I am inherently resistant to change. Which is funny because I don't enjoy stagnancy either.
I've written a lot about change - at different stages of my life. I love my memories and can sometimes spend too much time reminiscing. But what I have also realised is that if I didn’t experience changes, I would never have had new experiences – and therefore more memories.
Obviously, moving out of home, to a different country has been the biggest change in my life so far. If life was perfect as it was, I would never have moved would I? But because it wasn’t and because I’d like to make it as close to perfect as possible, I made the choice. And I don’t regret it.
Living by myself has taught me a lot and as cliché as it sounds, I have grown up. My exposure to Australian and several other cultures has helped me see so many things differently. My perspective has changed and expanded and to put it in Paulo Coelho’s words, “My soul has grown”.
I put myself on the backburner for a long time. I have lost myself in my quest for a better life but I am slowly finding and making myself again. I have changed but I remain the same.
about change...yet again
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Doesn't the last line seem to reflect Shelley's "I change but I cannot die" in 'The Cloud'? but this is no plagiarism, of course. however, listen to Rupam's 'in the rain' from RnB, if you haven't already. u'll get it at http://musiqzone.com/Kolkata%20Bangla/Band/Rupom%20Islam/RnB(Rupam%20and%20Bumpy)/RnB(Rupam%20and%20Bumpy).php
since you had been in Kolkata till 2006, I hope you know the craze about Rupam, though, I must tell you, it is no more like it used to be when you left the country.
one thing more. though you have mentioned in one of your posts that you often get complements that "your English is really good", I am really very sorry to say that I cannot agree with such opinions. there's a dominance of Bengali flavor in the language that occurs to you and that you produce. Please don't get angry. let me cite some examples. "At the moment, I can run only about 2 minutes and then I can speed walk but anymore running and you’ll be calling an ambulance".The second part of the sentence is good English and perfectly all right. the first part is grammatically correct but seems like a word-to-word translation of "ei muhurte ami matro 2 minute dourote pari, ar tar pore ami speed walk kori". if you intend to write 'English' as it is, there should have been a break between the two parts. however, nobody cares much about this these days. one more instance. "So anyway, I know the
word “diet” automatically translates to “starving” for a lot of us" only 'anyway' is perfect for 'ta jaai hok' or 'se jaai hok'. "Obviously, moving out of home, to a different country
has been the biggest change in my life so far." this sentence is grammatically correct but
has some syntactical problem with the placement of the word, "obviously". things are
acceptable since these are blog posts. taking into account the fact that you are a professional writer who believes in Eugene Ionesco's words ["A writer never has a vacation. For a writer life consists of either writing or thinking about writing"], it can be expected that you'd take care of such trivial details.
be not hurt please. you really write good English. do listen to the songs. All the Best
aaah well.
the bengaliness is pretty apparent in your writing as well. haha.
that still doesn't change the fact that i have great english ;) i read your blog too and i'd love to sit and nitpick but considering i don't know who you are and why you're reading my blog - i'd be the polite one of the two and simply say you've got a decent blog with some useful information there.
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