The lost kitten

With the superfluous snow this year it seems to be an all ice zone. Snowfall besides restricting mobility doesn't stop anything. Life just passes by; irrespective of whether we move with it or not. On a cold windy but a sunny day, I bravely step out to visit a local salon. More than just pampering, in winters it becomes more of a necessity to visit the salon when your fingers or your feet become dull and scream for some additional cream. My chipped off nails were almost an insinuation to that fact...

As i started walking down the pavement the strong winds almost ruined my hair. My well combed hair was messy and this required no evidence. The feeble sun rays weren't enough to provide warmth. While walking i saw a small kitten running through the middle of the pavement. While there are many people in this world who consider it to be a bad omen if a cat crosses their road, i somehow have overcome this thought years back. The small kitten was petrified as well as confused thus giving me an impression that it had lost its owner.

Gradually i try to walk towards that frightened kitten who was trying to run as fast as it could. I sensed that the more i go nearer the harder it tried to run away. So i stood there so that the kitten could see and realize that i am harmless. I enjoyed the kitten playing peek-a-boo . The strong winds made difficult for me to stand while the poor kitten was also uncomfortable. Slowly the kitten tried to walk towards me while certainly it had its inhibitions. I stood there for a while.

They say love knows no language. Sensing that i am harmless the kitten came near me & started to lean towards me.I bent down lifted the poor kitten which seemed to be trembling due to wind and cold. My heart melted for a while. As i started patting and running my fingers across its back I could feel how eased the kitten was feeling. After a few minutes i saw a lady was hastily walking around perhaps in search of something or someone. My assumptions weren't wrong since she was looking for her kitten whom she she thought was lost. She was absolutely delighted when she saw her kitten sitting comfortably in my lap. Her eyes almost lighted up and she couldn't help stop thanking me.

As we both bid goodbye to each other and started walking our ways i felt contended somewhere deep down my heart. May be it was sense of gratitude the lady was trying to express or the sense of security the kitten perhaps felt when i lifted it at my hands or or or...I don't know but i was happy...

New Year 2011

Hurray!!! As we stepped into new year 2011 nineteen days back we all have made lots of promises to ourselves, our loved ones. Some promises have already been blown with the wind while some are still standing against time. My chubby friend who each year promises to shed those extra pounds only to give up in the mid way has made the same promise this time. She vehemently declared to all of us that, even if she doesn't go for a dieting she would never touch 'sweets' which at times seems inseparable from her. Even before the first month of the year is yet to pass by she seems to have forgotten her profound resolution.

At a recent birthday party she just let her hair down and enjoyed all the sweet delicacies that was probably on her no-no list. Even though her friends bumped at her at the very sight, she was too engrossed to participate in that satirical conversation. The manner in which she was enjoying reminded me of one gentle thought: Live life to the fullest. Even though i do want my friend to lose those extra flab yet her infectious smile compelled me to share the table with her that evening. I just could not help stop laughing and ofcourse didn't forget to take snaps of her wonderful gestures.

Many of us have perhaps made lots of resolutions to lose weight, to quit smoking or drinking excessively, to work hard, to be more responsible towards our home and relationships and what not. But its indeed a naked truth that we forget those promises. The New Year party ends and so does our promises. A friend of mine has promised that she would be more stringent with herself when it comes to shopping. Now this is something women folk can never abide by. A yearly sale on favorite brand of clothes and cosmetics and up flies the promise. Phew!!!! Women can never keep this promise.

Even though the month of January is swiftly passing by, i am still wondering what are the changes that this year has brought along. While i am still wondering and discovering you guys can go ahead and recollect if you have made any new year resolutions which u have happily forgotten!!!!