Sartaj Anand

This Is How I Learnt to Smile

It was a cold rainy day in Brooklyn yesterday and I was seated in a crowded Shake Shack enjoying my vanilla milkshake when a family of three occupied a nearby table.

This Is How I Learnt to Dance

Spending 14 hours on a flight squeezed up next to two humans is always a revealing experience. It’s just enough time to get a sense of who they are especially going by how they treat each other.

This Is How I Learnt to Pause

When a friend mentioned that people today have a consumerist approach to relationships, I paused. After all, what occupied my mind had finally reached my heart.

This Is How I Learnt to See

This is love. Simple. Unadorned. Wholesome. Untiring.

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