Yesterday i.e. Sunday was quite a happy day for me. As the day drew to a close, I thought about the reasons why I felt good that day. No Big event happened. No Lottery, No Proposal from a company, No Proposal from a girl. Nothing. It was a just a routine normal relaxed day. But as I delved deeper, there were some things which I did after a long time.
1) A visit to the police station - Well, went there for passport verification and nothing to be happy about it. Just that it brought back old memories. When I was actually caught and taken away by the police. What was my crime? I was playing cricket in my compound which was deemed to be life threatening to one of the residents!!!!!! :) (This REALLY happened some 3-4 years back)
2) I read the Sunday Newspaper at leisure - front to back. Fully. The newspaper in one hand. A cup of tea in the other :)
3) Danced in order to prepare for a friend's Sangeet - I admit, i am no great dancer. But the fun that one has in marriage preparations - just wonderful. The camraderie, the leg-pulling, the shy groom, friends, family - all together And the dance captures it all perfectly. :)
4) Cleaned up my cupboard - it takes a tremendous amount of motivation for me to clean up my cupboard. My roomies and my parents will vouch for this. But yeah, when it's all done, you feel happy and satisfied. I have realised that there's nothing more satisfying than a job well done. :)
5) Ate Pizza which has Amul Cheese on top - No Mozarella Cheese - Yes! I can hear some collective Shee and so- middle- classs comments. But before the days of Dominoes and Pizza Hut, this was the way I had Pizza and I loved it. Dont know how many of you feel this way but that taste still lingers :)
6) Finally, slept for some time on my mom's lap - I don't think I need to give any explanations. It just feels fantastic :)
So on the face of it, a routine normal relaxed day. But still so immensely satisfying. All of us encounter small little moments like these everyday. Different things which tend to leave a smile on our face. But in this hustle-bustle, overstressed life of ours, we tend to overlook them, shrug it off and carry on. The worrying fact is that as students, we haven't even got started. I wonder what is going to happen when we are faced with more responsibility.
Reminds me of the lines of a poem which I love - Leisure by W.H.Davies
What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars like skies at night.
No time to turn at Beauty’s glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
