The 23rd Mile
The other day I was watching a TV show that came to an end in the most fascinating way. A pair of lovers who’d been separated by people and circumstances time and time again for a period of eight years, finally find each other after they’ve lost their lives. As I watched this last episode of the show I found myself crying uncontrollably and I didn’t know why.
At first I assumed that it was because the couple had died. But then it dawned on me that my mind had sped past the reel world and jumped into the real world in that instant. I kept thinking of where all of this was going and what we were doing with our lives. We study hard, we work harder, we slave through each and every day and for what? To have it all end just like that?
We literally spend a lifetime trying to become something or someone. We shed tears over relationships, we give so much of ourselves to others… And where does it all end? Six feet under.
I thought about the people who had gone before me and how I miss them and how I hoped to see them again one day but even then, I was left with that scary thought: “would I actually see them again?” Just a lot of questions that had no answers. So I stopped crying and tried to figure out where all of this would end but then it dawned on me… That’s what we’re busy doing half of the time – thinking about where it’s going to end!
It’s like each life is this really long road, with bumps and potholes and hitchhikers and thieves and companions and carnivals and cemeteries and shortcuts and long cuts all along the way… When we’re standing at the beginning of this road we’re not really focussing on completing the 1st mile, instead we’re planning on the breaks that we’ll take and how great it’s going to be when we reach the 23rd mile. We focus on that thought so much that we don’t have time to notice the daisies on either side of the road or the picnic that has been laid out for us with champagne or the relaxing stream running by the side of the road… And the best part is, that when we reach the 23rd mile, we’ve thought about it for so long and created such great dreams around it that it never really meets our expectations. So then we start focussing on the 46th mile and start walking again…
This goes on and on until we’re suddenly hit by a truck that’s gone out of control somewhere at the 37th milepost. The journey is left incomplete and because we never stopped to take in the sights, no one remembers us, we were just passers by who didn’t make a difference. Not to the daisies, not to the picnic and certainly not to the stream.
As far as I’m concerned, it’s time to stop focussing on the next mile and start enjoying the walk. I know I will…
Of Islands & Albums
So deserted island here I come… right… So I’ve been tagged with this other thing to list down five albums I’d like to have with me when I get stranded on a deserted island!!! ARGH!!! This is hard for me because I just listen to anything and not albums in particular! But here goes…
Moulin Rouge – ok so it maybe an album full of remakes but it still sounds pretty cool, especially Beck’s version of Diamond Dogs
Disco Friends by Just Jack – I don’t know if that’s the name of the album but the album containing that song is really cool…
Shock Value by Timberland – good music
Across the Universe by The Beatles – awesome!
Cruel Summer by Ace of Base – I just like it ok!!! Damn it!
ok so according to the rules I’m supposed to tag five more people but I… sigh… I can’t!!! I just can’t!!! Ok maybe I can…
Something About A 7!
Right it’s tough to be talking about just seven things that are totally random or weird… But what the hell… missingsandwich you’re such a darling!!!
- Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
- Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
- Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
- Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
And then… here are my 7!!!
1. I own a white pair of Calvin Klein briefs that I feel very sexy in.
2. I sleep like a baby when I touch a woman’s cold arm with the back of my hand.
3. I was selected to play the role of one of the children in BBC’s production of Midnight’s Children (production never happened due to government restrictions).
4. I write an online soap called “Kurukshetra” for Indian readers and will be completing 150 episodes of it next week.
5. I love having sex at 3.00 am… I don’t know why!!! :O
6. I want to have a child out of wedlock.
7. I cry my eyeballs out once a month for no reason at all… It’s apparently good for you! (Go figure)
My Tagees!!!
Ok done!
The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea
hey all, this is a new song that i just wrote but don’t for the life of me know how the music would go… 
The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea
There’s a new temptation rising
And I don’t feel like compromising
What I feel
Just so I could be one of them
Who was strong enough to walk away
From their dreams
My life is like a bad addiction
An uncommon misconception
Of who I am
But I’ve got no more confessions
No second grade interpretations
Of where I stand
They wanna love me but they can’t embrace me
They wanna own me but they can’t afford me
They wanna kill me but they can’t confront me
So what do I do? When I’m stuck in the middle of
The devil and the deep blue sea!
There’s a little common sense in my pocket
And a little street smart in my jacket
But it ain’t enough
To feed my inner curiosity
Or give me some velocity
Or make me tough
Because I’m instantly promiscuous
And slightly more ridiculous
Than the rest
No I ain’t keen on making sacrifices
Don’t believe in shapes and sizes
I want what’s best
They wanna need me but they can’t believe me
They wanna bone me but they can’t inspire me
They wanna stone me but they cannot find me
So what do I do? When I’m stuck in the middle of
The devil and the deep blue sea!
