Working late into the night in the office and trying desperately to find a research article from a heap of journals, you suddenly come across these. Small things that instantly pull the sides of the lips to a wide U (or a V)!
Months-old envelope sent from across the oceans on birthday. Reminds of happy moments and bubble wraps, followed by melancholic after-thoughts.
Half a year old train ticket, bought in Spain, en-route to a monastery with a friend. Realizations about being fortunate enough to have seen so many places. Smiles from ear-to-ear.
A filled-in diary given as a present a couple of years ago. Hand-written letters, memories galore and a spark in the eyes. Mixed emotions.
A picture of Calcutta while browsing randomly through Facebook. That heart-skipped-a-beat moment followed by the umpteenth-time realization that the City runs in the blood.
Instant stress-busters, I call them! :-)
Truly - the city runs in our veins.
ReplyDeletejust when I thought of replacing 'blood' with 'veins', you said the exact same thing! I keep it unchanged then :D
DeleteVery well-expressed, Ipsita!
ReplyDeleteSo glad when I come across such cool stress-busters! Much needed gifts! :)
Smell Old Books :D
ReplyDeleteoh yes! :)
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