Meant to be....

Title courtesy: A friend. I dont know if I can call him so.. He s much more than an aquaintance, and a friend to me, but am I the same to him? Only time can tell rather he can tell ! ;-) ...

PS: Names withheld to protect interests (!!) of parties concerned...


When people meet, there can be a dozen relationships formed - some for life, some for that moment, some for a short period of time, some none at all..

So what happens when such relationships are formed? Obvious answers include heartaches, fights, happy-forever, friends-foreaver, bhai-bhai and what not.. but looking beyond the obvious, we can see some strange feelings and emotions.

Love, lust and emotions form an integral part in any relationship. Love need not always mean the "shaadi-wala pyar". Love has its various dimensions, something like loving your mom, dad, sis, bro, friend et al.

But we wont be discussing that here. We'll talk about that love that proclaims to bind two people in a life long relationship, thereby causing enormous amount of heartache and devilish thoughts in the mind.

When two people say "I do.. " do they really mean what they say? When the words "I love you" are uttered, is the inherent meaning understood?

Why is it that when A loves B, B happens to love C, and C happens to love someone else and finally the circle never ends. And when C breaks up with that someone else and realizes that B would have been a better choice, B has already gotten over C and moved on in life. (sounds funny eh.. but yes, this is the bitter truth).

But what happens, when two people love each other, let's name them A and B. After a few years, they realize they are not compatible. What made them tick / click in the first place? Or let s say, A and C love each other, and at some point, A let go of C and C never came back. Or in another case, A loves D but never puts his thought across. Yet another case, where E loves A, but A doesnt?

What makes one love the other? There can be a 1000 reasons, but that love that comes without reason, without a second thought, usually an ephiphany, is what, yours truly thinks, is true love.

That love is unconditional, does not think twice to say something, is always wanting the happiness of the other, is always willing to sacrifice, is always there for you no matter what, encourages you in everything, is at your side when you fall, is at your side when you laugh, will understand your hangovers or PMS, will let you go out with your girl friends / men friends, will let you have your space, yet fill your void, will be sunshine in your life, will be the moonlight in your darkness, will be everything yet nothing, will be something and anything, will bring out the child in you, will play with you, will fight with you, will kiss you, will make love to you, will read to you, will cook for you, will take care of you when sick, will grab even the slightest chance possible to spend time with you, is honest with you, will watch cartoon network with you, will pamper you, yet chide you when you do something wrong, is never bored with you.. all this and much more.

If you feel this way towards someone, then yes, my friend, you are in love. But, does the other person also feel this way towards you? If the answer is yes again, then Congratulations.. else.. better luck with the next one !!

As it is said, failures are the stepping stones to success. Just because we meet a few people who give us the illusion of being in love, it does not mean that love itself is a farce. And it is only because of this emotion called Love that this whole world still manages to look beautiful despite its odds.

When two people are meant to be, all this happens and when all this happens, you know you are meant to be.

There is one soul mate for every person born. and You ll know who he / she is when the time is ripe.. The wait is always worth it..

Love you all..

Cheers!