A few days before Valentine's Day, many years ago, you tentatively asked me whether it would be appropriate for a friend to send a friend a Valentine's Day card.
By then we had been friends for a long time; the character of the friendship had, quietly, almost imperceptibly shifted during that time. Neither of us could pinpoint when or why exactly it had changed, but we both knew that it had.
It was tough to see where this relationship might go; even as a friendship it was unlikely by conventional standards given the differences in age and cultures, not to mention other issues like distance and family.
But you were the courageous one. You took the first few tentative steps. You opened the curtains so that we could look at the situation, could acknowledge what was happening.
Precious One, many people who know us both think that I am the driving force and that you are the mellow acquiescer. Little do they know that you are the brave one, the one who moves us forward, the one who makes things happen where it really counts.
And this Valentine's Day I want to say thank you. I love you more than I ever thought possible.
Comments (8)
sweet! wish you and your family a woderful V Day :) keep smiling.
Posted by Sagnik | February 14, 2005 11:45 AM
Posted on February 14, 2005 11:45
Namaste,
been a visitor, learnt a coupla things out of this blog(i loaned all the books by Bharati Mukharjee from the pointer here)
so many time i tempted to ask this question . but something was holding me back :( . now i cant . which camera do u carry with u ? hope u dont mind answering it .
have a wonderful day.
Posted by Sarath | February 14, 2005 1:50 PM
Posted on February 14, 2005 13:50
A lovely private glimpse.
You are very brave to let people think you are the powerful one if it is the other way round. And it is the business of no one but you and your beloved.
A secret truth between you. A little piece of your intimacy. All the more special when no one else sees it.
Posted by blackbird | February 14, 2005 3:47 PM
Posted on February 14, 2005 15:47
Thanks Sagnik :-)
Posted by Sivani | February 16, 2005 1:52 PM
Posted on February 16, 2005 13:52
Sarath - this was taken with my HP 945. The older pictures like the ones from England was taken with an Olympus D460(?) that I bought back in 2000, still with only 1.3 Megapixels.
Posted by Sivani | February 16, 2005 1:54 PM
Posted on February 16, 2005 13:54
Blackbird, the key here is "let." It's an assumption people make from the way we interact. I'm the loud and boisterous one, and in most cases the conclusions they draw are not important enough to me to care to correct it.
For one thing it doesn't really have anything to do with them, for another I don't think they'd be interested anyway :-)
And you're right, it is an extra-special piece of knowledge that causes us delight.
Posted by Sivani | February 16, 2005 1:57 PM
Posted on February 16, 2005 13:57
Aww, nice. Even more than a week later.
Posted by Anne | February 24, 2005 4:54 PM
Posted on February 24, 2005 16:54
Very nice blog!Respect you!Added to favorites!
Posted by Alex | March 27, 2006 2:42 PM
Posted on March 27, 2006 14:42