A start, of sorts

 I have always been intrigued by writers and the whole concept of writing. While I know (and am rather proud) that I have a good writing style and can articulate my feelings well, I have never been able to make the final (or even initial) step to attempt to write something.

I wrote a lot early in school, but eventually realised I was lazy enough to optimise it *grin*. I wrote my Social Studies (now called Social Science or Humanities - History and Geography) final examination in bullet points and, surprise! surprise! scored good marks. Even back then, I was lazy enough to write only what was required in the least number of words. Nowadays however, I make my living writing elaborate text describing things for teams who really do not want long text and rather get bullet points of instructions *sigh*

This is my first attempt to write, and I am doing this because someone close to me pestered me (encouraged, threatened, cajoled, etc, etc) to write - something, anything. 

So, behold!! This is my first blog, dedicated to that wonderful person who succeeded where I myself failed. 

Now, I can't just stop with this, can I? I need something of substance to write in this post. So, here goes.

It is quite raw, so expect it to be cringe-worthy *grin*

Have you ever wondered why something makes us very emotional? Not like anger or happiness which are also emotions (technically), rather overwhelmed or reflective? And why do we tend to cry when we are like that?

I read somewhere that our emotions have a physical side to it. 

Like, when the emotion is related to love or sorrow, it is linked to the heart. That's why, you feel it near the heart when you are really sad or heartbroken, you feel it as a heavy heart.

I had read that when we feel very overwhelmed or overcome with emotions, we feel it in our heart, throat and eyes, and that leads to our heart feeling heavy, throat constricted and eyes watered.

I brought this up because I listened to a beautiful song today. It is a Kannada devotional song about Lord Rama composed by Dr. Gajanana Sharma - Innashtu Bekenna Hrudayakke Raama "ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಬೇಕೆನ್ನ ಹೃದಯಕ್ಕೆ ರಾಮ" (YouTube). Every time I listen to this song on YouTube or hear someone sing it (or even I sing it), I just can't stop feeling the humble and personal way the singer calls Rama for his blessing or proclaims devotion towards the Lord.

My absolute favourite phrase in the song - ನನ್ನ ಹರಣಕೆ ನಿನ್ನ ಚರಣ ಕೊಡೊ ರಾಮ (Grace your feet for my death).

If you can understand Kannada, it is definitely worth listening. Hope you like it.