We outgrow people
It is a Saturday night and I have used this entire week for recovering from a bad reaction to inhaling bleach fumes while I was cleaning black mould away from my bathroom. I am still not a hundred percent okay but I am hoping that I will be soon. I am chilling, listening to Punjabi folk music on TV and occasionally just dancing a little bit. I decided to see what's up on Instagram. Everyone is obsessed with Ghibli. I am not. I like my face just as it is. But I saw a story of a batchmate from my college days. She is now a lecturer in a University. She looked so gorgeous in a saree while she was honouring the next batch of graduates with a degree. I paused for a second. A part of me wanted to tell her that she looked nice, but then I stopped myself. I could not relate to her. We hadn't spoken to each other in 10 years and I didn't want to do any small talk. So I held back and decided to write this blog instead. I am still doing my PhD and I don't want to be a lecturer. ...