Because 'Life' is like that!!

One of my friends wrote a nice piece on his views about how people try and personify life. I liked what he wrote. Not only it's a nicely written piece, but also it's true. We all personify life. "Life is good". "Life is bad". "Life is being nice" and "Life is being really mean". 

I do it too! And now that I am trying to contemplate what I really feel about it... I think, I personify life because I always feel it's my constant and at times the only companion. I have my debates, arguments, allegations and thanks giving moments with it. Yes, whenever I am alone, contemplating things and introspecting, I feel I am into a conversation with 'life'. 

I visualize this entity  to be constantly watching all my moves and ready to scold me the moment I goof up. I feel being put to tests by it all the time. I always feel it gives me signals when something is going wrong. The same entity also peps me up when something is going right. When I fail, I talk to it and tell it how I will show it the next time when I do it right! When I succeed, I just talk to it and say, well..."You ought to appreciate me...I was good!" 

Well, all in all, I feel I am a much smaller person in front of this being called 'Life'. No matter how much I try, I can't beat it. But it's a friendly comrade of mine. Though a very blunt and strict friend. I try and take its criticism positively and its gifts gratefully. I have always been in awe of 'Life'. I have never won over it. I am still trying...though I know I might never succeed because DAMN that thing is always ahead of me and always always right! 

I am 25 and am HAPPY!

I have seen people freaking out about turning 25. For me, it is bloody fantastic!

AS I cross this milestone, I would like to join my hands and bow down to the ALMIGHTY and thank him for this amazing life he gave me. He has blessed me, in every way possible and I couldn’t be happier! He gave me parents who are the world’s best parents one could ask for! I can’t thank God enough for the gift called ‘Family’ he blessed me with.

As of today, I feel happy with the person I have grown up to become!

The best part: NO REGRETS! Life has been a superb roller coaster ride and today I am in love with every bit of it. I have got a lot of amazing people around me I call friends. They have made life absolutely beautiful. Words will never suffice, I just love them.

I also had a lot of jerks who came along. But then, they were fun too. Who doesn’t like to say “f*ck off” to someone’s face and mean it?? I got a chance to kick them out and that was a pleasure in itself.

Also, life gave me a chance to live and experience ‘love’ and mean everything to someone. It’s precious. I know it and I value it a lot!

Looking back at past 5 years of my life, the things which I did RIGHT were to make choices. I chose my current career for myself, against my family’s wishes. Today, they are proud of me for where I stand and I am in a profession I love. I chose a person for myself perhaps against everyone’s wishes. Today, I am proud and confident about my choice and I know that a man for me better than him DOESN’T exist!

I might sound getting too overwhelmed, but I know I am one of the most privileged ones when it comes to the kind of life I am living. This is something I can’t take for granted. I dare not say that “I” achieved everything for myself. I guess lady luck did support me at numerous instances. A lot of blessings and lot of love has made me become what I am today!

My 25th Birthday was a day of celebrations and a lot of happy moments, a day truly symbolizing the spirit of my life! All in all, for me this day was truly a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Cheers to life!

Star(e)s in the space!

I love the movie Inception. Thanks to the movie, from now on whenever I find everyone around staring at me, I can just imagine myself being in a dream and not bother that something is obnoxiously wrong with my looks or attire!!

Honest. What is wrong with everyone? Why do people stare so much? Imagine. You are simply crossing Andheri Overbridge and suddenly realize all eyes are on you including a kid or a beggar. DAMMIT! You can't just ignore that moment. You have a firm belief that something has gone drastically wrong with you. You stop in the middle of the crowded bridge try and gauge what's wrong. Listen to everyone cursing you for stopping in between, because it disrupts their speed to reach wherever they are reaching. Waste those precious 10 mins just to find out nothing is wrong! You know how important those 10 mins are? I missed my AC bus today by 1 minute and had to wait for the next one for another 25 mins! And this 'Everyone's staring at me' phenomenon happens way too much with me. Does it happen to you guys as well??? Please let me know, I am turning paranoid!

As such the lost staring look is really a part of my life. I witness it all the time. All of my friends tend to have it on their faces when they are with me. Especially when I talk! So I am used to it, but strangers doing that is weird. And everyone around you doing that is weirder! :-S 

And it's not just that. I have been caught in weirdest of confusions earlier. Thanks to our cell phones. People just put on their headphones. (Which you haven't noticed) Then sit at a corner and enter into a very animated conversation on their phone. First they just sit there, staring at you. In a strange and lost way, they just blankly look at you. Obviously the look confuses you. Then, they start to nod, smile and make facial gestures as if they are speaking to you. Why do you get confused because they are bloody staring at you! And after much contemplation about whether you know this person or not, you wave back just to realize he is getting his headphones off and looking at you as if you just violated some rule and must be imprisoned.

I don't know where to go when these stares and looks meet me. To begin with, I am planning to avoid looking at anyone specially in the mornings while commuting to my office. Rest, your suggestions are welcome.