no.
I dont mean you.
thats my message to 2008
this was almost the worst ending for the worst ever year Ive had.
that includes the mafioso being after me and my friend because we peed on their boss's favorite potted plant(couldnt help it! too much water in our system) and the aliens invading the earth and the indian politics.
they didnt?
whats ramadoss then??
yup. Im getting old.
oh, and Im getting you zero cakes, new year, the big 'o' treatment for you.
anyway,
I, at least, should try and confuse myself.
did that make sense? no? youre confused.
back to the post,
"he was really, just a normal guy. He hadnt ever done anything out of the ordinary. not yet. not ever, he thought. but then, that didnt matter. all he wanted was to get into college, and he had managed that, although barely. Now all he wanted was to get a low paying job, get a wife,kids and then perhaps when he would turn 45, middle-age crisis or some shit like that. because isnt that normal?
20 years he had spent. not doing what he wanted, but doing what was normal. fitting in, as his mother said. but then again, he argued with himself, all that he ever wanted was to be normal. and that much, he had achieved with a huge success.
but then, isnt it normal to have some aim in life? something to think about? something to live for? something to work your ass off? said an inner voice deep inside him. he had seen the kind. some were in love. some were into sports. some into studies. some were just passionate about anything really. passion. thats what youre missing. he thought. yet, he had never been fired up about anything. but he thought he WAS special. once, he had seen some object, something bright, which no one else could see.
then, one day. he saw that 'thing' again. he saw it on the roof of the library. but as soon as he ran up, there was nothing.2 days he spent, trying to search it out. you look strange, said his roommate. a week went by, and he was still searching. you seem engrossed in something else, said his best friend. 2 weeks. youre strangely happy, said the strange girl who sat with him in class.
but everything else, almost didnt even register in his mind. they didnt even matter. he was fascinated. by that brightness. nothing else was brighter. not even the sun. and only he could see it. somehow only he had seen it. nobody else would even understand, what he was going through. he was alone in this. but, he wasnt lonely. this feeling was different. from everything he had felt before.
one day, he finally spotted it. it glided along a deserted road. he had been here before, he realised. but everything seemed so different in that strange strange light. everything was no longer mediocre. each tree, each house, each bug, each spot on the road........they were all mysterious. and beautiful. his head was swarming with questions. things he had never thought before. which house was that? what shape was that flower? why do they call it end point? lots. lots. lots.
but the most fascinating thing, was floating away. he ran at top speed. but he could never really catch up. then suddenly, it stopped. he screamed, jumped up, lunged at it. he finally had it in his hands. this moment, is the most wonderful in my life. he thought. and then, as suddenly as it had appeared, it vanished. he felt wind on his face. realised he was falling. but it didnt really register. all he felt was sadness. for losing the thing. for losing that special part that he had discovered inside himself. it was great while it lasted. was his last thought.
they found him 3 days later. his glassy eyes were open. his lips curled in a half smile. he seemed sad. he seemed happy. he seemed amused. all at once.
even though he fell 20 feet. there were no external injuries, they reported. they couldnt figure out why he died. it was as if, he suddenly decided he had had enough, given up and died."
but then, isnt that how chasing a dream is like?
had a bad day? looking to read something funny online? or perhaps you're looking for fundae in life. perhaps you just want to read stuff not related to your life and go: "hehehe, that's stupid" not a useful blog if you just want to download free stuff or look at naked pictures. not a useful blog if youre looking for specific medical questions or looking to spam out your frustration, people trying to sell special viagra, ppl claiming that the author has won 500,000 from a bank in nigeria, sorry.
"it was as if, he suddenly decided he had had enough, given up and died."
ReplyDeleteThat's not how it should be.
That's what I wanted to say to 2008 to too.
ReplyDeleteThere is no such thing as normal. It's just a notion held by people to define their "individuality" through the support of a hypothetically held ideal of how everyone should be.
I loved the story.
Happy New Year to you!
And remember, there's no meaning to life except the one you attach to it.
haha ...dude Medicine is Fun....U just hv to open your Eyes Wide and Enjoy :P :P
ReplyDeleteGuess U should really be wished a happy New Year :D
loved it... hmmm i feel hte same way..at times... but ki karaa..life takes you so many places... you dont want to go... chalo chodo..
ReplyDeletehappy new year...
...Run, rabbit, run
ReplyDeleteDig that hole, forget the sun,
And when at last the work is done
Dont sit down, its time to dig another one
For long you live and high you fly
But only if you ride the tide
And balanced on the biggest wave
You race toward an early grave.
*BOWS* to Floyd...
Remember to breathe through the NEW YEAR and it'll be just fine... :P
Of course a GRRREAT story... but run rabbit... run...
MAY YOU BE BLESSED BY THE LIGHT... HAVE A GREAT YEAR...
Oh yeah, See you when I see you... :)
what was that now :P
ReplyDeletei hope 2009 brings in some light
cheers
Halfway into the story and all I could think of was alok's writing.
ReplyDeleteand
Oh My God.
what narration and the flow. I loved the write-up, could relate, yes.
and to 2008
ha! most sucky, yes sir.
I have one question though,
How can a year fuck itself?
I wonder, how?
hmmmm can't you treat yourself?
ReplyDeleteYou are one hell of a writer!!
@ ki
ReplyDeletehmm.....
@ alok
hmm.....
@anurag
hmm.....
@swayam
hmm.....
@ pk
hmm.....
@aditi
hmm.....
@ twisted???
hmm.....
@ thinky
hmm.....
@ thinky
ReplyDeleteoi!
you-know-better-than-to-take-my-name-in-a-comment!
hehe
happy new year to you too
howve you been?
YOU MISSED ME!
ReplyDeleteu gimme reasons 2 b mad at u!
hummppffffffffffffffff!!!!!!!!!!!!
What's the use of trying to live anyway, when we can't even satisfy ourselves. Let's just go ahead and die instead of polluting the scarce living space.
ReplyDeleteYou should have pursued a career in writing or something... :D
*isn't that how chasing a dream is like??*
ReplyDeletehmmm we chase it , then lose ourselves to it or lose ourselves if we dont achieve it .
gave sarcasm a break ? :) , happy 2009 .
buddy we never lose ourselves to the dream, instead we achieve it for ourselves. we never die for the dream, we live for it. we live for the moment it will come. maybe it will come, maybe it will not. But we keep living waiting for it.
ReplyDeleteHappy New year, hope this one is much better than the last one(and it will be!!!)
Hey.
ReplyDeleteHow're you?
I miss you.