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The mandatory end-of-year post!

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Accidental Writer

“2010 was” is a hashtag that is trending right now on Twitter. But I honestly don’t know what 2010 was for me. It certainly was a learning experience, as every minute is. But it was also a year when I rediscovered myself. It was a year when I felt alternatively on top of the world and in the depths of despair. At the end of every year, life affords us a choice: look back and regret, or look forward and plan. Right now, I feel like doing neither. I know today is December 31 and a few hours ahead, our friends in Kiribati (or is it some other Pacific island?) will welcome the New Year in all pomp and splendor. But I also know that like many other things, it’s just a date. So, on this date (like any other) I choose to think about what I learnt.

1. This year I learnt that love and hate are just two sides of a coin. I learnt that the more you love someone, the more likely you are to hate that person. I learnt that this holds true irrespective of the relationship you share with him/her.

2. This year I learnt that some things are better left unsaid. I learnt that silences speak better than words, especially in situations where words cannot convey what eyes can. I also learnt that those who really love you will read and understand the language of the eyes and that those who don’t are not worth your while anyway.

3. This year I learnt that like love, friendships can be made instantly. I also learnt that unlike falling out of love, the break of friendship can also be brutally abrupt and sudden. I learnt that it is always possible to survive that break of friendship because ultimately you’re all you have.

4. This year I learnt that some experiences, however painful can be cathartic and help you overcome a pain you never knew existed.

5. This year I learnt that age is just a number. Having celebrated my 28 years of existence, I feel more beautiful and vibrant than I did ten years ago. I learnt that the number of years you’ve walked this earth has nothing to do with who you are and how people perceive you.

6. On that note, I learnt that I still have three years to go to be at my most attractive because apparently, women are at sexiest at 31! 😉 And, if you’re the one who said it, please remember that that was the greatest compliment I’ve ever received!

7. This year I learnt to never say no to any experience because it might just be the most wonderful you’ve ever had in life! I also learnt that sometimes you just need to throw caution to the winds and live your life for what it is worth.

8. And finally, this year I learnt that I love to receive compliments and that they actually make me a nicer person, more beautiful, happier and most contented with life!

So, on this note, what did you learn? Did you too, like me, learn that some things in life should never be compromised and that some others should be discarded because we longer have any use of them? And finally, if you’re reading this, kindly de-lurk. I would love to know who my readers are!

Category: Blogging, Personal

4 thoughts on “The mandatory end-of-year post!”

  1. selvan says:
    January 1, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    Very interesting to read but can be very painful when one experiences separation.break-ups etc.In my own case during my younger days I sort of went by the principle or whatever you call it,”drink and be merry; Tomorrow is not ours”.That does not mean that I was drunk or anything.I went on finding reasons to make myself happy like listening to music,attending seminars,public meetings and even religious discourses.I remember how just to keep away from bad feelings,disappointments and frustrations.In a way that has helped me overcome adversity without getting dejected.
    Even now going through your blog. reading magazines and going through essays and articles written by Paul Krugman and Joseph E Stiglitz and others with a similar outlook is of great help to get away from the mundane things of every day life.It is something like being in a different world.
    Here my selfishness comes to the fore.Going through your blog and thinking over it has really kept me away from sleeping.
    Thank you so much
    selvan

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    1. amrutha says:
      January 1, 2011 at 1:37 pm

      You’re right. Today is all we have. And i promise to keep blogging as long as I can.

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  2. karthikeyan pandian says:
    January 2, 2011 at 4:58 pm

    Here is the D-Lurk :):

    Good to read !! 2010 was a good learning for me too !!
    bad to know you were through roller coaster (I felt alternatively on top of the world and in the depths of despair). hope next year has only Elevators.Wish you a happy new year 2011!!

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  3. amrutha says:
    January 2, 2011 at 7:52 pm

    Welcome welcome! I know that the depths of despair are difficult to overcome but roller coasters are fun in their own right aren’t they? 😉

    Thanks for delurking! It’s great to know you read me regularly!

    Reply

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