spring time :)

I am back to Delhi after 3 long years and this is my first spring here after 3 years and man what a "spring" it is. I had forgotten how it felt when the winters drift away and the first warm days touched you. When you step out of you room and there is a distinct smell of nature in the air. It seems as if the colours are running amuck as new flowers grow out of every nook and cranny in every possible colour. The entire campus is dressed. The evenings are warmer, pleasant and longer with people out taking walks till 9 in the evening. When you look forward to waking up early in the morning to catch the pleasant chirping of birds who are up and about. The first cup of tea in the morning with the soft sunlight streaming onto the balcony. The gasp of pleasure as the first few drops of cool water hit you pleasantly when you step under the shower.

Gone are those days when you were loaded with sweaters, sunlight was scarce, everything was parched and dry, life was dull and everything was a superhuman effort; from waking up in the morning to a simple chore like having a bath.

I love all the activity and the bustle that is all around me as it is time for the birds to chirp once again, flowers to bloom, sun to shine and for me to have fun amongst all this:)

Udaasi ka sabab poochenge!!

Okie. It is time to explain :). Couple of my last posts have been very cryptic and depressing. So why? What happened? I have never been so shocked and this is what it has been.........
This is all about a friend. She i the same school friend i wrote about sometime back. She had avery bad year but she got married like a year back and I recently discovered that she was going through domestic violence and mental trauma and I was shaken. I had a chat and requested her to give her marriage a chance (though I was very very upset) and her flight did break in certain ways. She is still with her man but not with her in laws any longer.
I wonder why someone has to be treated like cattle and beaten and why does any woman take it. I wish things were different and everyone had there on share of sky and sunlight.
I wonder why does God test some people so much. There is so much of pain in her life that my own heart cries for her. The wonder is that she still stands strong amongst all of this. I wish her all the luck in life and pray to God that he chooses to treat her better as life moves on.
But when I heard everything i did feel as if I had been slapped and was numb very very numb.
This did remind me of the book A thousand splendid suns, but there is no way to justify what is happening around me as i stand and watch it helplessly.