How fleet is a glance of the mind! Compared with the speed of its flight, The tempest itself lags behind, And the swift-winged arrows of light.
It is amazing how easily the mind can shut off all the external voices and how easily it can be transported and carried away to a different world.
It was past midnight as I sat in my room infront of my laptop working on some document, I got up to get some water and I realized that the folks next door were playing loud music to celebrate something. As I drank the water I notice that the songs they were playing were the old dance numbers that were ever so hit on the campus - Summer of 69, Saturday Night, Its my life... In a moment I was back in that Thomso night, dancing like there's not a worry in the world, shouting, running from NesT to Hanger... Incredible.. A fleeting memory of the EE gang, IMG gang, those friends KU, GB, PG.. Those were really the best days
of my life.. I call KU to know he is working late in the office.. PG to know she is M***I** [Top secret ;)]Load shedding... Zoom in to present... MS saying that "woh bhi din the... aur aaj bhi din hein" (those were the days... and these are days too [not exactly... but hope u got the sense if u didnt get the original])... and in that moment my mind takes another flight; to the Kungfu master Tortoise Oogway from Kungfu Panda (Must watch if you like animations or action movies)
Oogway: You are too concerned about what was and what will be. There is a saying: yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.
And yes, today is a present.. to be remembered in the time to come.
2 comments:
You know i used the Oogway line in the T-shirt we gifted to Sanjay on his farewell. :)
Glance of mind is a one-way journey most of the times...You simply can't fully return from where your mind has fleeted you away! And as you bring yourself back to the obvious normality, in an attempt to kill your ultra-short trip, some part of your heart will lag slow forevermore no matter what you do the rest of it...isn't it?
Happy Birthday!
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