Reflections of a Survivior

May you feel such love as lights the morning
Even at this darkest time of year,
Rippling through your heart with little warning,
Returning you to wonder and to fear.
You cannot will yourself to feel such love;
Christmas is a gift of unsought grace.
However much you may your spirit move,
Redemption chooses whom it will embrace.
In you may there be radiance and beauty
Such that you might never hope to see,
Taking as its home some common duty
Made lovely by a will sustained and free.
As you become a vessel for this light,
So may you know its pain and its delight.
© Nicholas Gordon

I wish all of you a merry Christmas
And a happy and prosperous 2008.
Alexis

I was tagged by Anjali some time ago. I was a bit busy and hence the delay. So here goes:

5 Unique Things Found in My Room

1. A set of Lego Bionicle Action Figures
2. Books
3. A clock in the shape of a car wheel
4. Two waste bins
5. A few stems of the lucky bamboo—to add little of greenery inside the room

5 Unique Things Found on My Desk (Since I don’t have a bag, I have chosen Desk)

1. A small statue of Virgin Mary
2. A pack of John Player Special (JPS) cigarettes . Not for smoking. But just for old time’s sake. I throw it away when the expiry date is over and will buy a new pack.
3. About 200 pencils of different colors and lengths. I love seeing pencils.
4. A small bottle of Axe oil for minor aches and pains and a stick of Aloe Lips
5. My Moleskine notebook

5 Unique Things Found in My Wallet

1. A small paper cutting that contains the news with my name—the first time my name appeared in print media—List of B. Tech Rank Holders
2. My TCS ID card
3. My 3 pervious visiting cards—one for each company that I worked
4. 3 Feng Shui coins that a friend gave me
5. A Million Dollar Bill that my friend Larry Lee of Cybernation gave me

I request anyone who is interested to take up this tag