Its fun to observe how we live. We all live with our own notions that we tend to develop from childhood. When we were kids, we lived to grow. As a teenager newly into a college, we were little scared to get ragged in front of other colleagues. Later we got buzy with studies, I need to top the class! This followed by placements, jobs and so on...All these form one aspect of life, the purposeful part to be successful.
But pleasures form that part of life, which we all like to recollect wherever we are, however we are. Nostalgic we are about events that make us smile, laugh and thus always yearn to get back to those days. If we scrutinize, most of the time those are small pleasures that live with us and we love them being with us. Though we all tend to shield ourselves in an external mask, our inner being wants to be free, simple, without any pressures.
It was a chilly wintry morning. I had my cozy overcoat with me that I was wearing everyday to beat the chill thats gonna welcome me on my way to office. The road that leads to my office is without any buildings but with trees on either sides for some part of it and open mountainous light-grassy ground, a sight of beauty, for rest of the 15min ride. The spin gets spicy in winters with this greenary adding their share of coolness to already chill weather.
So I wore my grey, fluffy english overcoat, armed my light sky-blue frog shaped bag on my back, sat on my Ambition and started off. I also put some cotton in my ears to avoid cold catching my ears for in recent past I had suffered from viral. But there was something that was making me feel good that day. I was feeling so good about my self. The reason was, i was not wearing any chappals (footwear). Imagine someone wearing all that packing and finally riding on a bike without any chappals. There could have been a odd, inferior feeling that could have arised in me some years back. But now, I enjoy it. For I know simple things matter most.
- Having a coffee early morning (I am gonna start from tomorrow, watch out!)
- Sitting and just chatting...
- Having a get-together and cooking food for your colleagues (then notice their reactions too!)
- Watching a movie with your friends
- Shouting at the top of your voice, when you feel so..
- Singing in bathroom
- Taking-off chocolate from a kids' hands
- Pulling your friends' legs (not literally)
- Telling each other our bosses' stories and rating them
- Dancing especially when not known
- Sitting with friends at a road-end wearing tucked-in formal dress
- Trying to lick even the last bit of juice from glass
- Lying down on the grass and looking at clouds, etc...etc...
and most importantly,
- Learning to love your life
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The language of Rampy is as usual different - don't ask me how it is different - its a joy to read his posts - and thats what makes the difference
ReplyDeleteSnatching Chocolate from a kid's Hand? Fun? !!!
ReplyDeleteThanks HBK for your interest...
ReplyDeleteYeah Snatching chocolate from a kid's hand...not to eat it, but to see his/her reaction...some follow our hand in an innocent face, with a hope to get it back...some make a sad face and look straight up at our face, staring with a thought, who is this trying to snatch my lovely chocolate...others just run away to their mother...and what not...
Ofcourse let us have that chocolate as long as they dont cry or loose interest in the event altogether! ;)
Well said Rampy.. Sometimes the simple things can make us feel happier if only we pay attention to them.. We keep complaining about many things in our lives and ask.. "Why can't it happen the other way.. " and in the process we often forget to ask ourselves "Why is it happening the way it is happening..". I believe its all about 'the perceptions' and 'the view points'..
ReplyDeletecheers..
Minkowsky..
My list :
ReplyDeleteShouting at the seas...
Retelling a movie joke... (or an attempt thereof resulting in an eerie silence)
Climbing a rock
Having Bundi Tea from the roadside vendor at midnight with friends...
Cracking little ad-hoc quips, puns, rhymes, originally generated at runtime while chatting with friends and generates laughter, but will lose their fun when you write them down or when presented in another context...
Moderating a debate between two friends (without them knowing it) and feeling off like Rajdeep Sardesai....
And lastly ...
Asking a kid with part with a little of the chocoloate (and observe the reaction)
Hey Nice add to the list...Naams are you experienced???! :)
ReplyDeletehey rampy,
ReplyDeleteI would luv to snaatch a cocolate from your hand and video ur expression !!!!
Ah! I see you have realized why that grand old man was called the bare-foot rider. M.F.Hussain,
ReplyDeleteSatya
how many reactions...let's carry on the list:
ReplyDeleteGetting something as simple as a ring for your mom...? thought of that?
Frankly Rish,
ReplyDeleteI did not think of that...Yes, it does add value to the list...good one! :)
Recently (and old recent though ;) ), I committed a blunder. At first I didnt realize (else how could become blunder), but only later, when I learnt about it, I first felt that I should feel terrible about it. But only on remembering this post, that a smile cropped up on my face.
ReplyDeleteIncident is something like this:
I read a post. Understood it completely opposite, and then commented on it, obviously losing the battle. Only later when I re-read the post, that I understood what a blunder I committed. Alls fun when it ends funny! :p
addition to the list of pleasures : curling up with your favourite bar of chocolate in one hand and a book in the other. And also going as high as you can on a swing!
ReplyDeleteYep! It reminds me of my school days...same scene as described but without a book, both hands only chocolates! :)
ReplyDeleteone more-watching the rain from a moving bus and stretching out your hands to feel it (assuming you manage to corner the window seat)
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