Smile

Yesterday, I was going somewhere with my husband, sitting behind him on the bike. We both were in our own different worlds. He must've been concentrating on the road or must've been thinking of something. And I was busy with my own thoughts. I was in no great mood. I was actually kind of irritated. I saw a kid looking out of the back window of a car, kneeling on the seat. His head was almost outside the car. He looked at me and I looked back. He held my stare and even I did. We kept staring at each other for some time. And then he smiled, a beautiful, innocent smile. Immediately, I felt so happy, I returned his smile. And then they were moving away, and we both kept smiling at each other till we couldn't see each other. This changed my mood, and I became happy again. I still have that kid's smiling face in my mind.

Kid, whoever you are, thanks a ton, for getting me back into a happy mood.

The Purpose of Life... ?

"What's the purpose of life?"

To this, I'm sure most people would say that 'each person has a different purpose in life'. But my question is not what each person's different purpose in life is, my question is, "What is the purpose of life, in general?". If you take the life of an average man, he is born somewhere, some time, to some parents. Then he grows up, and some time during his life, starts working, then gets married, has kids, and dies. This is the life of an average man, and his son and his son and so on. So, what is the purpose of life? People are born everyday, different people. Of-course I agree that no two persons are alike. Each one is unique. And if you go into the details of each person's life, yes, it's different. But, when taken in the broader sense, it's all the same. And, what is the purpose of such a life, such a cycle that goes on and on with just different people?