When I was a little kid, my grandmother used to stitch a quilt for all her grandchildren. A real quilt with all the patches of different cloths and materials, all colourful, stitched together. I used to very eagerly wait for it! All of us little ones waited to see who got the best looking quilt! (or I think the competition was just in my mind!!) When she would start stitching, I used to sit next to her, rummage through all the cloth patches she had gathered and choose a favourite. And when I would get my quilt, invariably it would have that one cloth patch that had appealed to me the most! So I would decide that I got the best one and I think my sister and cousins thought the same for themselves!!
Well, if you're wondering why I'm writing this... I think that the quilt is symbolic of our life. Every patch of cloth in that quilt represents the different experiences we have, the different people we meet, people we connect with, the various emotions we go through etc. Some plain, some colourful and some simply exquisite! And everything bound together is our life- Our special quilt.
So we should not mope about the sad old rags of our life because hey.. It's adding to your colour anyway- your own special quilt. Life is better if you appreciate every part of it- the good, the bad and the not so beautiful too! It'll keep you warmer and happier...
I hope everyone feels that they have the very best quilt...
The world would be much warmer and cozier that way...
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
My first one...
Would like to start out by welcoming everyone here!
Honestly, I never thought I would really ever get down to writing a blog coz I used to feel that blogs were always interesting but sometimes, weirdly intrusive. (Just some quirk of mine!) And secondly, didn't know if I would be able to think of the first thing to write!!
But putting all these doubts to rest, someone did change my perception about the concept of blogging and I think it is apt that I mention it here...
He said it's more like an extension of yourself. Your way of reaching out to people by communicating your thoughts and ideas. It's interesting and fun coz you would get to know what other people have to say, what they think as well... Helps a person grow! That really did inspire me and I decided to give up my old apprehensions and those quirks as well!
This person is someone I look up to and respect a lot. A very true person at heart who genuinely cares for others always. And I want to thank him for introducing me to this new world which I can't wait to explore!
So I've named the blog "Echoes" as I intend it to be an echo of my thoughts and hope I'll be able to hear some of yours too!
That said, all suggestions and criticisms are most welcome!
Honestly, I never thought I would really ever get down to writing a blog coz I used to feel that blogs were always interesting but sometimes, weirdly intrusive. (Just some quirk of mine!) And secondly, didn't know if I would be able to think of the first thing to write!!
But putting all these doubts to rest, someone did change my perception about the concept of blogging and I think it is apt that I mention it here...
He said it's more like an extension of yourself. Your way of reaching out to people by communicating your thoughts and ideas. It's interesting and fun coz you would get to know what other people have to say, what they think as well... Helps a person grow! That really did inspire me and I decided to give up my old apprehensions and those quirks as well!
This person is someone I look up to and respect a lot. A very true person at heart who genuinely cares for others always. And I want to thank him for introducing me to this new world which I can't wait to explore!
So I've named the blog "Echoes" as I intend it to be an echo of my thoughts and hope I'll be able to hear some of yours too!
That said, all suggestions and criticisms are most welcome!
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