Every one is juxtaposed by this thing we call life. The hounding questions that came to you as a kid, still hides in the crevices of your mind. ‘Why am I here, what is the purpose of my life?
But the fact is, in the daily rush of life these questions lose their significance. Paying the cell phone bill or your utility bill becomes mightier, than questions of such nature. Not that I stopped caring, but where do you get the time.
Then you think about success, why don’t I have a bigger house, a bigger car, a better job, more money. When I earned two thousand rupees in my first job doing market research, and was studying in SYBCOM, I saved more money.
Today I am 30 years, I earn significantly more that ‘princely’ sum, but still can’t save like I did then. Even after giving away Rs. 1500 to my mum, I managed in 500 bucks and lived lavishly. So do we become greedier as we grow up?
Then you have your friends, some of them really love you, some of them make it up. I never thought I would get caught up in doing things for the sake of it. But societies norms demand you remain civil to people that backstab you. Ideally, I would like to bitch slap the bastards but that’s not seen as ‘propah’.
So does this mean you are a misfit if you want to do what your heart says, your mad if you sing to a song you like, or dance if the rhythm moves your legs by yourself, or stand in the rain without your t-shirt feeling the raindrops on your face and body because you are hurting someone’s sensibilities or sense of morality.?
It’s the simple things in life that I am amazed by. Take for example love, I thought it was the overwhelming passion that engulfs you and you choose to be with that person irrespective of whatever. But Wait just a moment, love is a matter of convenience these days, it’s a marriage of bank balance and social status. Having said that it is important to have financial security, after all you can’t live on love and fresh air. But in our times of instant gratification and fast food, love is also a commodity that can be bought at the right price.
I am no revolutionary or a catalyst for change, I want to be part of the world, and be on top of it. But as I venture out on my quest to conquer the world, I remember the couplet that Wordsworth said, “For oft, when on my couch I lie, In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye, Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.”
But the fact is, in the daily rush of life these questions lose their significance. Paying the cell phone bill or your utility bill becomes mightier, than questions of such nature. Not that I stopped caring, but where do you get the time.
Then you think about success, why don’t I have a bigger house, a bigger car, a better job, more money. When I earned two thousand rupees in my first job doing market research, and was studying in SYBCOM, I saved more money.
Today I am 30 years, I earn significantly more that ‘princely’ sum, but still can’t save like I did then. Even after giving away Rs. 1500 to my mum, I managed in 500 bucks and lived lavishly. So do we become greedier as we grow up?
Then you have your friends, some of them really love you, some of them make it up. I never thought I would get caught up in doing things for the sake of it. But societies norms demand you remain civil to people that backstab you. Ideally, I would like to bitch slap the bastards but that’s not seen as ‘propah’.
So does this mean you are a misfit if you want to do what your heart says, your mad if you sing to a song you like, or dance if the rhythm moves your legs by yourself, or stand in the rain without your t-shirt feeling the raindrops on your face and body because you are hurting someone’s sensibilities or sense of morality.?
It’s the simple things in life that I am amazed by. Take for example love, I thought it was the overwhelming passion that engulfs you and you choose to be with that person irrespective of whatever. But Wait just a moment, love is a matter of convenience these days, it’s a marriage of bank balance and social status. Having said that it is important to have financial security, after all you can’t live on love and fresh air. But in our times of instant gratification and fast food, love is also a commodity that can be bought at the right price.
I am no revolutionary or a catalyst for change, I want to be part of the world, and be on top of it. But as I venture out on my quest to conquer the world, I remember the couplet that Wordsworth said, “For oft, when on my couch I lie, In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye, Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.”
