Friday 22 June 2012

Step back, breathe, savour

A week in the city of dreams. And all I could think of were the many sights of the never ending rat race. Everybody was up and about even at mid-night. Some enjoyed it, some others continued to do so just make ends meet. I wondered why Mumbai, the country's finacial capital believed in the mad rush to the top. The terms night life in a city like this, did not exactly mean partying. Instead, it refers to the life the people lead. As the business hub of the country, the head offices of the country's biggest firms seem to add to the spirit of the race. And the city, adapts to it as well. Taxis ply at all times. Even public transport served its commuters till late at night. Then again, what is the rush for? Is this what my instructors at J-school warned me of? True. The lives of every resident in this city remind me of the breaking news updates on TV. It was as if every step of theirs was a development in itself.
                     I, however, chose to spend my time at the city differently. My friends, relatives, job and place of stay added to the charm of the experience. Effective public transport allowed me to explore the parts of the city even late at night. "There is nothing to fear," my friends said. And true they were. For I was not the only one walking on the streets of the city's posh locales
                     It has been a month since I sensed the wave of good times by the sea. I never realised how a day in your life can have such an impact on you. Now, as I enter the world of media and experience the excitement, I realised that one must not forget to step back, introspect and experience things the new. As I spoke to a friend for an hour, I wondered how I chose to be the way I was. For those two hours beside the Arabian Sea showed up that world is too vast to be understood. Sometimes, we forget to savour those precious moments of peace and content and continue brooding over unfair play. Experience the experience and savour only the experience. Nothing more. Nothing less. We must learn to switch off once in a blue moon. It does help you get geared up for the hard times. Perhaps, gives you more power to fight those hard times.

I hear you

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