Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Firsts - 11.1.11

It's been a year of firsts for me. My first 'graduate school' experience, my first 'living alone' adventure, my very first Diwali on foreign shores and... my first birthday away from home . My first birthday also without the presence of one of the most important people in my life. It's been a year that's brought me some of my life's sublimely happy moments. It's also lastingly brought home the ephermeralness that is Life.
Yeah, after years I've had a birthday without the customary cake (or maybe it's the first, I don't remember).
Yet, it's a time of thankfulness, gratefulness and a counting of blessings. It's probably another first - a birthday spent in introspection, reflection and a sober joy in the knowledge that I'm surrounded by people who will never let me fall. 

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