UNEXPECTED HOLIDAYS

Woke up one fine morning

And fine it was, because it was just the beginning

Not like those regular days of slogging and work

And neither like those days of fatigue and sulk

It was the day of an unexpected holiday

Unexpected it was, though we pray for one everyday

Once in a blue moon does somebody heed

To our most absurd demands and need

So back to the morning, which was just the beginning

Of a long, long day without any complaints and whining

A day to just hang out and slack off

Or blissfully, calmly doze off

But that day was different, clearly

As I ended waking up way too early

Earlier than I do even during an exam

And for the first time, I didn’t need an alarm

Seeing this as an opportunity to have breakfast

Because heck, who wakes up on a holiday so fast

But my hopes eventually gave way to resentment

Because everything was a huge disappointment

Thinking a movie would be good enough

To drive away the gloom and cheer me up

But as luck would have it, my hopes were dashed

As soon as I switched on the laptop, it crashed

“Third time is the charm” I told myself

“Let’s try something new, something for thyself”

And so I took a paper and a pen

And started drawing lines now and then

But slowly, it started to transform

Into something resembling a modern art form

Though it was just a bunch of artistic strokes

It was enough to slowly raise my hopes

And thus, I started to doodle

I do it all the time, especially when my head’s in a muddle

And though I’m just a newbie, a rookie

This is what makes me happy and free

                                                                    ~Athira (^_^)

Short Scribbles: First Impression = Last Impression?

      I’ve been told since I was a child, “Whenever you meet someone for the first time, make sure to create a good impression. Because trust me, the first impression you create will be the one to last forever.” But now that I’ve started growing up (I believe so!) I’ve discovered that maybe, this is not true. And my experiences and encounters with people around me contribute (a little) almost every day to help me unlearn that one childhood lesson. 

When did I first realize this? 

When I was in school, I had a really good friend ( Lets call her A). We would always be together, having fun and a good laugh almost all the time. As Forrest Gump would say, we were “like peas and carrots”. All was well until someone new popped up in our class (Lets call her B). Since she was a new kid, we figured we’d help her out until she becomes comfortable and makes some friends. Well, you can pretty much guess what followed. She began to push me away and started creating a distance between me and A. This was followed by a lot of fights between me and A (who thought I was the one responsible for creating problems). This went on for almost a year until all three of us went on our separate ways. Today, even when we all meet up together, there is no longer that “friendship” which we had a few years ago.

Why did this happen? Because our so-called “first impressions” about each other started changing.

It has been rightfully said, 

  First impressions do matter in real life. What matters more though, is whether you can keep on carrying that good impression forward. Because once you get to know a person for who they really are, you start discovering that they actually aren't what they seemed to be. You may have a bad impression about someone based on how they look or maybe because of some rumors. But once you start talking to him/her, you realize, "Maybe he/she is not that bad, you know?"

 We are all familiar with the quote, "Never judge a book by its cover." But one of my friends was quick to counteract that by saying "True, we should never judge a book by its cover. But unless the cover is attractive, no one will ever bother to open the book." What I believe is, unless you actually take the risk to bother opening it, how would you know what treasure it holds? 

    So get out there and talk to that person whom you ignored yesterday because he/she didn't 'look' like your 'type' of person. You may just discover that they were probably the missing pieces in your life. They may probably be the 'right' person. 

  

  

                                                                                                       ~Athira 

 P.S. What impression has my writing created about me? Do let me know. :)