Rest In Peace...

As Indians, we have heard a lot about demonetisation, its effects/affects (as per your political leaning).

However, for me, November marks the anniversary of 26/11, more than any other world event.

The Mumbai attacks of 26/11 are well-documented, and we still await justice being done, the perpetrators being brought to book.
This, when the world has seen the rise of similar attacks in France, Brussels, along with the rise of the ISIS.
Despite all the cacophony, the international consensus has been more about being mute spectators and about doing nothing more than making perfunctory noises and condemnations, time and time again.

Yes, we have done better than before, in retaliating towards Pakistani strikes.
Yes, we have been more firm, but we still need to do a lot more.

Let us keep ensuring that we isolate Pakistan completely - both strategically, diplomatically as well as militarily with enough quid pro quo.

My thoughts go out again, to all those who lost their lives or loved ones, to the cowardly and dastardly act of terrorists.
Rest In Peace to them.

To all of us here - let us not rest in peace - till we get the culprits and make sure justice prevails.
Jai Hind!

Dear Hanu

Pyaare Hanu,

Aap jahan bhi ho, jahan bhi raho, hamesha khush rehna.

May your soul find peace, happiness, blessings, and contentedness, Hanu.

We love you Hanu.
We all do.
Always did, always will.

We are fine Hanu, just don't worry.
We don't want you to feel stuck due to us.
Yes, your void and absence will always hurt.
Yes, we will miss you all the time.

But do know Hanu, that it does not mean we want you to stay stuck with our pain.
So we are fine Hanu, and we will always remember you with joy and love only.

We will be happy in wishing and praying that you get mukti, happiness, and peace.
Just want you to know our love for you, our missing you, is not our weakness or your handicap.
It is our joy. Always was and always will be just that.
With lots and lots of love, love, and only love from all of us: Bless you, forever! :)

May you always stay protected, pampered, blessed, and loved by God and all the angels up above.
Stay in peace, stay blessed, stay happy, always!!!

So glad!!

Many (mere) condemnations ago, I had written about the predictable futility of just empty displays of restraint.

September 29, 2016 ushered in a paradigm shift from that hackneyed and impotent approach.

So glad to finally see that we have an administration that believes in making the enemy pay for his misadventures and transgressions.

So glad to finally witness a day when our armed forces were NOT on their (by-default) perpetual defensive state.
For a welcome change, they not only attacked, but did so by going for their kill, even into PoK.

So glad to finally see that when a rogue state broke the threshold of our patience, it was not followed by mere rhetoric but actions too.

So glad to see an unequivocal message from this action: you go after us, our army, and our people...we will not sit back, we will hit back.
 
To all the terrorists and their Aakaa's: You have nowhere to hide, and you know that now.


Kudos to our army, our government.
For displaying that statements work, but work when it is seen as not without muscle.

They are not meant to be dished out as platitudes or ceremonial condemnations.

So glad to see a statement from the other side, for a change!
So glad to see rogues being paid back in the same coin, in the language that they understand best.

Jai Hind, Jai Jawaan!!!

LOVE = Love Outspokenly Verbally Expressively

Love - such a beautiful emotion.
Isn't it even more wonderful that it does not have any one way only, of expressing it?! :)

There are all possible ways of loving.
The last post was about loving quietly, lovingly, silently.

This one (thanks to Word Porn's inspiration again), is about being expressive and outspoken in loving your love.

Image Courtesy: Word Porn

Even if what you are saying is at the cost of sounding repetitive, say it, if your heart feels just that.

Even if what you are saying might seem that your love knows it, no problem in being boring as long as you are true and genuine in your words, and not saying for just saying sake!

You are fine in every quiet, restrained way too, and even in the outspoken, unabashed way too.As long as you are sincere and genuinely feel & as long as you mean every word you are saying (or not saying), you are fine!

So go ahead, and leave how you express your love to your personal choice.
But do love, if you truly do :)
The way you want.
The one you want.

Truly.
Irresistibly.
Happily.
Unabashedly.
Unconditionally.
Forever.