Stuck in traffic and late for an appointment, waiting at the airport endlessly for your flight, calls that upset your schedule...well, most of us detest such disruptions in schedule and everything else that affects a change in your plans. I do too. The perfect day would be when nothing went wrong or when everything happened the way you planned it; be it a weekend getaway, day at work or simply getting the daily chores done. At the end of such a day you are left feeling satisfied. “Lovely life” - you would say... or would you?
Sunday mornings always begin with a lazy and elaborate breakfast. Monday morning blues begin to set in from Sunday night. You do not even care to notice the Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays that pass by... they are all the same. And then, thank-god-it’s-Friday!!; Because Saturday nights are definitely wild and fun. And then ... there is this one day, like today, when you find the time to ponder and look at your life from high above, as an outsider. We all like to settle down and lead a good life but that challenge of walking a tight rope allures you. You want to break the monotony, however peaceful it may be. Satisfied you are, but there is no excitement. There are memories, but not a memorable event that you want to relive.
If you were told to think of the most memorable day of your life, I would bet it wasn’t a regular one. Yes, you could come up with milestone events like your graduation day or your wedding day. Excepting them, the one that would be etched in your memory would be a gross aberration from routine. So vivid it would be that you could probably recount every detail with unimaginable precision. When you see your life go by in the flash of a moment, you see these days.
Deviations from routine are an opportunity for us to convert the mundane stuff into a memory. one day, smile at that face you see almost every day at the crossing, take time to share a joke from your days as a scout with a bunch of kids, buy a drink for that solemn-looking solitary face at the bar; for your presence in their lives, albeit brief, is a novelty. Take off for the weekend without a destination or agenda in mind; you may end up having the most relaxed trip. Try not to follow a recipe; you may end up with a unique blend. Don’t just let these deviations happen; welcome them ... embrace them, for they add a touch of colour and vigour to our otherwise gray lives.
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Very well written Bhoomi :-)
ReplyDeleteI agree yaar, deviations always make for good memories, a good example is when we had gone to lonavla; kt was driving; in hope of a shortcut we took an 'andar' ka road instead of the expressway; poor kt was stuck at the steering wheel while we had a blast and all of us were rewarded with breathtaking views which we would have missed if we wud have taken the highway. That drive is etched in my memory with all the details. Gr8 post btw...reminded me of many such incidents.
ReplyDeleteThanks guys.. :)
ReplyDeleteGood one Bhoomi. We never know which disruption might give us the most memorable moment of our life.... so let's take it all with a smile :)
ReplyDeleteGood work Bhoomi. Keep writing!!
ReplyDeleteWell written Bhoomi.....keep it up!!!
ReplyDeleteIts the little spontaneous momnets in life that we always remember and make us smile.... the more planned ones tend to end up as a part of our daily routine.
life is game of snakes and ladder and you never know when such disruptions could lead to the ladder :) . otherwise too, life would be far more interesting when you reach out to new people . good one !
ReplyDeleteWell said bhoomi, motto of my life
ReplyDelete- Navin