Snippets of the mind by Gagansvaid

L ove to see your face dearest man, In this silence of your faceless smile- I appreciate the beauty of your being. Your sophistication, the art in you, Soothes me, gives me your touch. Ever resplendent your thoughts, Pour a bottle full of emotions- Wherein lay your trust and values. I keep them intact in me- That I feel you interacting with me, The blossom of our memories occur, Blessing me with confidence, And honest, positive spirits of love.

Image Source: Pixabay T hese days when I write, I think of writing a short-crisp story or poem, I don't give much time to writing it, I just write it and post it quickly. One could reason it to be, an outcome of the lack of time. This lack of time, comes from a lot many things being done by me these days. But when I ask myself, that do you like it; then I somewhere feel that No, I liked the earlier times much better than these times. Earlier, I had a lot of time with myself; and I could spend time with my writings. I didn't read much in the past, but not less either. All I mean to say is that I had time for myself. These days, the difference is I am quite busy in one thing or the other. When I compare these two phases, I would say that there are many positives which I take from both of them alike. In these days when I interact well with people, I enhance my skills at writing also. Somewhere my stories, poems and write-ups, get a different shape, and that is the time ...

It was a hot day in the month of May and I remember it vividly. I walked into the prestigious St. Stephens College, with dreams so high that said, “one day I will make my name, I will grow from here.” No, I am not a student of St. Stephens College. It was just a way of motivating myself before the 2013 cut-offs were released. Anyway, I tried my bit by asking the College authorities about their criteria of admitting the students in an academic session. I had scored 91.75%, which were really less in comparison to their headstrong cut-off lists. Image Source:   http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/multimedia/dynamic/01507/DU_ADMISSIONS_FIRS_1507398f.jpg Soon I got to know that there were no admissions under Extra Curricular Activities in St. Stephens College. Students were admitted on the basis of their academia, although there was an additional quota for sports students to get admission. For that, students who applied had to be exceptional. It’s because every student wants ad...