Life. What is it really about? Debates and arguments throw various opinions out in the open. Books and poetry offer several interpretations. "Great" minds and laymen have their own definitions. Is it about dreams? Goals? Aspirations? Money? Wealth? Love? Hope? Nothing at all? I don't know. I'm just a 21 year old trying to figure out stuff for myself, moving in and out of confusion and fears hoping that I don't mess up this one chance that I have. Yeah, I have dreams.. real big ones! At one point of time, I would have readily given up everything to reach for the stars. But today, where I stand, I know how different my thoughts are! I think I've found what I was looking for.
Life... lies in those spontaneous moments when you don't do anything spectular but just know that you are gonna remember every detail forever. It's about singing loudly in autos with your favourite people even if it means getting thrown out; dancing on the roads, restaurants, buses without giving a damn about what others think of you; about laughing your head off over the silliest things and getting others to join you. It's about eating ice cream when every inch of you is frozen and having a hot water bath on a sunny day, skipping an exam to watch a movie, eating rum tarts even when your stomach's gonna burst, grabbing a cup of coffee and a light hearted conversation in corridors, fooling around with paint and believing that you just created a masterpiece and gazing at clouds and stars. Life's joys lie in long drives with your favourite song playing, watching the rain and spending time by yourself. It also lies in coming home to a tray of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies, warm hugs, bonding with your family, black and white photographs and old books that have dog ears and yellow pages that still smell of dust. Life can be captured in a glass of hot milk and a cozy blanket as well as in an evening spent with friends. It finds its way into moments when you climb water tanks in a drunken state, make a mess while eating melted chocolate, explore a new city or just get completely lost in the one you live in, whistle in a theatre, watch your favourite artist "live in concert", find a pair of jeans that finally fit, feed a hungry puppy, get muddy paw prints on your white T Shirt for free or have a pillow fight with your sibling and then go back and apologise. A flip-floppy stomach, weak knees, compliments, Cupid's arrow, tears, heartbreaks? Yes, life has space for all of that too. It's about midnight conversations, parties, disclosing secrets, having someone comfort you when you are low, long chats in playgrounds, on benches, on stairs; gossiping in hostel rooms, whining and strumming your guitar even after your fingers have turned numb. It lies in receiving a letter, giving somebody a hand made gift, opening a present, buying balloons for the little kids who run around on the streets, saying hello to a total stranger and being a part of someone else's sorrows and joys.It features in fights, failure, empty promises, shattered dreams, screwed up friendships and experiences that build character. And It's about learning to love, let go and forgive a little every single day.
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans"
- John Lennon
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