Ever wondered what would happen when all is lost? Your friends, your love, your ambition? When you know all that matters is no more and you are stuck in a rut called life. Not moving anywhere but under the social impression of succeeding? Well, I might be exaggerating the situation a bit. Don't mind me. :)
I guess I am trying to say this... When we were kids we were told that everything was possible and 'sky is the limit'. But somewhere between 'dream to catch' and 'reality to LIVE', we lost our own self in the 'routine to be followed'. Everyone one of you who have grown in an steady and stable middle class family would know exactly what I mean by 'dreaming to conquer the sky' but only till where it is acceptable, be it socially or morally.
But lets get on the point, My views on the 'socially acceptable' are varied upon the situation, but mostly not in line with what is 'acceptable', obliviously :P
Given a chance for Job and a successful life (I still wonder what success actually means to me), a difficult decision was made to let me be ,where ofcourse, I would uphold all the 'values' given to me by my 'culture'. The only point being, the value taught and the value I could believe in were very different. the tough war between my 'self' being and my 'moral' being. Ohh my the pressure! :)
A quote I read on FB today - ' We become the kids our parents warned us about' - made me smile with recognition. Who ever wrote it is a complete genius! So, when left 'un-chaperoned' I loved, I lived and challenged my being to what might be as per my up-bringing. And no, I did not do this to prove someone wrong. On the contrary, I did to find myself outside the per-view of the 'social bondage' we live in. And what I found was exhilarating!
Situations were never as bad as they seem, Relax!
People almost never reacted as per the script you wrote in your head in the morning, Damn!
Things were easy to achieve if taken support of other.. no shame in that!
Your could make friends with almost anyone... without anything in conman!
Its darkness where people feel in their own element... Truth!
The wee hours of the night are the most intellectual and though provoking.. Ideas in making!
Dancing is the most freeing experience of all ... Music is life!
A thoughtful gesture is all you need to get through life ... A smile goes a long way!
Coming back home from work knowing you have company for dinner is a boon ... loneliness is irritating!
And friends you make are not just that... They are your family.
You might be close to your parents, your siblings or your cousins but My experience says that its the friends you make when you are on your own who are your real friends. They might not give the proper advice, or be helpful in solving a situation you have to deal with. But one thing is for sure, they are there, without judgment, without expectation, without any ill feelings.
So, you might not feel like you have done something productive today, you may not be happy with the success others are in AWE off But till the time, you can dance the night away, making memories with your family-not-by-blood, thats all you need.
Everything else sorts itself. Life will sort itself. You will be Fine. :)
I guess I am trying to say this... When we were kids we were told that everything was possible and 'sky is the limit'. But somewhere between 'dream to catch' and 'reality to LIVE', we lost our own self in the 'routine to be followed'. Everyone one of you who have grown in an steady and stable middle class family would know exactly what I mean by 'dreaming to conquer the sky' but only till where it is acceptable, be it socially or morally.
But lets get on the point, My views on the 'socially acceptable' are varied upon the situation, but mostly not in line with what is 'acceptable', obliviously :P
Given a chance for Job and a successful life (I still wonder what success actually means to me), a difficult decision was made to let me be ,where ofcourse, I would uphold all the 'values' given to me by my 'culture'. The only point being, the value taught and the value I could believe in were very different. the tough war between my 'self' being and my 'moral' being. Ohh my the pressure! :)
A quote I read on FB today - ' We become the kids our parents warned us about' - made me smile with recognition. Who ever wrote it is a complete genius! So, when left 'un-chaperoned' I loved, I lived and challenged my being to what might be as per my up-bringing. And no, I did not do this to prove someone wrong. On the contrary, I did to find myself outside the per-view of the 'social bondage' we live in. And what I found was exhilarating!
Situations were never as bad as they seem, Relax!
People almost never reacted as per the script you wrote in your head in the morning, Damn!
Things were easy to achieve if taken support of other.. no shame in that!
Your could make friends with almost anyone... without anything in conman!
Its darkness where people feel in their own element... Truth!
The wee hours of the night are the most intellectual and though provoking.. Ideas in making!
Dancing is the most freeing experience of all ... Music is life!
A thoughtful gesture is all you need to get through life ... A smile goes a long way!
Coming back home from work knowing you have company for dinner is a boon ... loneliness is irritating!
And friends you make are not just that... They are your family.
You might be close to your parents, your siblings or your cousins but My experience says that its the friends you make when you are on your own who are your real friends. They might not give the proper advice, or be helpful in solving a situation you have to deal with. But one thing is for sure, they are there, without judgment, without expectation, without any ill feelings.
So, you might not feel like you have done something productive today, you may not be happy with the success others are in AWE off But till the time, you can dance the night away, making memories with your family-not-by-blood, thats all you need.
Everything else sorts itself. Life will sort itself. You will be Fine. :)
