"I'm not afraid of death I just don't want to be there when it happens." -Woody Allen

Hello there!
So, long time no see. Yes its been a looong time hasn't it? Damn. Ok so this time I am not going to crib about how long its been since I last posted (which was on the 26th June, which was exactly 50 days ago and just thinking about that makes me depressed. ), instead lets get right to it!
So India celebrated its 69th Independence Day the other day, and it's a national holiday like this that really brings the entire country together! I think India is one place where you have a HUUUGE spectrum of people and on the 15th of August this HUUUGE spectrum just becomes one single color and it is truly a beautiful sight!
So if you ask me, 'Are you proud to be an India?', I would give you a very vague answer! I do have a number of reasons! So, India is not a very rich country and a vast population of the country is not educated, so a lot of people just don't know the difference between right and wrong! For example, Indian roads. Let me tell you, there is not ONE person who follows the rules and driving here is an absolute nightmare. Another thing is that a majority of the country is still VERY orthodox and conservative, a lot of points cannot be put forward here and because of this women face a loottt of difficulties. Another evil prevalent in the country, probably the worst one, is the caste system. Now people will tell you that it is eradicated but nooo, it is very much present, from the slums to the rich households. Caste is the biggest wall that is yet to be torn down.
Now having said all that, India is not a bad place to live in, despite what the newspapers tell you. A lot of evil people may be living here but there are a larger number of truly amazing and inspiring people who are born and brought up here. All the way from Mahatma Gandhi to the beloved Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. And the number of cultures in India is something that is absolutely AMAZING. Every direction you look in you find people in different clothes, speaking different languages, eating a huge variety of food, practicing different cultures, religions etc etc! And honestly speaking, just being a part of that and experiencing it everyday is just magical! One of my dreams is to live in Europe, now many of you from India would want to settle somewhere abroad as well, and that's ok, I don't think that that makes you less of a patriot but I do think at the end of the day we must never ever forget where we belong! The Motherland. You might go to all corners of the Earth but wherever you go, you will be an Indian. And I believe we must be proud. Indians invented the goddamn numbers! Ughh.
So yeah! You may take the Indian out of India but you cant take the India out of the Indian. :P
Sooooo that was my post! Hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!
Auf Wiedersehen. :')

Without Wax,
PROUD That Indian Blogger.

Song for the post-
Don't forget where you belong- One Direction

Hello there everybody!
Very kind of you to take some time off and read this, means a LOT to me. Ugh I'm being too sappy aren't I? Oh well. :P
So as some of you probably know, books are my ULTIMATE escape. You know, that break from reality that we all require once in a while! And recently, I've learnt that Cecilia Ahern's books (author of PS. I Love You, Where Rainbows End, Thanks For The Memories, to name a few) are THE BEST way to do that! But one book in particular, 'If You Could See Me Now' by her really got me thinking! In the book there are these people who we call "imaginary friends" but Cecilia Ahern, says that these people are very real, we may not see them, but they are very much present all around us and its just that we choose not to see them! But kids can see them. Why? I think we can strongly relate this to real life. When we grow older, we become so stressed out. At some point it happens to everyone! We hardly have time on our hands, we don't even find time to pee, let alone think! And this is all inevitable, regardless of the profession you choose, the stream you pick etc etc etc! Its more or less a fundamental thing we face while growing up and I believe that somewhere along the line we just lose ourselves a bit and forget to look around us! Now if you're in college and you look at a plant, you probably, deep down, don't really look at it as a plant! You probably think about the Phloem, the Xylem, the Chlorophyll, the Chloroplasts, the Photosynthesis, bla bla bla! You cannot just see the plant, as a plant, a beautiful thing that somehow grows of the dirt in the ground and can take care of itself all by itself! Now a kid would see it as just that, and see the beauty of it. The Beauty In Small Things. But us young adults and grown ups? We just forget. And I think we should remember not to forget because it will make living life a whole lot easier! There are very bad people in this world. Extremely, unthinkable horrid things happen to good people and are carried out by bad people! Its also something that's inevitable and bound to happen to people and just thinking of it has the ability to just piss us off and we may even want to just give up on everything but no. Don't. Whenever you feel this way, just stop, even if you have a really important test the next day and you are freaking out, and you think you're finally going to break (pretty much like how I felt a week ago, before my Chemistry test), just stop whatever it is that you're doing and take a deeeep breath and look around you, look and The Beauty In Small Things and that will give you that little extra you need to make it through your day and get a step closer to your goal. Just remember to not forget and you'll do great, I assure you! The Beauty In Small Things. :') Don't forget.
Without Wax,
That Indian Blogger.

Song of the day-
Possibilities - Freddie Stroma

Hellooo Everybody!

And so the summer is slowly coming to a close! I mean school starts NEXT WEEK for me. Damn. Where did all the days go? We'll never know. *sigh*

So anyways today's post is going to be on trust! I believe that trust is a fundamental element of life if you don't want to end up as a loner with 200 cats. ( Why do they associate loners and cats anyways? :P ) Now that wouldn't be an ideal life now would it? It would be even worse if you're allergic to cats. :P
Now, Trust according to Dictionary.com (Thank you Dictionary.com) is a Reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc, of a person or thing; confidence.
That definition though.
But in other words, trust is something that can take years to build but only a minute to destroy! Once we've gained the trust of a person, I don't think we realise how important and precious it is until we've lost it! It is really hard to find people in to trust in this world but once we do, we really have to be grateful because that is honestly a beautiful gift from God or "The Universe" if you happen to be like me. :P We must never let go of it. EVER.. People like that are just a blessing to find! :'(
The thing about trust is that if it is ever broken, it can never ever ever be the way it was! It's sad but very true! You and the other person involved may have forgiven and forgotten but deep down there will always be that fear or question! Trust is basically like paper, once you crush it, it will never be the same again! Yup. The world d its wicked ways!
The person you can trust is the one who will help you get through anything, and will just make you life a bit easier and worth living by just being in it! So never take them for granted! There may be 7 BILLION people in this world but sometimes, all you need is ONE. (#OTH Scenes. :') )
Now appreciating people's trust is one story but another Is not breaking other people's trust! When you break someone's trust, it can be quite devastating for them! I've been through it and I honestly would not wish it upon my enemies! (Not that I have many enemies. :P)
So yeah that was my post for today! Hope you guys enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it! All the best to alllll the tenth graders! Results out sooon, so fingers crossed!

Auf Wiedersehen. :')
Without Wax,
That Indian Blogger


PS- Songs for the day-
The Edge of Tonight - All Time Low
Missing you - All Time Low
Dancing With A Wolf - All Time Low
PPS- Yes I'm am currently OBSESSED with All Time Low <3