Maybe the end is not what we think it is, maybe its just a point from which we choose a different path,
a new path ,
a better path.
The rambling is at The Journey
P.S : Back after a long hiatus.Feels great to be back!!!
Thursday, December 13, 2007
The Journey
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Nisha/Nivi,
Do leaves have a predetermined fate? That is to say, what makes the leaf a leaf? Which is the leaf? That tiny bud on the green stem that would become the leaf, some day? A tiny red veined creature, much like the rosiness of a newborn? The full fledged broad green factory? The brown patriach? Why does one stage have to signify birth, one a peak of usefulness/happiness, one death and ruin? Why is one stage 'better' than another? Why always hope to 'move on' to something better? Why compare the stages? Why have the stages anyway?
The journey, I think, is a continuum. The bud carries the patriach in it, the seed the seeds to come. We borrow from our past, we beg from our future. There are no full stops to life, even if we want to partition and punctuate. You cannot 'let go', that in essence means you are ignoring a part of you, turning a blind eye on the truth, partitioning your soul, almost a Horcrux. You cannot 'move on', it is like saying you were sedentary, and now have decided to apply motion. The motion was already there, you were/are constantly on the move, from nowhere to nowhere. The reason why I say you can never be sedentary is becase nature, by definition, never tolerates a vaccum. No better-ness, no worse-ness, that kind of a thing comes in only when time is aggregated in clumps. The moment is the best unit of time, and every moment is a wonderful journey by itself.
Events, people, times, highs and lows, it's all you. It is the unique characteristic that defines 'your' life. The melange is what it is. You are the journey, and you are the reason.
Long comment, I know, but this piece made me want to say all that, here. Made things in my head clearer, at any rate :)
Awesome as usual.
Wow... that jus blew me away
the thoughts, the story, the words all chimed in to weave such a beautiful work of art that i have absolutely no words to praise
"It looked like it had a story to say, a story of life
and now death".... the analogy was jus out this world.
"That was exactly what the tree was doing; at least that is how it seemed to her, showing off her leaves, her kids"... wat a thought!! hats off dude
though this post has come after quite a long time, the impact it had on me on jus one read is phenomenal. makes u think and rethink various aspects of life...
awesome work.. keep churning out more!
BINGO. Absolutely wonderful.
Believe it or not....I was thinking of some story on the opposite lines. i.e A journey with a radio-in-ears when the whole world seems to be dancing to the tune in your ears. It is such an empowering feeling.
But what you wrote is the exact opposite...and exactly wonderful experience. I was reminded of the feather dancing in the air scene in Forrest gump. It was so poetic and this one was a sheer pleasure to read.
I will try if I can pen the opposite radio effect story sometime :-)
I loved it. The abstract aspect of this story was the highlight. This blog was aptly timed. Wanted to write something similar. I guess no need now.
Its really awesome feeling to know what all one can think about walking alone on a lonely path without any disturbance. Brain is a powerful tool and that coupled with your heart can take you somewhere you can't even imagine.
Keep it coming pa:)
The blog was simply superb!! The simple reason that u could hew it so nicely with d life of leaves makes it more interesting..i m sure u ve cut a wide swath across wid dis :)
A person walkin alone baskin in d warmth of nature goes thru myriad thoughts like u said especially wen he s floatin plaintively..As u ve said end s not wat it appears to be. A wretched person ll ve d precocity to think it positively tat der s a glimpse of hope for a new path.While a sprig crumbles :)
Just loved it..Keep them comin :)
Excellent work! The last line was so simple, yet powerful. Loved the mother-kid example you had brought up! :)
finals mudinjathukku ivalo effecta a.....LOL
awesome post....
adha yen unakku mattum ivalo thoughts about such small things which others involntarily discredit and ignore...
and u ll prolly wanna look at this
http://gostats.com/paths.xml?id=712152
Nice post! I liked the part where she's walking along and suddenly realizes how many emotions and thoughts she just had.
"Gawd! She loved these crazy moments. And she was surprised at herself for the gamut of emotions she went through in a span of what can only be split seconds."
It's happened to me too! Walks, they can be such therapeutic things, can't they?
What is this? I've been reading your stuff for sometime now, you know - phantom - the one who scraps in orkut or comments here...yeah now you get it. But what IS this...uh?
I lost my mom last month. You can understand how much this means to me.
hmmmmmmm
I'm an aspiring filmmaker, we must work together sometime.
I search
For a familiar face
Among millions
I search
To prove
I am not alone
A face,
None I find
I turn inward
I shun the world
I stop the search
I close my ears,
Trying to drown
The sounds around
The people around
The silence around
I drown
On the inside
For the silence outside
Is not what I crave
Is not what I run from.
The silence inside
A constant companion
I seach for company
To break that silence,
to find a lifeboat,
to prevent my drowning.
@suchi
In one way I agree with you, with the continuum part. Yes, I dont think there are any full stops to life.
However letting go in my perspective is embracing hope and not let the bad moments weigh heavy on our minds.
And in a totally different argument, so what if you let go of a part of you, a part of you that you think is of no good, a part of you that needs a change maybe. It is not a horcrux simply because you are not splitting your soul and keeping it safe rather here you are letting go of the bad ones. There is no time limit to change anything about us as long as it is for our good.
Thanks for the insights though. I loved reading it.
@jagdeep
Thanks bullet :-)
@anu
Thanks dude. Means a lot coming from you.Trust me I want to
@Harish
Janaab, Shukriya :-)
and please do, cant wait to read it :-)
@maverick
Thanks!
And I concur.The things that flood our mind!
@Navien
wow thanks :) and I say again, please write :)
@pritz
Thanks :) Glad you likes it
@ak
Thanks :)
Finals mudiyarthukku was waiting :)
@divya
Walks! yup tell me about them
@phantom
I am really sorry to hear that.
Well yeah why not, hopefully my date diary is not overflowing ;)
@aditya
we are never alone. Its something called insecurity that makes us go nuts.
why .pdf format?
Nivi,
I wouldn't call them insights. More like nascent thoughts! :) Thanks!
Sure yaar:)
@Nivethitha
Insecurity of what? Of being alone, of the possiblity of ending up alone or just plain insecurity, the paranoia that makes up what is called our mind?
Each of these are different as each of these are same. Each has a different cause and each has a different result. Each has different symptoms and sometimes two people with the same affliction will show the exact opposite symptoms. To each his own!
The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a
man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.
Kinda reminds me of this..
@pseudofreud
Welcome to my blog :)
and i do agree.
Guess the Gita says something very similar :)
Hey really loved the movgin on thingy you brought here.. I am in total agreement with you with you without a doubt.. somehow could see a loot of similarities between you and Nisha .
As for taking the same route I guess that with all of us buddy.. its always the same route the same side the same view.. loved the way your brought nature in really beautifully done .. way to go.. and hey that “ Mr. I was born with a walkman” was funny .. and I guess we are quite averse to nature and people.. some of us so immersed in work that nature is nothing but their office and people are nothing but all this people they interact with in the “ to” section in their mails… and boy do we always have the unavailability of time and constant.. so true!!
Hey loved the tree portrayal to bring the thought that people should move on… to hel with bad memories if any.. and if there are good ones then cherish them as we live.. let those good ones make us smile once in a while when the day is horrible.. let this emake us smile… when narrating it to someone special.. Glad to know you have moved on :-)
And as usual loved the ending… “ One lesson a day” … he he he.. Once your mind gets to thinking it like a train that never stops eh :-)…
@Adi
A comment finally!!!!!
Thanks , glad u loved it.
And yeah its nice to have moved on, feels super:)
and please update your blog:) i have been waiting for ages now..
That's an awesome poem. Short, sweet and sharp.
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