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Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Not just another forward

Am not writing anything today.. thot its a long time since I checked my blog.. was here to clean the cob-webs.. :)
This is one of the few forwards I really like. Most of the forwards I receive are usually of the "shift-delete" types.. Not this one.. Kinda cute, kinda touching.. a nice read.. :)

10th Grade
As I sat there in English class,
I stared at the girl next to me.
She was my so called 'best friend'.
I stared at her long, silky hair,
and wished she was mine.
But she didn't notice me like that,
and I knew it. After class,
she walked up to me and asked me for
the notes she had missed the day before.
I handed them to her.
She said 'thanks' and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
I want to tell her, I want her to know
that I don't want to be just friends,
I love her but I'm just too shy,
and I don't know why.

11th grade
The phone rang. On the other end,
it was her. She was in tears,
mumbling on and on about how her
love had broke her heart.
She asked me to come over because
she didn't want to be alone, So I did.
As I sat next to her on the sofa,
I stared at her soft eyes, wishing she was mine.
After 2 hours, one Drew Barrymore movie, and three bags of chips, she decided to go home.
She looked at me, said 'thanks' and gave me a kiss on the cheek..
I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don't want to be just friends, I love her but I'm just too shy, and I don't know why.

Senior year
One fine day she walked to my locker.
"My date is sick" she said, "he's not gonna go"
well,
I didn't have a date, and in 7th grade,
we made a promise that if neither of us had dates, we would go together just as 'best friends'.
So we did. That night, after everything was over, I was standing at her front door step.
I stared at her as She smiled at me
and stared at me with her crystal eyes.
Then she said- "I had the best time, thanks!"
and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
I want to tell her,
want her to know
that I don't want to be just friends,
I love her but I'm just too shy,
and I don't know why.

Graduation
A day passed, then a week, then a month.
Before I could blink, it was graduation day.
I watched as her perfect body floated like an angel up on stage to get her diploma.
I wanted her to be mine-but
she didn't notice me like that, and I knew it.
Before everyone went home,
she came to me in her smock and hat,
and cried as I hugged her.
Then she lifted her head from my shoulder and said- 'you're my best friend, thanks' and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
I want to tell her, I want her to know
that I don't want to be just friends,
I love her but I'm just too shy,
and I don't know why.

Marriage
Now I sit in the pews of the church.
That girl is getting married now.
and drive off to her new life,
married to another man.
I wanted her to be mine,
but she didn't see me like that,
and I knew it.
But before she drove away,
she came to me and said 'you came !'.
She said 'thanks' and kissed me on the cheek.
I want her to know that
I don't want to be just friends,
I love her but I'm just too shy,
and I don't know why.

Death
Years passed, I looked down at the coffin of a girl who used to be my 'best friend'.
At the service, they read a diary entry
she had wrote in her high school years.
This is what it read:
"I stare at him wishing he was mine;
but he doesn't notice me like that,
and I know it. I want to tell him,
I want him to know that
I don't want to be just friends,
I love him but I'm just too shy,
and I don't know why.
I wish he would tell me he loved me !
.........'I wish I did too...'
I thought to my self, and I cried.
Some Times ........... Some Where in Life It happens ............. .

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Required: Censor board for newspapers

32 massacred in J&K.
30 feared dead in a tragic bus accident.
4 killed in Gujarat riots.
Indian engineer beheaded in Afghanistan.

This is what I have been reading in the newspapers over the past few days. I remember, when I was in school, my teachers and parents encouraged me to read the newspaper daily before leaving for school. I enthusiastically used to get up early in the morning and read the newspaper before packing my bag for school. I remember our teacher used to discuss the news with us daily in the morning. It was fun.

But times have changed. With the kind of news hitting the headlines daily, I will never encourage my children to read the newspapers. I sometimes wonder, if violent films need to pass the censor board why should newspapers be freely distributed. Violent films need to go through the censor scissors in order to avoid the spread of violence. Censor boards ensure that the minds of children are not getting corrupt by watching such movies.

Why should such laws not apply to the newspapers? Newspapers go to almost every house in India. Children read newspapers. If violent movies influence children, I guess violent write ups and photos also affect the delicate mind. I suggest having a censor board for newspapers also. Every news paper should be rated before it is sent out for distribution. Sounds funny? Yeah, it does sound funny to me too, but I guess that’s the need. Else, I would suggest parents read the newspapers, decide if it’s good enough for their children to read. Hide the newspapers from your children if they are too violent.

The future of the society is based on what the children of today see, hear, read, speak, and most importantly, what they think. Children’s thoughts are influenced easily by what they see, hear, and read. I believe children should be able to have an imagination of their own, based on what they read, see, and hear. I can imagine the kind of imagination today’s child would have. The only thing that today’s child is exposed to is violence, terrorism, sex, homicide, war etc. I can clearly see what the future would look like in such a scenario. The future is no better than our today.