Before taking any decision I ask myself one question: Will this make you happy?

Somehow putting things under the Yes/No light helps to lead an uncomplicated life.

Yes, shifting and starting afresh in a new city, meeting and working with new people, indulging in some soul searching... all of it is going to make me happy. Very happy.

Ear Candy

Corn popping in the microwave. Paul Simon's voice. Excited yelps and whines. Pitter-patter of the rain on my roof. Children laughing. Masala sizzling in the kadhai while Ma cooks. Rustling of the wrapping paper as you open a gift. Heart and Soul on the piano. "New Message Received" beep. Clicking cameras. Spinning wheels of my bicycle. Lip smacking. The oven going "bing". Wind chimes in the balcony. Whistling trains. The Brit accent.

“That which we manifest is before us.”

Teaching and making a difference to at least one life. Learning to play Stairway to Heaven on the guitar. Living with dogs in a house of my own. Cycling till the airport and back. Painting a pair of shoes. Making a chocolate ganache pie. Spending my birthday by myself this year. Travelling to unexplored parts of the country for some soul searching. Not "settling down" and being okay with it. Serving others. Disappearing without a trace.

“The visible becomes inevitable...”