Picturesque capture
"आते जाते खूबसूरत आवारा सड़कों पे कभी कभी इत्तेफाक से कितने अनजान लोग मिल जाते हैं उनमे से कुछ लोग भूल जाते हैं, कुछ याद रह जाते हैं " Extremely powerful lines. I heard this song on radio on my way to the office today. The mere choice of words brought back photographic memories of places, incidents & people conjuring up a delectable concoction of misty love-filled air on a breezy day. I am reminded of such wonderful memories when I have encountered severe incidents of fear, understated embarassment trying to do the hero-act, ran into unending conversations with random people I knew I wouldnt ever meet again - especially on vacations & made no attempts to save them either on a piece of paper or capture on a camera. Ironical though, I must have not wanted these memories to remain indelible and thus no attempts to save them & strangely, they seem etched. I never miss out on the details of these wonderful and sometimes not-so-wonderful memories whenever ...