Tag: belonging

  • In search of greener pastures

    Miss your home, your land? I do. I often dream of being able to pack up and move, take my home and set up my nest back in the hills of Himalayas.

    I didn’t grow up there but still have a strong umbilical tie to my native. A place one grows up in or has ancestral ties to – anything can be that home, that land, the one with which we relate, we feel belonged, we long to keep going back to.

    As often we don’t miss something until we don’t have it anymore. This longing is when you are removed or away for reasons – one or many. Some move for making a living, others for better growth opportunities. Some move for peace and prosperity, others for the glamour of the unknown.

    Wherever you go, take a piece of your roots alongside – the food, the music, the language, the rituals, the outfits – after all these elements make up your culture. Merging the old with the new, preserving what’s relevant and adopting to what’s more suited. This way the grass would continue to look green if you keep watering it, my friend.

  • Home away from home

    They say home is where the heart is. & we all love our nests, our homes, our place of belonging. While some of us are builders, some are nesters and the rest are nomads happily moving yet not belonging to any one nest.

    Be whatever, there comes a time when we start missing our nest – either the one we built or one we grew up in. The one we grew up in holds a special place in our heart. Emotional attachment keeps us going back to it or atleast longing to go back to it. A trip down memory lane for nostalgia sake feeds our soul wishing we could be here forever.

    And on the other hand, the one we build is dear as it’s truly ours. Every day life keeps us busy, yet pulling us to create the best for our future generations. Filling our creative soul with purpose and motivation as the joy of creation is next to none.

    The lucky ones don’t have to choose as they get to nurture their childhood place. But then these are rare. Most of us shuttle between the two worlds. & some souls have only one of the two nests. Whatever be your situation, play it out with hope in heart and smile on face ❤️