills, in the clumsy concrete house in Port of Spain. And now at the end he found himself in his own house, on his own half-lot of land, his own portion of the earth. That he should have been responsible for this seemed to him, in these last months, stupendous.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;A House for Mr. Biswas&lt;/i&gt; (1961) is V.S. Naipaul’s third novel and
deals with the life of Mohun Biswas, an Indian settler in Trinidad and his
struggles to have a house of his own. Born the wrong way and considered to be
unlucky by his parents, his prank leads to the death of his father. His mother
and the four children are separated, Mohun taken into the care of his aunt Tara
and her husband Ajodha. To earn a living, he works as a painter of signs and
falls in love with Shama of the Tulsi family. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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family with the mother Mrs. Tulsi, her two sons, her sister and family, her
fourteen daughters, their husbands and children, all living under the same
roof. He longs for a house of his own and builds two, one of which blows off in
the storm and the other catches fire. His struggles to have a house of his own
that be “unaccomodated and unhoused” is the theme of the novel. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;After years of poverty and
humiliation, Biswas gets a job as a news reporter and his fortunes change. He
saves money and when his son Anand is humiliated by Owad, the present Tulsi patriarch,
he buys a house and takes Shama and his four children there. The house has so
many faults that he did not notice but then it is his own and he dies there. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;trebuchet ms&amp;quot; , sans-serif;&quot;&gt;The novel portrays the lives of
Hindus in the West Indies and the joint family system is humorously portrayed
especially the nicknames that Mohun Biswas devises for his mother-in-law and
his brother-in-laws. At the same time, there is pathos in the rootlessness and humiliation
that a poor migrant has to suffer in an alien land. &lt;i style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-style: normal;&quot;&gt;A House for Mr. Biswas&lt;/i&gt; combines both laughter and tears to depict a
man’s attempt to find his self and his own &quot;privacy and space&quot; as Naipaul himself says in his &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/133_wbc_archive_new/page2.shtml&quot;&gt;BBC Interview.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;The trivial thoughts were scribbled on early mornings as a bundle of words in the dream journal as a celebration of the pure delight of being alive, when a burst of fresh air, a bit of bright blue sky or a belief in the goodness of life were more than enough to keep this heart on cloud nine. &lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;But the best ones are the mixed ones, a little serious and a little trivial about things that celebrate the joy of life that finds room in today&#39;s dream journal.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p data-end=&quot;759&quot; data-start=&quot;605&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times;&quot;&gt;When you look back at the years that have passed, you remember that you are like Icarus at heart—always flying above your mazes in your quest for freedom.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p data-end=&quot;1293&quot; data-start=&quot;999&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times;&quot;&gt;Still, the soul yearns for those yesterdays—when, like Icarus, you escaped the maze and conquered difficult situations with courage rather than caution. You were full of ingenuity and bravery, and though it took time to heal your hurt wings, you eventually dashed into the wild skies once more.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: times;&quot;&gt;&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;
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tucked away among these ordinary things are remnants of old emotions: the daily activities of a housewife toiling in the kitchen and scrubbing the floors and kitchen utensils.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;The memories from a dysfunctional family remains-&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;a few broken loves from the past and memories of a family that 
once burned with the intensity of an inferno, only to be replaced by 
another as the years passed.&amp;nbsp;Much of life has been spent in words. Some became precious gems, treasured and preserved through time. Others dissolved into silence, while a few transformed into songs of remembrance that continue to echo through the mind.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;There were moments of passion and upheaval, a purple riot of emotions that ran through the years, bled into experience, and eventually settled into a profound silence of its own making.The days themselves were often ordinary, filled with routine, mistakes, and small absurdities. Yet they were always balanced by the world of imagination.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;isSelectedEnd&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;In shades of midnight blue, fantasies breathed life into forgotten stories and resurrected memories long buried beneath the weight of passing years. They uncovered dreams that had once been abandoned and revealed how much of the past still lingered beneath the surface.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Looking back now, most secrets have faded away with time. However, there are words that one write once in a while of forgotten loves and memories, of losses, victories and the many wanderings of the hearts among paths that it liked . They remain along with its obsessive thoughts of a single enduring love- you.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascript&quot;&gt;
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&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span ;=&quot;&quot;&gt;You recollect the burning heat of the summer season, the cool&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;summer drinks that offered you comfort, the visits to the beach that were part of the plan to soak yourself in the sea and the soothing baths that helped you sleep at night.&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span ;=&quot;&quot;&gt;You sing the songs of the monsoon along with the rain and you love listening to the pitter patter of the raindrops on the roof. You rejoice by getting soaked to the bones in the first rain and enjoy it so much that your miserable summer is forgotten.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span ;=&quot;&quot;&gt;Your mornings are spent snuggling inside your warm blanket listening to the pitter-patter of rain falling rhythmically on the tin roof.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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</description><link>http://serioustrivialmatters.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-monsoons.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Mary Suneetha Joy )</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6282016341265641573.post-4051857467565374134</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 03:35:50 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-06-16T09:05:52.218+05:30</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Definitions</category><title>Daily </title><description>&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;My heart has always yearned to
explore the world with you by my side-to wander through uncharted lands, to
discover hidden gems of beauty and to find beauty in the simplest of things. I
have always dreamed of waking up next to you by my side and watch the streak of
dawn across the sky. &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;One of my deepest desires is to
visit my ancestral home near the River Green, to witness the majestic
snakeboats gliding effortlessly across the water during the Onam festival. I
long to feel the cool water envelop me, to laugh like a carefree child, and to
relive the joy of my childhood.&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;I also hope to visit the old
graveyard where my loved ones rest, to pay my respects to those who have passed
on, and to remember the stories of their lives. Perhaps, in the silence of the
graveyard, I will find a glimpse of the love and beauty that has been lost with
time.&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;im&quot;&gt;

&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Times New Roman&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12pt;&quot;&gt;My dreams are not just about places
and experiences, but also about the emotions and connections that make life
worth living. I yearn to find love again, to rediscover the beauty that has
faded with time, and to relearn the art of smiling like a child, with abandon
and joy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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wear a spot of sindhoor on my forehead, like a newly wed woman, with pride and
happiness in my heart. To feel the warmth of love and connection, to know that
I am cherished and to radiate joy and contentment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Beneath
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any trace of rain and the people draped in cottons gathered around with the sun
scorching their brown skins.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The ragas reverberated in the
blazing summers and were offered to the gods of the sky and the wind and the
people remembered all the occasions when the land was blessed with rain in the scorching
summer season. The children from the village played by the dried up temple
pond, thinking of the days where they splashed in the cool water, sat idly in
the cool recesses of the rocks, or sat chattering with the juice of ripe
mangoes oozing on their hands and faces.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The singer went on singing and
the people listened to the songs that praised the advent of the rains: oh you
rain; much awaited the boon of heavens that brings joy to the earth, solace to
the people, oh you rain, come with &lt;a data-preview=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&amp;amp;q=thunder+and+lightning+images&amp;amp;bbid=6282016341265641573&amp;amp;bpid=2701120999314577546&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;thunder and lightning&lt;/a&gt; and soak our brown
skins with delight. Oh rain, the fulfilment of forecasts and incessant prayers,
I invoke you in the names of the &lt;a data-preview=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&amp;amp;q=barren+earth+images&amp;amp;bbid=6282016341265641573&amp;amp;bpid=2701120999314577546&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;barren earth&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a data-preview=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&amp;amp;q=dried+up+rivers+and+lakes+images&amp;amp;bbid=6282016341265641573&amp;amp;bpid=2701120999314577546&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;dried up rivers and lakes&lt;/a&gt;,
the animals and birds, the silent trees and the people on earth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The rains were invoked to end
the blazing afternoons of summer heat with the first drops of summer rain and
you set the warm smell of earth rising and you bedeck trees with jewels like
brides, from furnace hot afternoons to nights of restless pace. It is for the rains,
incense is burnt and prayers chanted and it is for you, the comforter on hot
summer days. The land and the people waited for the comfort offered by the
&lt;a data-preview=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&amp;amp;q=summer+rains&amp;amp;bbid=6282016341265641573&amp;amp;bpid=2701120999314577546&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;summer rains&lt;/a&gt;. However, the singer went on crooning the rain songs and soon and
suddenly a wind blew over the land. The trees began to sway with the gust of
wind and &lt;a data-preview=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&amp;amp;q=grey+clouds+images&amp;amp;bbid=6282016341265641573&amp;amp;bpid=2701120999314577546&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;grey clouds&lt;/a&gt; rose to silhouette the sky with hints of a sudden
outburst.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Then it started raining
heavily. With the advent of the rain clouds, the entire city rejoiced as the
wait was over. The days of &lt;a data-preview=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&amp;amp;q=drought&amp;amp;bbid=6282016341265641573&amp;amp;bpid=2701120999314577546&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;drought&lt;/a&gt; are finally over and the soft rain pelted
over the crowd with bolts of thunder and lightning. The people received in open
hands stretched to skies what the heavens granted as comfort from the scorching
heat of &lt;a data-preview=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;https://www.google.com/search?ved=1t:260882&amp;amp;q=Indian+summer&amp;amp;bbid=6282016341265641573&amp;amp;bpid=2701120999314577546&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Indian summer&lt;/a&gt;. The rain fell over the land and the people danced in the
rain with the beaming children screaming with delight when the droplets of rain
drenched their brown bodies. The singer sat drenched still humming the &lt;i&gt;megh malhar&lt;/i&gt; raga. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;











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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You were a wanderer who left behind your hometown to start a new life, to prove yourself in the eyes of your near and dear ones. I was a dreamer who could listen with wonder to your ramblings and walk with you everywhere, one who could go places without leaving my favourite armchair.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the many years of absence from each other, you and I travelled together across many exotic lands. From these wanderings, we have gathered so much of wisdom and have arrived at a place of mutual understanding. I stand alone in crowds yet walk with you in green fields at the same time. I run in many new paths sitting at my armchair though I never leave my&amp;nbsp; world but for fresh signs or old paths.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You are my other self, whom I do not know for I have never seen you as you really are, for I was struck blind by your light. Yet I know you were with me in each and every circle round the holy fire and will find you near me in every dream.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You are my favourite daydream that I return to time and again just to hold your hand in an unreal realm where rules don&#39;t matter and hearts speak only the truth. In another world, in a different circle of life, you and I will win our eternal game of love.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the long years you have been away, I have glimpsed you in many forms but not in real but I still remember your strong belief in sticking to your dreams and nothing else. For me, who have lately started following your footsteps, the world looks new and vistas inviting.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;May be this is not a dream at all but a piece taken out of tattered lives like yours and mine, but when these words come to fruition, it is more achingly perfect than anything else heard, felt or seen. And, together we travel across the blue waters resting in an understanding that goes beyond words with a love that recompenses the eons lost and gone.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://serioustrivialmatters.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-wanderers.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Mary Suneetha Joy )</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GoI9WNxYubQzP3b8reY1LeBD7KpjRBjmZ-IpyZ2QSIu-ghofC7QFFTEMbr8PKi8q9IJ_yDd-Jbgshk_szR0fU-nPtXsxbdToK2MOx8xqu6nKCMIs940pFhbw2rINPKEMQQ6-ZTdvTMw/s72-c/1650733129721422-0.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6282016341265641573.post-126245298647637023</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 03:58:29 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2026-06-08T09:28:38.746+05:30</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">story</category><title>Her people </title><description>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
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