"...being surprised with a bouquet or even self made chocolates signifies more warmth, more feeling."
--- this article was published in the 16. September.2008 issue of AKS-India Enriched---
On some busy day in the middle of a busy week I took to asking a few people what was the first thought that come to their mind when they thought of chocolates…. Most of their reactions consisted of the drab-old: “I've seriously no idea”!In a sphere where most of us struggle to cope with the simplicity of life, others spend their time dieting or getting more materialistic by the day. Not that it's a bad thing either way. It's every individual's wish to be or not to be.What's one without the other?Well, it's probably the way the world's influence is moving… if I were to think about it, I would maybe and most probably rather be gifted a new phone, or car rather than a box of chocolates. This is what is called wishful thinking. Not that I am materialistic or anything… or maybe I'm getting there…
But rambl ings apart , what's really the sweetest is what comes straight from the heart. Right? If they say that diamonds are a girl's best friend, then THEY seriously have no idea what they are talking about!! (I'm not sure who “they” are though). In our own deeper reality, anyone of us would actually feel a lot warmer if we received a freshly parceled, just out of the oven, wrapped-in-red ribbon box of chocolates. (if wishes came true, we'd wish for the diamond on the side but jokes apart)…
picture this:Boy takes girl for dinner. Boy says girl looks nice. Girl smiles. Coyly. Boy smiles. Coyly. Boy suddenly surprises her with a heart shaped box of chocolates and a bouquet of flowers. Girl is speechless…. They lived happily ever after.
Picture that: Boy takes girl for dinner. Boy says girl looks pretty. Girl smiles. Coyly. Boy smiles. Coyly. Boy suddenly surprises her with a heart shaped box in which lies a “diamond” ring, Girl is speechless….
I asked a few people how they thought this one ended. Some of them hit me back by asking me the size of the ring. “It's fictional”, I responded. The rest of them asked if scene 1 was the 1st date or not (they felt that in the 1st few dates chocolates and flowers worked well) but not after.But, the majority said: if their better half, partner, boy / girl friend were to (even occasionally) surprise them with a colorful bouquet of sweet smelling flowers and a box of chocs… that would keep them floored for longer. And had they been surprised with diamond rings in place of bouquets and chocolates… then would they be floored? Their average answer: being surprised with a bouquet or even self made chocolates signifies more warmth, more feeling. The story here though, will not and doesn't rest any case. It's not a fight and it's definitely not a competition. It's just a casual story. On the lines of: to each their own. In the end, what matters is the true concept of the thought. Isn't it?
