| Serendipity |

If I had to pick just one book to bring with me to a deserted island, it would have to be 'Kane and Abel', written by Jeffrey Archer.

And if I had to pick just one song to listen to while I was there, it would probably be 'Runaway' by The Corrs.

There is little that I love more in life than books and music. And having said that, there are many books and songs that I absolutely adore. The beauty of it is that, no matter how many times I've read or listened to them, every subsequent experience still feels just as beautiful and enchanting as the first. No matter how times change and how much I change with time, I still feel the same about them, and I don't think I could ever tire of them. They are, to me, everlasting.

So the next question might be, what makes 'Kane and Abel' and 'Runaway' so special, if there are other books and songs that I love just as much?

Quite simply, they were my first.

Naturally, there were others I had loved before, but I suppose they were the first that awakened my senses on a whole new level. It could have been that it was more the timing, rather than the experiences themselves. Perhaps it was just my time to be awakened and they were just at the right place and the right time, but life is often like that. A random mix of colours that come together by fate or chance to result in a wonderful masterpiece.

I am very particular with that things that I love. I don't love easily, but when I do, I know exactly why. It may not always be for reasons that are tangible, but always, they are concrete.

Often in life, we come across things that stir something within us. It touches us deeply, and when we find that we love it, it changes us and we are never ever the same.

It is my belief that this is the kind of love that lasts forever.