Creating Memories

I have often marvelled at how one's most wonderful memories are the ones that get created impulsively and on the spur of the moment.

the hastily arranged picnic...like the one we had in college, where instead of appearig for the corporate strategy exam, we all pooled money, hired sumos and went off to kasauli..just to have pakoras and chai, shivered delicately at the cool air, and then hurried back to eat tubfuls of fresh warm jalebis at baithak..

Or the lazy evening spent over rich conversation and rich red wine with no agenda, the skyline spreading above you, the siver and golden lights twinkling..and you engrossed in discussing the mysteries of life in the warm glow of a cane lamp...

Or the drive at 40 kmph on a 120 kmph highway, watching the mountains leisurely unfolding .....the car undulating with the softly curving tunnels..... the leisurely savouring of good company, oftentimes just that of your solitude, and in special times, that of resonant others, and feeling the cool soft breeze ruffle your hair.

Heated conversations over a midnight cup of coffee, on life, love, colleagues, politics, or even the state of the economy, knowing full well that the next day is a working day, yet savourimg the passion in the exchange of views....

the spur of the moment "yes" to going out dancing at the end of a hard and long work day when friends suddenly call. Dancing till the wee hours, drunk on life and full to the brim of music, the adrenaline coursing through your body that makes you feel truly ALIVE , crashing to sleep with each muscle in your body aching...and dreaming of nothingness...

the impulsive get together dinners at friends' houses where you eat so much dal makhani that your tummy aches and laugh so much that your jaw aches..

rolling on the floor laughing at a ridiculously funny movie, knowing the movie is stupid and its you that are hysterical with general well bieng and happiness...

or just lounging, plain and simple, with a blank mind...not even white noise, just basking in being alive, secure, safe, healthy and loved. And suddenly understanding what the word Languid means!!!

Yes, its been a wonderful weekend! How was yours?