The title of this post is NOSTALGIA only because my state of mind now is a bit nostalgic. When you don't feel sleepy at 2:30 at night, when you think about your present life and miss your good old days, some old forgotten friends, that time you become nostalgic.
Every person has his/her best days/moments of their lives. Some will say their childhood was the best, some will say their school and college days were the best. And I am a kind of person who enjoys and cherishes every single moment of my life.
Life always comes up with new surprises, new twists and turns for you. In my school days, I never thought or worried about future. I had never thought that I will come thousands of km away from home for my Engineering. But I did. And that phase actually changed my life. Those college days were like a dream, like a fairy tale.
If today someone asks me what was the best phase of my life, I would say without any doubt - COLLEGE DAYS. Life was not so easy but we made it look easy. The friends, classes, campus, endless talks, hundreds of night outs during exams, praying for passing marks, sitting at a Ganesha temple for hours doing nothing, trips every now and then, parties for every silly reason....... GOSH.... Now I'm being NOSTALGIC... :)
I've had all kind of experiences in college. I've had my share of happiness, sorrows, a lot of friends, lots of laughs, a bit of cries :(, a lot of misunderstandings leading to fights in friendships, A lot of patch up too :) .. But today when I look back, I cherish those moments. No matter how good or bad those days were, it was a golden period.
But for a matter of fact, nothing is permanent, life takes another turn and we move into a new phase- corporate world. Everyone is busy with their own lives. Today we are more concerned about our appraisals, promotions and deadlines than our family, friends and relations. And suddenly, one fine day, you realize what you are missing.
Today my eyes just crossed this message I received from one of my college friend :
"Once life meant: A winter evening, 4 friends, mild rain, 4 pegs of old monk..
Once life meant: 100 bucks for petrol, two rusty old bikes, an open road..
Once life meant: Maggi noodles, a hostel room, 3:25 A.M..
Once life meant: 1 prep leave, 1 night, 1 book and 4 duffers..
Now life means: Old friends, separate cities, separate lives and endless effort to earn.."
SO KEEP IN TOUCH...
Isn't dis true?? Today we don't have time for life's small pleasures, our family, old friends. Our only friends are office mates, our pleasures are salary hikes. How many times have we sat idle watching a sunrise or a sunset?? How many times have we called an old friend just to say a simple 'Hi' ?? How often do we spend time with our family?? I guess I need not answer any of these questions. We all know the answer.
Life isn't all about earning money, getting promotions and being successful in your professional life. we have become so mechanical and practical that there is no room for emotions and relations. And sometimes we think, is it really worth??
I remember a text I sent to a few of my friends a while ago:
"Few years back on this day, we used to celebrate ____'s birthday..
Just remembered how we enjoyed even small things.
Collecting 40-50 Rs for a gift even when we had no money.
That was something called friendship.
Today people don't have time to accept our wishes.
And we have thousands of Rs we earn but there's no one giving a gift to.
Is this what you call a LIFE?? I GUESS NOT..."
And then we realize that we've isolated ourselves from our friends and relations so much that there is no road that takes you back. And that time, only your past memories will come back in your mind with a drop of tear in your eye and you know there is no one to wipe that tear off your eyes..
So with this NOSTALGIA, I dedicate this post to all my friends who made my life wonderful by always being there for me. And for all you guys out there, take some time off from your busy schedules, call up, meet, message you old forgotten friends and tell them that you remember them, and you will know what the real pleasures of life are.... CHEERS....
