Kaho Na…

"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But
if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."

How true na… Expression of feelings is an art which is lacking in most. Everyone loves to be told that he is loved, she is looking good, etc. But how many actually say that to others? Not many. As long as you don’t express ur feelings to others, how to u expect them to feel free to say the same to you?

People are really miserly when it comes to paying compliments to others. It is sad the way many people just feel things in their minds and do not say them out loud. This reticence probably stems from a thought that by appreciating the other, we would look like we r lacking. Or maybe, we are conditioned in such a way that appreciating another is just not priority…!!!

By paying a compliment to someone you know you might be just making his/her day… I believe no one forgets the good someone tells them about themselves… sometimes a compliment given from heart can light up a gloomy day of the recipient… whenever I feel low I remember the good things which my friends and family have noticed about me and appreciated… and once I do that, I feel a renewed confidence to take on whatever is disturbing me then!

The bashfulness in expressing is much more when it comes to feelings of affection. It is funny how we find it so easy to compliment our friends but find it difficult to thank our family for being there. It is amazing how a married couple get lost in the world of responsibility so much that love flies out of the window, even though they might have been lovers in the past. The same couple who used to say ‘I love You’ n number of times to each other earlier feel it frivolous now and do away with saying it. But what they lose is the intimacy created on saying that simple phrase from the heart…

Can anyone look at their parents and tell them how much they love them? Or thank them for all they have done for them? Just get a card from Archies or Hallmark for your parents and make their day. But the effect of the spoken word can never parallel the effect of a card na…!!!

I once saw a very cute young couple at the station, probably lovers, having a very animated discussion with each other using all sorts of gestures. But when I crossed them I realized that their gestures were all they had… they were mute! But even in their silent world they were partaking in the joy of the spoken word through gestures… We have it so much easier as we have a voice, so kaho naa… express what you feel!!!