The Eclectic Impetus

It was another mundane day at office. Nothing cheerful or exciting could be expected out of it. Then I saw it while I was walking out. At first I didn't realise what it was but a few trips (unplanned, of course) later, my eyes figured out their colour and shape. I stopped in my track and saw them for what they are. Someone had decided to get a box of jalebis in a transparent container causing unwarranted salivation in the likes of me. At one point, I contemplated stealing as there was no one around. But my moral compass pointed me in the right direction and I walked away with my head held high. Turns out, it was the right thing to do. Later in the day, when I was immersed in my word and forgot about everything, my colleague placed the said box of jalebis on my desk and asked me to take one. I couldn't tell her the elation in my mind. Sometimes in life, you don't have to do anything. If it is meant to be, it will come to you. Otherwise, it's bett

Photo Credit: Margot Pandone So I learnt swimming today. It felt good to write that line as I have always wanted to be able to swim. It was more of a personal goal rather than a life-saving skill. My first stint at swimming was when I was about ten. My grandparents had a stream in their backyard and that was where I first developed my love for water. My cousins and I would go there to play on the sand and in water. So the time came for me to try my hand at swimming and I guess that was it. I don't remember the reasons for not pursuing swimming then but my cousins did help me try to learn. I guess my biggest fear was drifting away and never being able to return, since it was a flowing stream and the downstream of it was filled with rocks. Watching a lot of movies didn't help either. This time it was different. It was a pool, with clear blue water that was disinfected. I couldn't possibly drift away to oblivion. The pool had it's boundaries and I would be cont