The Acute-Angled Season

      Finally back after quite a while! At least I planned to reappear if not disappear completely. Have been longing to write a post for sometime now, but just that the right inspirational spell was missing to put something down. Not that some real exciting thing has come my way now, but just wanted to convey the experiences during the low tide time.

        It has been a full two months since a stoned has moved out of place, from the regular routine. Have been seeing how a day passes by jam packed with a 100 things to do, be it at work, at home or the oh-so social life! Increased involvement, personal interest in things and the idea of personal responsibility have taken their toll on me and somewhere I feel, they have and they are continuing to suppress me from what I think or dream for myself. May be these are short time priorities, but I kind of dislike, it being an obstacle for my long term goals.

           So, as I look for little openings in my busy world, to free myself from these short little acute angles, took some time out to share with you what prosopopoeia wanted to convey. Not to forget, the soothing monsoon too does its part in bringing down the adrenaline rush and encourages in keeping the thoughts and body safe and secure under the warmth of the thick blankets :)) Ahhh...may be it is just not the time to rush, run, speed and gear up. May be it is for some relaxed, calm and settle back moments. 

          While I take some time to figure out my next step, whether to stay put and calm or whether to get on to the band wagon, I leave you here with a lovely melody......Yaariyan....Na Chode Yaariyan!

The Emotional Essence

Heights of insanity! 3AM, Sunday and I'm up, holding my pad writing down what Prosopopoeia is conveying. This time a little attempt out here to convey how emotions and sensitive feelings help greatly in re-inspiring and motivating us in things that we do/would want to do and in turn acts as a driving force getting things done at ease and at a faster pace too.

            As a consequence of deep thinking and analyzing the circumstances with utmost emotional sincerity, we tend to get stimulated to a great extent towards setting the stage right. This very provocative thought urges us to get on to heels to take the required action and to strike the gong hard at the right time. Trust me, any immediate action at that moment, will have our complete heart and soul involved and we are ought to give it our best shot, though the decision was quite a quick one.

            Actions tied with emotional appeals and sensitive arousal are definitely going to achieve big and go a long way in contributing to the betterment of the situation in context, in contrast to things done at any other hour. But, often when such instances occur, we might not be in a position to take immediate necessary action due to situational circumstances. In such cases, it is important to keep the feeling instilled until the right time ticks. Now, each of us may have a different take on how to maintain this stimulus and keep it alive and going for some time. 

While, I have seen people refraining from general talks, preferring to be lonely, and trying to pull in like minded people into intense conversations, I personally prefer to sit up reading a calm literary piece or as usual have my headphones hooked on, playing a good soothing song. 

This really helps in delivering immediate and logical results since, beyond us; it is the instant stimulus from within that is acting currently. Though, numerous such examples are known, the best one would be my very reason to have woke up from deep sleep, as I got lost, seeing the color of water and tears started rolling down my eyes....Puzzled?....Pani Da Rang vekh ke….it is!

Rejuvenating Conversations

A month loaded with some truly rejuvenating and refreshing conversations and chats. Wow! It was indeed a sweet short month with some ‘to be preserved’ memories and thoughts. The excitement to talk to people who actually want to see you conquer and succeed is just inexplicable. It doesn’t just boost the confidence and keep the alarm buzzing within you, but also takes you through an imaginary and virtual world of what will happen soon. Yes, the word “will” may raise a doubt, but if the alarm is still buzzing after entering the next month, I don’t think it needs much attention. And imagine how it would be to have not just one such conversation, but a bunch of them together with a couple of awesome e-mail exchanges. The continuous inflow of great thoughts, inspirational messages and some quality knowledge from calm reading has constituted the major portion of the month.

Usually such things happen with everyone but the next morning we wake up, we often tend to move along and sideline the previous days’ experiences. But for those who actually give it a thought the next day and take a step forward, it becomes a challenge. The following day, the thought will turn into a little action and slowly it becomes a part of the daily routine, which not just gives you contentment, but gathers attributes for the challenge sought after. And as the attributes keep building day after day, it becomes easy for us to get through the challenge without much effort, which might otherwise be needed towards the end. By end, it means the end of the current challenge, the task marked with utmost priority on your calendar. But more than a calendar note, it is the challenge that took birth some where deep inside your heart and has been alerting you to get it done sometime in life. Once done, the next follows.

Day after day, the action gains momentum and on the journey towards the ultimate challenging task, we tend to acquire some real great experiences, untold stories and many other unknown facts, or I can say known, but ‘so-far thought-unreal’ facts. And at times, we develop the zeal to pass it on and share the experiences with others, which is what I’m doing at the moment. But, one may ask, what may be that challenging task, who are ‘the’ people around us......I would say, that’s for you to find out. Get hooked on, start exploring……, I will leave you right here…as I tap to the tunes of “Subha Hone Na de, Saath Khone Na De”…………. 

Lacking the push

It was a foggy winter morning; I had packed my bag and was all set to rush, to board the office bus, which I’m often prone to miss. Ah! But finally I was glad I made it on time, otherwise it would have been really difficult for me to get to office by alternate means on that chilly morning. In fact I would have preferred to connect from home. Luckily I managed to secure a window seat for myself and for once felt relieved.

I quickly made myself comfortable and was up with a magazine in hand and an ear phone hooked on. The gray and dull weather was asking me to play some soothing and melodious song.  After much search I had chosen one and went on to play it in a loop. Turning a couple of pages, I suddenly realized that I was actually humming the song and not reading through. The cool breeze combined with mist was calling me to see it conquer the atmosphere. I immediately shut the book and with great emotion and zeal went on to have a glimpse of the picturesque surrounding covered with mist and dew. A couple of minutes passed. I was totally enjoying what I was seeing and to add to the beauty was the song playing in the background. It felt like heaven, with the mind wandering and dreaming about beautiful things, but this feeling didn’t last for long.

A scene on the main road hit me badly. I pulled off my ear phones and was all gripped on, to capture the scene. The vehicle was nearing the sight and I was anxiously looking out to see what had exactly happened. I did get a complete view of what had occurred but it all disappeared in a few seconds and we drove away quickly and were far away in a while, even before I could ask the driver to stop by for a minute. But that scene is still alive in my eyes and my heart sank down for her and it still does even as I pen this down recollecting the same.

You will be surprised to hear, if I say that the scene was devoid of humans. Yes! That’s right! There was not a single person at the sight, to be more specific nobody cared to even stop and look. Everybody drove their way, though they knew that something ill had occurred. A cow was hurt on its leg probably while crossing the road and was unable to move. It was sitting close to the central divider and I could see it writhing in pain. Poor animal! But what affected me further was that, there were two other cows standing next to the injured cow as a protective armor and were probably calling out for help. But nobody dared to stop; at least I didn’t see anyone stop in the short span that I had noticed. And even “I” didn’t, rather I couldn’t.

I thought I should stop the bus and render some help, but the thought remained a thought and I never executed it. I felt I lacked the push in me. I could have asked the driver to stop, so that I could go and help, but I never did. I was a mere spectator. Not that we aren’t humane, we all have a tenderness within us. We are all sensitive to certain things, but when it comes to executing them we take a step back and never push ourselves to face the situation.

I felt personally that the “someone else” factor was stopping me. The whole day I was praying that someone should have come to rescue her, but I never attempted to go. From here on I’m determined that the next time I come across a situation of this sort, I should give a second thought, stop and help, and not rely on someone else to do it. This applies in helping ourselves too in many circumstances. Prosopopoeia thus conveys that, the next time we think of something, we shouldn’t step back, but try going against the inner pull and execute it, and I’m very sure it is going to be exciting, satisfying and even more fulfilling.

The First Trailer

2012!! With so much speculation happening about the end of the world, I decided that I will not leave a stone unturned to take up anything that comes my way or something that I intend to do, so as, to not have to repent at a later point in the skies, of letting something go off my hand/head when I could reach for it. That is something that struck me hard and lo!! I’m up with my first blog, hoping to keep up my resolution of frequently posting a few, if not many.

A new year bash, an end-of-year extravaganza or be it a start-of-year thrill or excitement, in contrast to the usual flamboyant bustle that happens around the new years’ eve, with me it always begins with a theatrical melodrama of emotions, serenity and seclusion. And before you drive away with imagination, this movie is screened only for me, within me, driven by me and I own the copyrights from “Titles” to “Climax” for this. 

Thoughts about things to be improved, ways to improve them, avenues to be explored, options to choose from, people to be befriended/remembered, situations to be erased, pathways to get to that point – the point that I uniquely think about for myself, so on and so forth, align to form a preface for the story of the next 12 months to come. At times, out of sequence scenes and things that are way irrelevant happen, and they are ought to be brought back in sync forcefully. Then a typical bollywood style sentimental scene, where there is fretting about, not having achieved some goal, loss that cannot be replaced, holes that cannot be sealed and happenings that sensitized feelings and emotions, and then………..……senses back to the song playing in the background – usually a slow, soothing one, just one playing in loop.

Preposterous isn’t it?? But that is how I like it to be. The next morning, I wake up with a new sense of hope, excitement and the zeal and anxiety to see the things that I had witnessed the previous night, come alive. It wasn't a dream, but a picture that was silently played especially for me, my thoughts and my emotions and over every thing, played as per my instructions and the way I wanted to see it.

Then every other day – at least for a couple of more weeks, trailers keep popping up, reminding me of things, sometimes new trailers are seen, for certain unexpected/ unwanted circumstances encountered. Déjà vu’s are always an integral part. Of course there are ad’s too, may be in the form of an instant message or a sting from a tiny visitor.

Though a bit bizarre and strange, and the mood may sound melancholic for a few (of course for me too), but still I prefer to witness them every now and then! This season, it is Teri Meri, looping in the player as the sun rises to welcome the next year!! Let’s wait and watch!! Hope to catch up with some good music, as this one in 2013 (if one happens)!!