contentment.



contentment? oh well, it is a subjective term.

contentment to me lies amidst the pages of non academic books, it lies within the smell of new books, or the smell of that first rain which makes everything better, it lies underneath the night sky full of stars (and ofc. moon); contentment is creating a piece of art and seeing it turned out better than what you imagined it in first place or wearing an outfit which suited you pretty well, it also lies in seeing someone laugh their heart out (be it a stranger and even if you weren't the source, 'joy is joy', and now it belongs to both of you), contentment also lies in successfully ticking a 'to-do list' , it still lies in an unplanned trip (be it a simple roadtrip), it lies in eating your favourite dessert after a meal, or eating it on a 'cheat day' :p, it also lies in jumping onto the bed at the end of a heavy day and watching your comfort movie/ series while having your comfort food (how about friends and maggie?), contentment also is wearing traditional clothes after so long and realising that this is what you've been missing in a while, contentment also lies in witnessing the to & fro waves of the ocean and making the sand castles on the beach or scribbling your name there, it also lies in riding alone to an offshore only to realise that feeling of emancipation, contentment is also- feeling proud after pushing your limits (be it a simple act of waking up merely 15m early), contentment is an impromptu meet-up with your school friends or randomly seeing one of your old friend in the middle of a chaotic place, Contentment also lies in seeing an exam paper full of the questions which you studied well, it also lies in sharing the little details of your life with your close ones, it lies in having a sound sleep with no academic stress, contentment indeed lies in getting a really good haircut and 'not' regretting it later, it is visiting the schools you attended and having that nostalgic itch in your body. 

From visiting your hometown to finding your 'home' away from home; contentment lies in every single process of it. 

It is simply much more than the usual idea of achieving a bigger milestone.

-drashti shah.

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