The Paradox

I always asked myself how it happened

Four years ago we were strangers leading our own lives and planning our own routes

Today we lead our lives beside each other and plan around each other…….

 Doubts clouded our minds blinding our perceptions. We were unsure of what each of us wanted when we met.

The simple smile, the frivoulous joke and the tiny gestures threw away the doubts. Forever.

Prayer. It is said to offer peace and serenity. For me it was bliss. At that moment I knew there was no one else i wanted to be with but you.

The late night talks, the long walks… not forgetting the quarrels, each brought us a notch closer to each other.

 I  learnt what pleases you. And what didn’t.
I  learnt what made you smile, and what caused that little furrow between your eyebrows.
I  learnt the smell of your skin and the way your neck felt.
I  learnt the sound of your footsteps.
I  learnt how our hands fit, in the day and at night.

Now i know what it is like.

How did this happen? Strangers only weeks ago, but lives forever intertwined.
It always was, but we never knew.
Destiny.

Yes, I will marry you.

We may be the most of polite people around. But sometimes we tend to forget to be thankful for all the good things that have been thrown into our life along the way in the midst of our busy crazy day.

As i was walking home one day, i realised that there were indeed so many people I didnt stop to appreciate them for all the tiny things they had knowingly or unknowingly did for me.

For the food and drinks i am offered whenever i visit their house to teach their children

For the kind words and hugs when i am feeling extremely down from my friends and colleagues

For the late night calls i get from my husband to be to check if i am fine or whether i have eaten

For the appreciative smses to thank me for the things that i have done for them

My life is blessed because of you all

Sometimes while walking we trip over something and start falling……and falling…… and falling like there is no end.There is nothing in there but pitch darkness and vacuum.

That’s how it feels when troubles envelope us. Someone ever told me once, it never rains but pours. On one day you are fine and the next, you find it so hard to take the next step. You badly want to call it quits. Its funny how when a day can be so perfect, the next can be lined up with hurdles. It’s like a fortune cookie…. just not so fortunate.

I thank the Almighty that despite the tests he had given me, he kept my partner beside me… the one who is so dependable and a pillar of indomitable strength. Yes angels can fly and find you even in the darkest and deepest pit