Everyone says hindsight is a wonderful thing. It makes you see things in a manner you never saw them in before. It gives you clarity, and insight into your actions. But I discovered something very sinister about hindsight lately. It may give you clarity, and it may give you insight into the picture, but its not the original picture. Its a picture that has been tainted, and altered with the brush of time. And its altered to the point where it is no longer a copy of the original picture. How else do you explain two different people, part of the same event in the past, who now have completely opposite views of the same event. Totally different recollection of the sequence in which things happened. Absolute opposites. Neither version is wrong, but neither is right. Each has their own version of the original picture, and each picture has been changed according to the person’s experiences in the intervening time. But none of them is wrong, and none of them is lying. Yet, its impossible to believe both. So all you gotta do is have faith. And trust that each one shows you their copy of the picture, with your best interests in their minds. If you dont have trust, you have nothing. 

The other day, a friend sent me this email. And while there was nothing great or epiphanous about this email, it was very spot-on. I kinda liked it. Especially number 5….So true!

1. NAMES:
If Laurie, Linda, Elizabeth and Barbara go out for lunch, they will
call each other Laurie, Linda, Elizabeth and Barbara.

If Mark, Chris, Eric and Tom go out, they will affectionately refer
to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla, Peanut-Head and Scrappy.

2. EATING OUT:
When the bill arrives, Mark, Chris, Eric and Tom will each throw ina $20, even though it’s only for $32.50.
None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit they want the change back.

3. MONEY:
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn’t need but it’s on sale.

4. BATHROOMS:
A man has five items in his bathroom: a toothbrush, shaving cream,
razor, a bar of soap, and a towel from the Marriott.

The average number of items in the typical woman’s bathroom is 337.

A man would not be able to identify most of these items.

5. ARGUMENTS:
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

6. CATS:
Women love cats.
Men say they love cats, but when women aren’t looking, men kick cats.

7. FUTURE:
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

8. SUCCESS:
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

9. MARRIAGE:
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn’t.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won’t change and she does.

10. DRESSING UP:
A woman will dress up to go 4 shopping, to water the plants,

empty the garbage, answer the phone, read a book, and read the mail.

11. NATURAL:
Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.
Women somehow deteriorate during the night.

12. OFFSPRING:
Ah, children. A woman knows all about her children. She knows about
dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favorite foods,
secret fears and hopes and dreams.

13. FINAL THOUGHT:
Any married man should forget his mistakes.
There’s no use in two people remembering the same thing.

This christmas has been the most amazing christmas ever. It was perfect in every sense. Every single thing about it was great. I didnt recieve any gifts that I absolutely abhorred. The one gift I had been holding my breath for came, perfectly wrapped and just the way I had imagined it to be. Just like a child, who is eagerly awaiting that one present that he has been praying to the tooth fairy for. And I know I am a bit too old to believe in the tooth fairy anymore, but I did my fair share of praying too. And I guess it paid off.

But now, christmas is over. However, the joy still lingers. And so does the memory of that present. And that will do me just fine till next christmas. Or at least till thanksgiving if I am a bit too impatient…..