Sum of Everything

Sometimes, the most insignificant of things can serve as a reminder of just how a random event led directly to the life you currently lead. One such seemingly insignificant thing happened last weekend, when I met my friend S after years. She was in town and we grabbed the chance to see each other in person after what seemed like eons. I was also finally introduced to her fiancé, who just happens to be a low key celebrity, just like S herself. While we were catching up, she told me her grandfather had asked after me and that set off a chain of thought… S and I have known each other since we were about 7 years old. She joined the school I was in and as both Tam-Brahms and late entrants into the same class, we developed a natural friendship. We lived in the same apartment complex, and soon her family shifted from Building B to Building A, right above the apartment our family lived in. Our families became close and we remained in touch even after they moved back to Chennai. About a year or...

It has been over a month since my last post on the blog for the 52 Week Challenge, or anything else for that matter. Going in, I knew it was ambitious to attempt writing and uploading every week for a whole year, especially considering the social events and exams that ominously dot my calendar, but I had not expected to fall off the wagon after a mere 3 weeks. That is a new low for me. A lot has happened in the weeks that I have been AWOL, and not everything deserves a mention here nor should it be mentioned; but there were a couple of thoughts I believed merited a post. So here goes.  Everyday, we go about life taking in the millions of things that are thrown at us, and react as we go along. As a person particularly sensitive to external stimuli, whether tangible or intangible, it is nearly impossible to keep track of all the thoughts that race around in my head as a reaction to something I perceive. Each stimulus triggers in me a chain of unending thoughts that often stops only w...