How I Stopped Thinking...

“ Uhura :   We  are outgunned… outnumbered . Kirk :   So we come out shooting ”             Courtesy: STAR TREK: INTO THE DARKNESS (INTERNATIONAL TRAILER)   In the short span of time I call my life this is one of the few lines I have heard many a times. Every movie and every action novel which involves a protagonist fighting against an antagonist shall always have some line like this. This line would probably be located right near the climax of the novel or movie and would invariably see the protagonist come out of the tight situation guns blazing (at times literally!!) But then has anyone ever wondered how unrealistic this line can be? I mean, I don’t deny the fact that when cornered people do tend to perform extraordinary acts of valor. But then when the situation looks so bleak and hopeless then how much could (or rather should) be the chance of coming out of the situation with flying colors? Th...

People will forget what you said, they will forget what you did, but they will never forget how much you made them feel. (Disclaimer: This is a fictional account, partly inspired by a short story and partly the numerous movies watched over the last 20 odd years!!!) Goodbye. It’s such a simple word.  Wish, it were as simple as a click on a button.  But sometimes it’s the hardest thing to say. If someone says to you that, he can leave everything whenever he wishes than trust me, he’s lying. It had just been three years, not exactly the longest time, but still I  couldn't  bring myself to say the word. I knew she was gone. She was never going to come back. The note she left me was very precise. Just two lines, but it said everything. “I am leaving you. Please don’t come after me.” I  didn't  know what to believe: those sweet words of love that she whispered in my ears or the hard and cold reality of the note in my hand. Even though I knew...