The dictionary reads ZEST as “great enthusiasm and energy”, but to me the word describes a
million feelings of the world within it. To me, ZEST is a feeling of
awesomeness, a kind of pump within which gives you an instant kick, a blow of
happiness, excitement or sheer pleasure which brings that smile on my lips, a
wind of peace to my hair and a feeling of satisfaction to my heart – a kind of
an altogether different emotion in itself which just cannot be explained enough
but could only be felt by oneself.
This feeling
which adds Zest to my life has been felt a lot of times earlier in life but it
was only when Blogadda and Tata Zest came together and asked what are those 5
things which makes this happen, that made me sit down and list down the top 5!
1. The
People, who make me what I am:
Like it’s said
that “Charity begins at home”, it’s equally true to say that “Happiness is
where Home is”. When I look around to figure out what all adds Zest to my life,
the first that comes to my mind is the people who make me what I am – Maa, Paa,
my younger brother and the Love of My Life. These Fantastic Four feature on the
top spot of those amazing five things which adds Zest to my life.
2. The
Rhythm, that keeps me alive:
*This post is a part of the #ZestUpYourLife activity in association with TATA Zest and Blogadda.com
It’s no
understatement that “Music is a universal drug”. Let it be those days when I am
super-charged and all pepped up to hit my office desk before time, or those
stupid Mondays after a great weekend, or just those lazy days when it rains
enough for me to have a private Pacific Ocean in front of my house or just any
other day and any mood, music is something that keeps me alive even on the
darkest-silent-dead night. And I being a patron of every single genre of music
enjoy the freedom of pampering myself like a bird of all skies. Music is my blood,
my oxygen, my life support system.
3. The Nectar, Papa ke haath ki Chai:
Whatever be
the situation and no matter what is that which is running in my head or heart,
Papa ke haath ki Chai serves the purpose of nectar, anytime, anywhere. It’s one
typical connect me and Paa share with each-other, and over numerous rounds of
this heavenly drink, the Zest, quietly walks in life and settles there.
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4. The Mighty Gift, My Sword, My Tongue – My Pen:
The day I
graduated as a lawyer and stepped into “The Real World”, all I had in my kitty
were some thoughts, some more random thoughts and a lot more different kinds of
thoughts. What to do, where to go, how to lead a life, how to earn a living, a
relationship of love nurtured for a decade, parents with dreams in their eyes,
friends who were waving a goodbye without a definite promise as to when we will
meet, and a lot lot lot more. There was a Katrina of thoughts flooding my mind,
and my soul was feeling to break free, from the chains of these thoughts, it
felt the need to express, and express it loud and clear, which is when I gifted
myself with this writing instrument which never leaves my side, no matter what
happens, and acts like all – my sword, my tounge. And adds Zest to my life in
its own unique way, with each passing second.
5. The Second Skin – My Denims:
Sometimes,
there is an urge to see ourselves from the other side of the line, and here a
mirror does not work. That is when I pull myself into my second skin – my
denims. However lazy I get to give it a bath, it never leaves its fragrance –
the smell of Me, and that’s where I find where I belong to. With it, I can
walk, run, lay down, roam like a nomad, be fun, eccentric, soulful and even
dance on the streets as if no one is watching, and when I am back home, can
sleep with it being on, and yet it never even asks for a bit in life, not even
the tiniest one.
And this is
how the High Five adds up that Zest to my life and keep me alive. Period. ‘Coz
it’s time to Zest!
Go, Zest.
Go, Zest.
*This post is a part of the #ZestUpYourLife activity in association with TATA Zest and Blogadda.com
