The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

And infinite stars if only I could give it. I am completely moved by Sarah's character and also completely in love with Sarah's perception of love and can feel almost everything happening in the novel as if it is happening with me. Her spirituality and faith and beliefs are tremendously beautiful. Graham's writing undoubtedly is powerful in moving, influencing and leaving a strong impact on its readers. A must read for 'The God' lovers, 'Love' lovers and 'Romantic' lovers.

Though, Bendrix's love appealed somewhat sympathetic to me. It was selfish and can easily turn into hate. Poignantly Bendrx chooses hate (too earthly) and is alive at the end of the novel, but Sarah chooses love (divine) and dies.

Though there is nothing in the book which can't be quoted or doesn't hold any significance but still following are my one of the favorite quotes:

"...the moment of absolute trust and absolute pleasure, the moment when it was impossible to quarrel because it was impossible to think."

"It's a strange thing to discover and to believe that you are loved, when you know that there is nothing in you for anybody but a parent or a God to love."
Now just imagine how miserably he craves for Sarah's love and he must be feeling after having it.

This one gives a shiver down my spine:
" Sometimes I get so tired of trying to convince him that I love him and shall love him forever. He pounces on my words like a barrister and twists them. I know he is afraid of that desert which would be around him if our love were to end, but he can’t realize that I feel exactly the same. What he says aloud, I say to myself silently and write it here. What can one build in the desert? Sometimes after a day when we have made love many times, I wonder whether it isn’t possible to come to an end of sex, and I know he is wondering too and is afraid of that point where the desert begins. What do we do in the desert if we lose each other? How does one go on living after that?"


"...had fallen asleep against my shoulder as so many times, in taxis...I sat still and let her be... The slowly growing pain in my upper arm where her weight lay was the greatest pleasure I had ever known."


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Might is Right!

Personal power to me is that special ability one can develop to free themselves from the culture around them, so they can choose where and how they place their energy in service to the world and themselves, and intentionally shaping the very culture they have freed their own selves from. It is a life-long journey requiring wisdom and the courage to explore dimensions of power that many around us don’t see and don’t know how to appreciate until we ourselves do. Our dominate culture doesn’t allow us to see beyond it but as they say ‘achievers never stop challenging themselves to accomplish their very best in every aspect of life’. And this is what sets them apart and defines who they are. Individual in a mass.Have you ever had the desire to create an even larger net worth? To establish deep and lasting relationships? To follow through on an idea for a project or vision? To take your career to the “next level” you always desired for?What’s stopping you? What’s holding you back?“You have an infinite amount of power that can drive you to your full potential.”So, what's keeping you from stepping into the most powerful and unstoppable destiny possible?
All you have to do is give yourself a reality check and own power which lies within you.
Let's dive deeper into the curious cave of personal power and trust. Owning your power is an integral part of personal happiness, fulfilling connections and achieving your potential. It’s like standing for your believe in your own self. You give your power away when you make someone outside of you more important than what you hold inside of you. You give away your power when you …Keep on doubting yourself, your abilities and capabilities. You over-empower others by looking for approval and validation, giving them the power to hurt you.Forget that you know what you're doing, and you are good at it.Have poor will power, self control and boundaries. Allow yourself to be intimidated by bluster and emotional assaults from other people.Don't honour and share your truth.Albert Ellis, a famous psychologist quoted "Reality is not so much what happens to us; rather, it is how we think about those events that create the reality we experience. In a very real sense, this means that we each create the reality in which we live."
Its upto us how we want to see the things, see the reality and owning our power means speaking our truth, honouring our sensitivity, and believing in ourself. Our life experience, education, personal relationships, and curiosity make us wise. Always believe in yourself and protect your personal power. We can do it by:



Learning to say "No" and mean it.Stand up for yourself and believe in yourself, no matter what.Stand on the courage of your convictions.Embrace the fact you have the right be treated respectfully by other people.Be detached by observing other people’s behaviour without attachment to the outcome. AndAsk for what you need and want. In the end it is “YOU” who matters.

Farewell to Lights

A flame lit in a dark corner. It lights up a soul. That soul burns, it feels the flame scathe it, and just as the burn heals the soul caught by your lips. Tenderly, your lips kiss the soul and it starts crackling and burns brighter. The soul can’t understand why something which hurts and burns you in ashes, feels so right. And as the soul burns bright crackling away inches from your lips, it sees you inhale the satisfaction with every puff. It sees you content… for the soul is to burn a little more and you, you keep bringing the soul to your lips. You are engulfed by a haze, is it so thick that you can’t sense the burning soul, killing itself with your every kiss.

And as you kiss it one last time, a bright spark holds your attention. But the soul, it has nothing left to give and you? You heartlessly, ride roughshod over the butt. Smother it till its last breathe. Thinking “Damn, I need another one!”

And then you pick another soul to burn, to crackle as it destroys itself to bring satisfaction to you… yes you!

Simply Plastics

Values, Principles, Transparency in one's Character, Simplicity, Naturality, Originality is now mere words to write and speak. Their meanings are lost somewhere with the passing years. According to many readers out there, I may be sounding old fashioned because am not discussing about the last night's DJ party or some celeb's recent break ups or hooks ups. This is what they want to see and hear and talk about. And there lies their priorities out of this whole world they would love to spend their time gossiping about someone else's life. They join their hands with some NGO because according to them, it sounds good in the society they don't even give a thought about something like "motive to help others." And they, who proudly run any NGO are for only because they can make profits out of it. They can make profits by using the name of those helpless, surviving each day of their lives fighting and suffering. These plastic skins for once do not even realize that world is something a lot more than showing off their air-conditioned cars and life  isn't about how many clubs you visited this week. They Fag or booze because they think it can impress the opposite sex. Imagine how low they can actually think and can do to themselves. Yes, these shallow thinkers are surviving among us. My message to these plastics is Go and for once try seeing yourself in a mirror unlike daily and try to get out of your fake and "wanna be" attire cause it will lead you to the darker side of this beautiful life. Go and make someone genuinely smile by doing something good. Do something, which will mark a positive change in a stranger's life. And you will be introduced to the word "HAPPINESS" in a universal and unfeigned sense.