Red Chillies

I walk in the crowded streets,
and yet, engulfed in solitude..
the air, profusely filling my lungs,
with every step, every breathe..

and there it was.. a sharp aroma..
a million emotions, a million feelings..
sweet, sour, strong, mild..
the smells of spices driving me wild..

I turn on an empty road,
and yet, magically accompanied.

Ever wondered what happens to those thousand anecdotes in our lives? There are a few events, that vibrate the otherwise highly stable everyday soul of ours. Well these "small tinge of spices..bring a second of feelings, a minute web of thoughts, an hour of conversation .. and then sadly are thrown into a lifetime of oblivion"...exactly like the spices.

In this blog, I attempt to record a few of those spell - 'soul' binding experiences drawn from everyday life, extracted from the movements that go around me, the horizon of which is limitless..

But why the weird metaphor of spices and anecdotes? Well, I think they are very similar in the sense that they bring almost the same kind of effects . Almost every human emotion is characterized by a spice..every soul has a spice of his own.. My favorites are the red chillies. The enchanting red.. which adorns the spicy Indian gourmet dishes. I use them everyday in my cooking.. and the aroma that infuses in my body when they are fried in the oil is just heavenly.

Next time when you are cooking, or just savoring a meal. take a moment to yourself and try to identify the aroma that effects you the most... its just amazing how your heart jumps up like a child, the next time you identify that particular spice in your next meal.. good luck ;)