I just called to say…..Hi

When was the last time, you called - just to say Hi;

To ask that friend of yours, Is everything fine?

Hours turned into days, days into years, just like that

Years become a lifetime, then a jolt would make you realize.

You let go of a friend, coz you couldn’t make time;

You waited for an occasion to call, some special news to share.

You didn’t have time to tell, that I ‘m here & I care.

What are you waiting for, that bolt from the blue;

When will you call?Who will give you that clue?

But, don’t wait too long, life is too short.

Don’t shelve the moment, for making the call.

Coz regrets are not good for heart.

It’s heartbreaking to go through the phase;

When the shared smiles make you cry;

When you finally make that call, just to realize,

That your friend is not there, to hug you tight…

To hold you close and assure everything is fine.

When was the last time, you called,

Just to say Hi!

Why do dogs love me so much??

My life is an exotic curry of unexplained relations. One of the strangest is the one I share with dogs. And it includes dogs of all varieties and categories and locations and sizes. To explain the statement - from Poodles to Alsatians, from pets to awara(stray) , from Delhi to Kanyakumari and from Puppies to budda(old) dogs, each one of them share the same feelings for me. Their affection towards me is constant, consistent and contagious – 3Cs Effect is what I call it. This dil ka rishta (relation of heart) is very old and not prone to changes .

Each time I see a dog and a dog sees me, we go through same emotions. Only difference is the name of this emotion – I feel so filled up with emotions that I am unable to move a step and that dog also goes through the same, it keeps on looking at me. No matter where I am, no matter how many people are in the group, and no matter what time of the day it is, the dogs always locate me and show their deep feelings for me. We both keep on looking at each other , waiting for some action on other’s part. So connected we are to each other, that sometimes I can’t believe that how can each dog in this world have the same feelings for me. They are so loyal and united in their stand. Do they also have some association which has passed a resolution about me? Maybe, there is some mystery in this issue, I wish there was Nancy Drew to solve it. Ah(Deep sigh).

Coming back to dogs' and my relation, when I look into the eyes of these dogs I see the same emotions, as if their feeling and mind are open to my eyes. I see each and every one of them doing the same - planning and plotting to ATTACK ME ……!! Why me? I don’t even throw stones at them , never ever disturb their sleep, silently go through the torture of listening their barking for hours ….so why pick on me? Maybe they also follow the same rule as humans - attack the person you are sure won’t attack back, a weaker opponent assures success. I have no intention to be called “brave” – and therefore announce that “ I am scared, frightened to death, totally terrified of dogs” and even these words can’t express what I go through when I see a dog staring at me. I have been known to miss my school bus if a dog was standing in the lane to my bus stop. I have stopped myself from going on a walk in a lovely weather when a dog was watching was gate, I have walked through long way to my destination if a dog was silently sleeping on the shortcut…and the examples are endless but I think you all can make out what I feel.

  

Believe you me I am not hyper about the situation, don’t try to counsel me and even more dangerous would be making fun of my plight. Dogs simply hate me, this feeling is universal and shared by all the dogs of the world(atleast I am sure about India). Else why would they target me only even if a large group is sitting at the dabha. So I avoid places where I have to walk by dogs , even 50 mts away. Sometimes(1 in 10) I succeed.

So if you plan to invite me home, just ensure either you don’t have pet dogs or ………….keep me safe.