As I lay sleepless on my bed at 3am, I wonder on how time swifts by you without giving you any feel of motion. It used to be just yesterday when I was in 1st grade waiting for my dad to come back from office and teach me how to draw a butterfly. When I used to wear my mom's sarees folded half to fit my size and play Ghar Ghar with our neighbor's daughter. It used to be just yesterday when I used to feel jealous of my friend having a Aladin to cling on to her pencil and wanted the same thing. When I got the role of a Moon in my first and last play ever and forced my dad to buy me a beautiful white gown as a costume. It used to be just yesterday when I went up to the Principal to complain that no one in my class talks to me. When I used to play Stapoo on the roads with the kids in the colony. When I used to steal fruits from the trees in someone else's house. It used to be just yesterday when a guy proposed to me in 7th grade and I came back crying home, asking mom for her expert advice. When I had my first crush (after I got to know what exactly crush means) on this guy in class who seemed to be so cute. It seemed to be just yesterday when I was studying crazily for my boards wanting to prove something to the society. When I used to manage my time between school, tuition, evening games and studies, and competitive exams pressure. It used to be just yesterday that I was on 9th cloud, having gotten into AIT and dad buying me my very own mobile phone. When my graduation got over and I had 3 companies in hand to choose from. It used to be just yesterday when I joined Infosys and went to Mysore for training. When I got posted to Mangalore and made some awesome friends. It used to be just yesterday when I was jumping all around the office announcing - 'I am quitting the company!'. When I was giving my friends farewell dinner and promising them that I will come back to Mangalore soon. It used to be just yesterday when I was in this college called GIM (which looked nothing less than a construction site) all alone, registering for my MBA degree. It used to be just yesterday when I got my dream internship in an advertising agency and I was all excited about the first day.
Life is going to take an altogether different track soon. And I am welcoming it open hands and mind, and a mental preparedness that I am not that kid anymore who used to play Ghar Ghar with other kids in the neighborhood. Its time, and I know I would take the best path of all.
moving on in your life is a good thing...but i feel that u shudn't leave your memories behind...irrespective of whether they are good or bad...
ReplyDeletegood memories gives u inspiration to achieve greatness and bad memories gives you courage to strive for greatness amidst all the failures.
lastly i wud say that the day when the kid inside any of us dies, that day onwards we stop understanding others...on a brutal note, we become mean and self-centered. Well that was subjected to my sole discretion :P
P.S: LOL that u cried after being proposed