Dear Joy,
Hi! I guess, a “long time, no see!” is in order. You might not be visiting me in recent times, but I assure you, your company is enjoyable.
In my childhood, you were easier to obtain. I’d experience you almost every other moment. Playing with my friends, staring at nothing, reading, watching cartoons, eating what I liked, spending time with my family, drawing (which I absolutely despise now)- you came with it all.
But now, when I’m in my teenage, I’ve discovered quite a lot of things which have affected your time in my life. Now that I know that nothing is permanent, I find ‘happily ever after’ nothing more than a desperate attempt at promising a better tomorrow. What’s worse, only a few make it through to see the better tomorrow or the better day after tomorrow or the better, whenever it comes. Scary, isn’t it?
You exist a lot in my memories. You come in the form of some people I interact with on a daily basis (some of them extremely gorgeous, if you know what I mean *wink*). You come in the form of flashbacks of things that I once had. You exist in the thought of the things I will have. You exist in literature and words. You exist in human gestures. You exist in a lot of things.
Then, you shouldn’t be difficult to find, eh? But, you are. You are like a chameleon. You blend in with the other emotions that already exist in majority. It takes a long while to pick you out. Most give up in the process. However, it’s beautiful watching those who successfully do so. It inspires other people and then BAM! You are a phenomenon that everyone wants to experience and the world slowly becomes a better place.
I don’t know whether you will be as hard to find in my adulthood as you are now. Maybe I will have experienced you enough times to know where exactly to look. I hope that is the case; for me and for everyone else.
Wow, that was Aristotle-level philosophical. Maybe, I should calm down a bit.
Maybe, I shouldn’t. I’ve gotten all worked up now, to find you. And it’s a damned better thought than all the others I’ve had lately.
Yours sincerely,
Me.
-Kimaya Ingale.
Absolutely beautifu! Joy is a bit more happy to find in the teenage, isn’t it? Love your post!
And, please do check out my blog as well! π
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Thank you so much π and yes, I sure will π
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Thank you!
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Joy shouldn’t be hard to find. Stop looking for it in yesterday and tomorrow. Stop looking for it outside yourself. Take a look into your heart and you will find that joy has never left you it’s right where you left it. If you learn to live this moment you will be happy. β€
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My brain can process all that, but my heart, it outright protests. Things aren’t right, right now. π¦
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It will never be right. But you have this moment. Are you happy at this moment? Then save that moment until the next.
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That’s really great advice. Thank you. π
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It was lovely, first blog I read today and may be the best one.
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Thank you so much! π
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Actually I am new to this. And so I need some help ?
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How may I help you?
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How to follow by using an username?
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Who would you like to follow? π
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Say suppose Priyal Bhatia
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You can look for a comment by Priyal Bhatia, the woman/girl in question and then just click the name in bold, right besides her photo/icon. Then, you would either be directed to her WordPress site or her Gravatar profile. If you are directed to her Gravatar profile, just check to see if she has a WordPress site listed, and if she does, just click on it and voila! Just follow her afterward.
I hope that presents the solution you are looking for. π
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Thanks
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You’re welcome!
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So beautifully written. π
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Thank you π
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My pleasure. π
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Wow I never would have guessed you were a teenager! Not that it’s like teenagers can’t do things, but your writing is just very very good and deep- like way way way better than I could have ever written in my teen years! Very impressed! Also, my joy became much harder to find in adulthood, but when it’s there it’s more valuable than it ever was. Not sure if that makes up for it… probably not… beautiful post!
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Aw, that honestly means a lot coming from you π You just made my morning π
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