Often some small things leave a big impact on your life. Something in the moment that hits a cord and lingers in your heart and mind for a long time after that. Its like a memory but a little mysterious. Like a lost thought trying to figure out where to settle in your mind and keeps floating in the search of a destination. In search of an understanding or perhaps just an acknowledgment. It teases and troubles you but above all it fascinates you. It gives you resounding proof that you exist not just as an object but as a living being. It may be a song that appeals to you, a movie that becomes your all time best, a journey engraved in your mind or a that special glance engraved in your heart. It is these moments of magic that makes life an incredible gift. I got two such gifts this week. I have never been in love, not this kind. But this week, I fell in love with two stunning girls.
The first girl I fell for is this amazing writer. I met her once almost a month back when she had come for an overnight sky observation with me. She was in my domain there and all we managed were a few formal exchanges. This week I came across her writing. It was her blog that I read but I cannot get myself to call it that. The word is a huge understatement to what I read and if ever something has the power to fill all senses and engulf the mind, I believe this was it. I associate two attributes to writing. The content structuring which is the creation of the mind and the communication which is the pursuit of perfection of the language used. The former is a mark of the human being the latter a mark of what he can achieve. Both being strongly responsible for the result that comes out. What I read had them both. Superior clarity and amazing coherency.
So did I fall in love with the girl or her writing? I fell in love with the girl. I fell in love with the mind that had the ability to say without fear what it had to say. The heart that was big enough to not be a hindrance to the mind and the human that was capable enough to make another truly happy, without self sacrifice. The writing was simply the means. And every time I will read a good piece of work, I will remember her.
If the only thing I take out of dilli is your writing, the past seven months were totally worth it.
But I got more. Today I fell in love with another girl. I have known her for almost the entire duration of my stay in New Delhi but with every passing day I kept getting glimpses into her life that seemed so carefree and simple. She is one girl who is not caught up with problems and will chase butterflies if given an opportunity. Today she got me pasta 
Now this seemingly trivial incident is actually so strongly connected to the past seven months that it will be impossible for me to explain the whole scene. But we had a discussion a few days back where there was a passing reference to pasta. I have to really stretch my memory to remember that I said I loved pasta. It was a passing remark, supposed to be said and never again recalled. But she did. She remembered, and she cooked and got some for me today. This ability to stay in touch with the real life is what I simply adore. Its seems so hard to do for most people and yet some, actually very few, pull it off so effortlessly. It is this quality that made me fall in love with another girl within a week!
Seems incredible that I spent my life searching, hoping and believing that life exists on this planet and one week gave me two overwhelming proofs. I have never fallen in love before and don’t care if I ever do again. Of course it will be incredible if I meet more people like these two girls.
The two of you have made my life. I thank you.
Nikhil Pawar
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how adorable is that!
i had no idea u liked the story this much.
i hope u meet many many more ppl like these.
love,
the first girl in this post!
@ Apoorva:
yeah me too
it was not just that one story… i read almost everything there and loved almost everything. It had that amazing flair.