Blank Pages..

This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 28; the 28th Edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following Blog-a-Ton. The topic for this month is 'BLANK PAGES'.
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It’s funny 
How people change with time, or rather how we do. Traits that we never knew about suddenly start to surface, and then the relationship starts to get blurry. Long talks are replaced by short conversations, and those friendly warm hugs are replaced with formal ones. What went wrong, we never seem to figure out, nor do we try to mend things. Our minds remain firm, our ego keeps rising. But our hearts? They feel empty. 

It’s funny 
How easily we tend to walk away, or rather how we can watch someone else walk away from our lives. We make somebody feel worthless, or we watch ourselves getting stabbed. When we leave, we tell the other person to hold himself or herself together and to remain strong. But when we are told the same things, we can’t stop our hearts from breaking.

We turn our backs to things and simply walk away from them, thinking that we’ll never have to face them again. But is that really the case? 

It’s funny 
How years later, when we come across those broken relationships, we cannot meet the eyes of the people who once meant so much to us. We let go so easily, but coming across those broken pieces once again, leaves us with nothing but a heavy sigh.

Looking at their faces, unable to understand what it’s trying to convey to us, it’s funny how we easily fake a smile and then simply walk away. 
In the end, we’re like nothing but a blank page. We go around writing and erasing our lives. We fly from one place to another, and even if we get soaked, how does it matter? We’re blank. What is there to lose?  

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Comments

  1. ScarletJune 2, 2012 at 1:39 PM

    Lovely reflections ~ Thanks for sharing ~

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  2. LisaJune 2, 2012 at 2:08 PM

    I find it very beautiful, although I understand some things not quite.
    maybe you can get a translator on your blog?









    I find it very beautiful, although I understand some things not quite.
    maybe you can get a translator on your blog? (:

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  3. Selvaggia CapizziJune 2, 2012 at 2:33 PM

    I love that last part, that we are a blanc sheet! It is so true!

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  4. Brian MillerJune 2, 2012 at 4:23 PM

    we go around writing and erasing lives...scary how much power we have in that isnt it...an honest write...i like...happy saturday!

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  5. AnjuliJune 2, 2012 at 4:40 PM

    this is really amazing. I love how you put this so simply- and yet so powerfully!!! Great insight.

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  6. Fida BosuJune 2, 2012 at 6:45 PM

    Beautifully penned Philo.. I love it!
    How I wish we can simply write and erase events our lives.. :))

    XOXO!

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  7. DSJune 2, 2012 at 7:03 PM

    Very true! We humans must be the greediest and the most self centred beings to have ever existed. How easily we forget the series of good things done by a person if he/she commits even one single mistake...

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  8. LifeisbetterJune 2, 2012 at 7:08 PM

    Interesting read. Truth of the current generation. Earlier it was just one car, one fridge, one house bought for a lifetime. Today even one wife or one husband is becoming uncertain. We are confusing roles in the name of financial independence. Joint family is passe...
    We are indeed becoming blank pages.

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  9. Sri ValliJune 2, 2012 at 7:10 PM

    Very beautiful post on effect of changes...and comparison of people with blank pages....Enjoyed reading it...

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  10. Confused SoulJune 2, 2012 at 9:10 PM

    Quite a thought. Very nice :)

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  11. JennyJune 2, 2012 at 9:13 PM

    Very Insightful. Life is really such, and at the end we are just left with blank pages. Abstract topic, but very put forward!

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  12. Carnett RoseJune 2, 2012 at 11:03 PM

    It's refreshing to read something different from your usual fare. Beautifully written.

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  13. lizJune 3, 2012 at 3:14 AM

    When we leave, we tell the other person to hold himself or herself together and to remain strong. But when we are told the same things, we can’t stop our hearts from breaking.
    - this is lovely,sweetie.
    True, we are all blank pages. No one else could write our own story but us. Life is full of ironies, and that's what makes it beautiful. :)

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  14. AshJune 3, 2012 at 6:09 AM

    very nice post, well written and imaginative!

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  15. SonshuJune 3, 2012 at 7:10 AM

    Can someone write any better? Hardly. This was just so freaking beautiful. I loved the descriptions. :)

    Love,
    Sonshu
    www.thesonshu.com

    P.S: Read my new novella at thecrypticbysonshu.blogspot.in

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  16. T F CarthickJune 3, 2012 at 8:20 AM

    Interesting thoughts. Changing relationships are indeed tough to handle.

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  17. aativasJune 3, 2012 at 10:38 AM

    Yes, relationships keep on changing .. but do we really remain blank at the end? I guess not. We carry all the impressions with and within us .. unfortunately. If we could really be blank that would be a great achievement.

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  18. NicoleJune 3, 2012 at 9:20 PM

    As I read this, I thought much of myself, friends as well as relationships and what I have been growing through lately. Thanks for sharing this as I really needed it :)

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  19. Rahul BhatiaJune 3, 2012 at 11:37 PM

    Blank page , Right! Good writing Juhi:)

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  20. UnknownJune 4, 2012 at 12:11 AM

    funny in the way that it seems like we're making ourselves look stupid for the longest time.

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  21. Richi BaidwanJune 4, 2012 at 3:57 AM

    A pessimistic take but interesting nonetheless....

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  22. JackJune 4, 2012 at 8:50 AM

    Philo,

    Thought provoking.

    Take care

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  23. JeevanJune 4, 2012 at 9:27 AM

    Lovely and filled with emotions and breakups apart... a phase of emptiness, emphasis!

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  24. ✿Sie✿June 4, 2012 at 6:54 PM

    this speaks to me sooooooo much Philo..a WOW..your message is so clear and you have again written my feelings here..I love every word Philo..thank you ;)

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  25. SoniaJune 5, 2012 at 12:22 AM

    Do i need to say its beautiful Phillo.. Well, u know it is :) Good work darling..

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  26. Misterio VidaJune 5, 2012 at 12:52 AM

    wonderful... very cool :) i read a post on this same topic yesterday by sadiya and now i read yours :) have a nice week...

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  27. Jayashree SrivatsanJune 5, 2012 at 2:43 AM

    Interesting and thought provoking

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  28. M'Bai MadrasiJune 5, 2012 at 4:00 AM

    This is very true and we can often relate it to the world and people around us. And then relating our life journey to a blank page was great

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  29. UnknownJune 5, 2012 at 10:07 AM

    Nice, very very nice. In the end, what is there to lose? We are like blank pages. Ah, so good.

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  30. UnknownJune 5, 2012 at 12:11 PM

    Short, crisp, yet so philosophical...and indeed...at the end, we are blank pages...

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  31. AnonymousJune 6, 2012 at 5:52 AM

    Loved this post girl!! I think one of your best...profound and yet peaceful. That bit about ego rising and people walk away is so like me...and no am not proud of it...

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  32. AnonymousJune 6, 2012 at 7:19 PM

    Woooow, talk about being mind-fucked!

    Loved it, loved the whole thing. Especially the end, very clever!

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  33. Amit KumarJune 6, 2012 at 8:19 PM

    Well written and quite apt, but I beg to differ with you on a few points. Why are our lives a blank page, because we have made it blank right? What if from the very beginning, we had filled it with colors? What we had taken the right decision right in the very beginning? Would have then our lives been a blank page? I know it is just a write-up, but people write only what is in their head and heart, right? I was surfing the net recently when I came across the saga of a teenager, Shraddha Sharma, 16 year old to be precise. She is from Dehradun, sings and posts the songs online. Initially she had no idea of what she was doing, coz it was for fun. Later when people started accepting her, she became a web sensation overnight. Today she is being termed as the Justin Bieber of India. I also read online that she has been roped in by a renowned hair oil brand to star in their TVC. She made the right decision at the right time. It is never to late to get some color into your lives. I would like to share the link of her recent song with you: http://bit.ly/J9RVh8. Enjoy and do get back with your thoughts. Cheers!

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  34. Dreaming Wanderer. www.tonightidream-iwander.blogspot.comJune 7, 2012 at 12:26 AM

    well said dear.. some relationships/friendships end abruptly, and some even after having ended, are never really over.. it's just meant to happen that way..

    but in the end.. it's all gotta come to a stop sometime or the other.. a blank page.

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  35. R-A-JJune 7, 2012 at 2:46 AM

    Very beautiful thoughts PhilO.. n very well written.. I think we all start as blank pages and color them with the prides and prejudices that we pick along the way... it'll be good if we can shake it all off once a while n start off again as blank pages.. :)

    Very well written, PhilO :)

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  36. KappuJune 7, 2012 at 7:47 AM

    //It’s funny How people change with time, or rather how we do. Traits that we never knew about suddenly start to surface, and then the relationship starts to get blurry. Long talks are replaced by short conversations, and those friendly warm hugs are replaced with formal ones. //

    Its funny how people change with time - yes indeed, and how it HURTS us, is certainly not funny.. waaa. :'(

    Nice write!!

    Cheers!!! do stop by my blog, Kappu

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  37. ashokJune 7, 2012 at 10:12 AM

    well written...

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  38. UnknownJune 7, 2012 at 10:47 AM

    Nicely put .... the philosophy of life!

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  39. The GirlJune 7, 2012 at 1:03 PM

    How true.

    A good job you did there!

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  40. Vijender :June 11, 2012 at 9:43 PM

    adding more sense to life .. what a tale your thoughts could tell, amazing :)
    I had been away for some time, but i will be around now trying to clear all the backlogs soon !
    Cheers~

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  41. Shruti ChaturvediJune 12, 2012 at 12:17 AM

    We share the same Blank page picture :D
    Loved the narration

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  42. Dwiti RJune 17, 2012 at 9:22 PM

    wont call it a blank page...
    would just say that time erodes all :)

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  43. Rahul BhatiaJune 18, 2012 at 11:57 PM

    Nice writing , Juhi:)

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