All teenagers today claim to be obsessed and charmed by the beach, but
no one ever bothers to find out why. With our hectic daily routines, the
beach offers to us the soothing effect we crave. Priceless are the
moments spent sitting on the rocks, by the shore with the waves lashing
gently at our feet while our mind stays lost in the turmoil of thoughts.
Watching the birds fly at the horizon, reminds us of the freedom we can
achieve if only we are willing to let go of the past & all
attachments which tie us down. The simple beauty of the sunset leaves us mesmerized ; in this world where beauty comes with nothing other than
complications & pretense. For once, we don't feel conscious about
being by ourselves even though we are surrounded by a huge crowd. It's
not loneliness but inner peace which we finally manage to achieve. As
the waves of the ocean rise, our hopes rise with it. Just looking at the
rise and fall of the waves, reminds us that we will fail several times
before becoming successful in life but you can't succeed unless you try;
just like the waves never stop trying to touch the shore until the two
do meet. I must say though, the romantic movies & novels, also
contribute to spreading the beach charm. The concept of beach love, has
its origin in these and we will always be filled with gratitude for
that.
That feeling, that moment, the simple beauty of the surroundings &
the solitude, is what draws us to the beach. So next time someone claims
to be in love with the beach, remember, this cliche location has so
much more to it than just being the trend of the time.
That One Girl:
She wasn't perfect. She didn't look all
that great or have extreme self control. She spent hours making her hair &
putting on gloss, but somehow she still never managed to look as good as
"those other girls- the ones with the perfect bodies and perfect hair,
perfect houses and friends, perfect boyfriends and the perfect lives." but
she never let that get her down. Talking to people didn't come to her easily
but she didn't let it show when she was around everyone: she made her
conversation seem effortless. She was hurting & alone, scared to let anyone
into her life anymore - the way her past had left her - but still she tried;
tried to hide all the pain and tears and tried to be happy. She always lived in
her own world where things went her way. She knew she had flaws but so did
everyone else! If she could accept someone as they were, why couldn't they do
the same? It seemed like everyone wanted to change her and could do nothing but criticize her. All she wanted was someone to love her for herself, without all
the pretense Someone who would accept her flaws. For once she wanted someone
to point out all her perfections in the numerous imperfections. All she wanted
was to feel loved and needed. So every morning she would wake up & get
dressed, applying the lip gloss and making her hair , trying to revive her hope
& belief in fairy tales , to restore her faith in life. But every night,
she would be back in her room, all by herself, free of the pretentious happiness
and make-up, spiraling down the stairs of negative thoughts, still looking
for a ray of light to hold onto. To others she was just another person in
the crowd of millions, but to her, she was all she had.
.jpg)
They
say it's easier to let go of things than to hold on. having personally
experienced both, it is my opinion that this stands true only in
scenarios not involving the heart. Holding on to a crumbling
relationship maybe detrimental, but it also gives us a sense of
inexplicable satisfaction. It makes you believe that things can work
out, that the person will come back and most important of all, it makes
you BELIEVE. it makes you believe in yourself, your companion, your
relationship, faith, destiny, miracles and everything else. a glimmer of
hope stays alive within you for things to work out. This glimmer
doesn't fade away until you realize it is time to move on. they say
moving on needs you to forget everything that happened. but how can you
forget someone who gave you so much to remember? no, moving on doesn't
mean forgetting that person or the memories they gave you. it simply
means that you have to accept that those memories are all you have and
that person is now gone from your life. Letting go means accepting that
what you had is now gone but you have to make your peace with it. You'll
see that person around often and it'll hurt to not go over and greet
them like you normally do, but eventually you'll get used to it.
Letting go is one of the hardest things you'll ever have to do; but once
you do let go of the past, you will walk into the present as an entirely new individual filled with wisdom and strength.
.jpg)