Land,At Last!!!

The traveller enjoys every bit of his journey, fights the storm, makes friends with the dolphins, evades the sharks. He anchors his ship at different ports, meets new people, enjoy the experience, learns new things. Richer with the knowledge , he moves on. Fights new storms, evades the tricky ice-bergs, escapes the pirates and his "Destiny" ship moves on. He meets more people does the same things and adds on to his knowledge.

Down the line he misses something. There is a pain in the heart that he doesn't have something that he wants. He thinks and ponders. He probes all the events that happened. But his questions are unanswered. And then he reaches the port which aroused memories that were hidden deep in his mind. It erased all the questions in mind. He gets out and moves along the crowd , sees the old market, the shops and the people and recognise the fact- "this is the place I started from. This is what I was seeking. This is where I want to be back. I am free, calm and rejuvenished. Now I have the energy that I lost somewhere along the trip. This is the land I seeked".

With the energy that he regained from the homeland he moves on ,replenished and rejuvenished, to new and more challenging quests of knowledge. He continues his journey-the constant traveller, the nomad.

I am going home.....

Hurray!!!

I remember you all!!!

As the flavor of the first exams at IITM is felt, I have started enjoying thoroughly this new way of life.This is a place where i always wanted to be-the trees, the animals, the smiling faces, sincere friends and what not.

Life is a journey where you learn new things from new people, remember the good times you had with people you met at different turns. It makes you think about those who have made a difference in your life. Then you start missing them. But there is no pain in the heart. Just the feeling of numbness created by the void. A vacuum where where all you cries are lost and only the numbness remains. This makes you realise how love never leaves with the loved ones. They just stay in the tiny corner of your memory where days, events and the things they have left with you rejuvenates the moments you had with them. Those were beautiful small moments which you never thought will be important in your life when you experienced them, but they play such an important part in reminding you how dear the friend was.

There are promises that you would never be forgotten, but life always dilutes the emotions. You get so involved with people and activities around you that you forget there was this beautiful friend somewhere down the memory lane whom you used to be with all the time, talk about silly things, fight over small arguements ,make up so fast that you forgot you fought and laugh your stomachs over stupid jokes. The very same people say they are too busy to keep in touch. I am so sorry to admit I am one of them. But then that's how life is. You move on. You find new people, new friends, new partners. But one thing everyone would have in common is the way you cherish the memory of people who were with you, who stood by you and gave you all they can.

There's this beautiful lines from one of the best movies ever made, Shawshank Redemption, which goes like "I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice. Still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone. I guess I just miss my friend." Yes my friend, I do miss you. I know it'd have been a lot better for me if you were around. But I also understand how happy you are with your life away from me.

I understand there are things that you want in life, but you'll never get. There are people who come and go, and you can never demand them to be with you. To assimilate this you need great wisdom. The wisdom of a saint who is devoid of any worldly needs.

I bow to your friendship and to the good times we had ,my dear friend. I remember you.