My parents are visiting us for a couple of months and hence the big gap in my writing. Apologize for that. Nothing can define the pure joy that I feel on having these two months with them. They are like those stolen moments that you would not give back for anything in life. And so, I'm enjoying them to the fullest. I, amazingly, still find some time to read and am currently reading a book called 'Eat Sleep Pray' by Elizabeth Gilbert. It came highly recommended by a friend, who was also kind enough to lend it to me. I'm taking a long time proceeding with it (because of the above mentioned reason), but really liked some parts of it. It talks about a concept that I really liked and I just can't resist not discussing it here.It said that every city could be defined by a word. That word is what is on the mind of all the people in the city. If the word is on your mind too, then you would feel at home in the city or else you don't belong here and you feel like an outsider or a tourist. As an example, think what could be the word for New York... achieve. Los Angeles... success. Rome... sex. All these words define the very nature and tempo of the city and the people who inhabit it.
And similarly every person should have a word too that defines her and can put her into focus. Think of a word that you would want yourself to be identified with; it can be a noun, adjective, adverb... whatever... Success, achiever, family, love, emotion, friends, creativeness, loneliness, music, technology. If this is the word you want to be identified with or think that this is the word that should define you and you can truly say that this actually does define you right now, then you, my dear friend, have arrived. Otherwise, you are either in search of your true self (if you don't know your word) and the hunt is on for you or you are pretending or trying to be someone you are not (if the word that you want and the word that you are, are different).
You can, of course, use different words to define you at different phases of your life... you might be a high achiever in your 20s and 30s but later family takes precedence. So, the word doesn't needs to be a constant but a variable that you are aware of.
I thought a lot about what word can define me... and honestly speaking, I couldn't come up with one. So for me the hunt is still on... how about you? Do you have your word?