When you have lived through time when you had everything one could ever want but never realised how important they were , when you have had a home town to go to at the distance of a bus ride, friends all around you, food you take for granted to be available at the nearest local restaurant , the public transport at your disposal, phone you could use without worrying whether you could manage the bills,a cofee shop to spend those unforgettable precious moments with a dear one, a job that you could get killed working, more friends who would listen to your yapping ,a monthly salary and a single independent life and when you embark on a dream that you have long planned.. , you assume you are mentally prepared to give up everything for a short stint so that u can make it big in life...but no matter how prepared or planned in advance, it always comes in as a shock.. atleast to people who are not ashamed to be in touch with their emotions. Is it worth while ?? Do these fleeting thoughts make you a different person or do they just bring out an inherent form of expression that never had the opportunity to rise up and high ? Should you learn to grow up by trying to remain untied from these thoughts which choke you up, by being objective or should you let it overwhelm you once in a while ? I hope the destination is worth the journey!!!

Many a times we end up doing stuff , ignorant of the ramifications of our actions..
One tiny example of that is celebrating holi..
For a southie like me , who most always ran away from colors of holi ,be it in the neighbourhood or college , verbally slaughtered by my north indian friends as 'murdering the spirit of holi' ,any opportunity to look at an ocean of brown faces in a foreign counrty is more than enticing..
and so i went 2 be a part of the gang which managed to find an "indi dukan" in the middle of nowhere and armed with colors that would put a rainbow to shame , we launched the celebration.
Nothing gives you more a pleasure to destroy the tidy corridors and muddle the pool into a heavenly mixture .. well. nothing , probably more than trying out wild designs on people you dont even know , venting your vendatta on "any" available clean face :).
Grab the opportunity .!! well.. all done ....... serenity demolished , assignments ,exams and due papers long forgotten , out come brown people in all sizes and shapes with a dab of blue,green and what not. Some one even went to the extent of getting out chilli powder!!
dude!! hold on!! hell no .. i like holi but i dont wanna be crippled for life.......
and so it went............ for an hour,two , prob 5..
When the noise became too much,and people looked at us appalled ,prob wondering whether the natives have decided to launch their attack ...... and someone s meek warning that cops mite sniff us out.. thats when the fun stopped... well. temporarily atleast..
Do we need a reason to celebrate .. !!
mera desh mahan :)