Nostalgia and Madness

It's that time of the year again. The Goddess is going to start her annual visit to her parental home.

Forget whether Ma Durga actually hails from Bengal, Forget that this visit is now stretched from Kolkata to Kuala Lumpur, from Boston to Bombay and Calicut to Cincinnati.Forget that with the changing vagaries of nature the traditional fleecy white clouds against the azure blue sky has been replaced by the dark water laden ones against a predominantly gloomy grey sky.

It's just that time of the year when we loose reason and happily so. It's that time when we get into a buying frenzy as if there were no tomorrow. It is that time of the year when the city streets turn into Venice, Rome,Italy and even Brazil at times. It is that time when everyone feels a tug at the heartstrings to go back to their homes.It is that time when perfectly well behaved stable people take the license to act the goat. It is that time when One carries a permanent idiotic grin on ones face. It is that time ----------

Oh c'mon!!! Forget all this! Just freak out and let go! Hail the Goddess!!!

IN - human

He had celebrated his 35th birthday. He had just crossed a milestone of his standard daily life. He sat on the park bench, cigarette in hand- thoughtful, alone and sad.

And he had just had a birthday bash. There were friends all around, his relatives made him feel special and he had the best gifts in the world.

Yet, he walked out of the celebrations at the first opportunity. He looked for solitude- for time with himself.

As he now sat ruminating, his life flashed by. He had achieved a lot in the 35 years that he had trod on Mother Earth. He had achieved academic success, he had reached dizzy heights in his career, he had the world at his feet. Everyone envied his single minded dedication.

He was happy. He was sad.

In 35 years, he had ceased to be a Human Being.

Upswing and Downswing

The last 48 hours has been a veritable vertical pendulum.

From a Zenith of unbridled joy created by Mahi & Co. , it was a rude splash down into a city looking like a endless gutter due to rains. The sewage and the storm water drainage failed in Tandem and the city was drowned-- and it still continues to be under water in some parts even 36 hours after the Sun made a reappearance.

The exalted Mayor makes a statement on television that the water would recede once the rains stop. As if one would require Rocket Science or Insider Information to know that!!!!!

Believe me it is quite galling to be wading in knee deep muck and listening to such profound theories.

Started

It has been years since I wrote down something. The urge was there and so was the inherent laziness. There were moments of thoughts that were so overwhelming that I would feel the urge to write.

But then, it would take an actual effort to do so! Nah! Too lazy for that.

That' when Oreen (dragons-fly@blogspot.com) walked in, or rather I chanced in on to his blog. Some deep rooted shared memories were stirred and Here I am. For Good or for Worse and for how long? I know not.

It's just I am here.