Being Purva: What's in a name?

For Shakespeare, rose would have been the same even if it were called anything else. What's in a name, he said. I do not know if I would have been any different were I known as Purvi and not Purva. But what I do believe is I possess some characterstics because I am Purva.


I read somewhere: "psychologist say that women with more feminine names are better at jobs like nursing & a person with manly name like Hank will be more successful as a builder." I believe names (rather the meanings) have a strong bearing on one's personality.


Purva means cool breeze flowing from the east -- the direction from which the sun appears to rise. Coming from that direction (which has something that removes darkness), gives me a positive outlook and confidence of brightening up the place I am in.

Breeze cannot be held in one place, making me a restless soul. I like to call myself a wanderer--wandering in search of .....something I am unaware of! I love to get 'lost'! (which is a common occurence thanks to my extremely poor sense of direction).

While there are lot of other traits similar to the meaning of my name, I would not write all here. I like these lines written by Rabindranath Tagore....I can identify with them really well:

"I AM restless. I am a thirst for far-away things.
My soul goes out in a longing to touch the skirt of the dim distance.
O Great Beyond, O the keen call of thy flute!
I forget, I ever forget, that I have no wings to fly,
that I am bound in this spot evermore."

It's V-day again

So it's that time of the year again when Teddy Bears and 'I love you ' cards come out of Archies shop. When coffee shops, malls ,roads ,parks , footpath are packed with people in 'love'. When every music channel gives scores of CD/DVD options to gift your valentine.

And it is that time of the year again when I along with a group of friends sit m(ostly at Ansal Plaza) staring at people celebrating this festival of love. The heart shape ballons appear to be smiling (read mocking) at us. Invitations to parties clearly ask us to stay away. 'Losers 'appears to be the word for us.

None of us in the gang cribs about the 'single' status each one of us bears. except on this day.
And it's nothing more than the inability of being a part of this grand festivity. Though a lot of us argue that we can anyway celebrate the day but the reasons do not seem convincing enough. So, we all get together cause we think losers sit at home on 14th of feb.

A friend on gtalk (not part of the gang) questioned me "Is being single a crime?"

Another friend said the celebrations do not bother him since he is busy attending FOSLA meetings on every V-day.

Fosla being Frustrated One sided Lover's Association.

words of wisdom

Flipping through the pages of an old diary, I came across a few quotes. T



Anger:

I was angry with a friend;
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe;
I told it Not, my wrath did grow

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Affection:

A woman's life is a history of affections

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Aim:

There are 2 things to aim at in life: first to get what you want & after that enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second......