Kal Se Ya Abhi Se?

All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt!

- Lucy Van Pelt, Peanuts

Warm, Devil’s Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream, mint-chocolate chips, hot chocolate sauce, caramel and strawberries! I don’t know about you, but I certainly cannot think of anything better. Each spoon is the epitome of temptation and sinful pleasure. When faced with the dilemma of giving in or giving up, I always ignore the latter. A little won’t do any harm, and it definitely makes you feel “In Love”. The essence is not in the taste, which is obviously good, the essence lies in the way it makes you feel. Special, In Love and all that. I maintain however, that I don’t know about you, but for me that is exactly how it is. All that chocolate and all for me. Roti-Sabzi-Dal-Chawal love you, they really do, and they always want the best for you, but when it comes to this sinful temptation, well, all the goodness is overshadowed. Melted chocolate can be more destructive than molten lava, really.

Think of it though, will I be able to eat that sinfully enticing and amazing chocolate fantasy, day in and day out? Not really, I mean, I might say yes, but I know, not possible. So even though I might neglect my dal-chawal-roti-sabzi, I know in my heart that it is irreplaceable. Sometimes, while you are enjoying the wonders of chocolate, a little something tells you, “Bas ho gaya, too meetha” or “OMG, one more spoon and I’ll faint” that is your wake up call. When that moment comes, and you are faced with the question of giving up for sometime than giving in for good, when you look at that delicious concoction of pure chocolate temptation and ask “Kal se ya abhi se?” The answer is, “Abhi Se”.

But then, sometimes, “A little too much chocolate is just about right.” Sometimes you give in, sometimes you give up, but never for good, coz sometimes, “There’s more to life than chocolate, but not right now."