A Tuesday morning, and I sit at my desk, with a steaming cup of green tea (yeah I joined the gang sometime back!), listening to music on my iPod and staring at my screen. My fingers itch - they want to tell a tale; my mind is confused, it doesn't know what to speak of; and my mouth, curves into a smile... and a chuckle - I am ALWAYS (well... almost always) blank at the beginning of this page. But in a few minutes, there will be stories from the back of my mind that will be spilt out, just as always. Words come pouring out, trying to describe what I feel, or what I have been subconsciously trying to suppress... into the dark labyrinths of my mind.
It's strange how we always forget the value of what we already have. Just like a shoe. Until you have it, everytime you walk past that store and see it in the window, you know you ABSOLUTELY have to have it. A few mental arguments and crisp notes later, you carry those brand new shoes home, slip them on, dance around your living room in them, and admire them, ever-so-fondly. You can't wait for the first outing to flaunt them.
And there's finally that night... you go dancing with the girls, and feel all sexy in your new shoes... have all the fun in the world because you feel so special. And hence ends the day (night...!).. And maybe two or three more such times.
And that's it. That's how long the joy lasted. Because now the shoe, has transformed from being the apple of your eye to "just-another-thing-you-have". Your desire has shifted to another thing in the window of another shop.
Just this way, are your achievements or other intangible desires. You work like crazy to get hold of them, and then once the moment of pride is over, this is just another trophy gathering dust on your shelf.
Just random ramblings. Food for thought?What is your "gotta-have" that turned into "just-another? Maybe it's time to wipe off the dust from your trophies, and treasure them once more.
Yes, shoes too!
It's strange how we always forget the value of what we already have. Just like a shoe. Until you have it, everytime you walk past that store and see it in the window, you know you ABSOLUTELY have to have it. A few mental arguments and crisp notes later, you carry those brand new shoes home, slip them on, dance around your living room in them, and admire them, ever-so-fondly. You can't wait for the first outing to flaunt them.
And there's finally that night... you go dancing with the girls, and feel all sexy in your new shoes... have all the fun in the world because you feel so special. And hence ends the day (night...!).. And maybe two or three more such times.
And that's it. That's how long the joy lasted. Because now the shoe, has transformed from being the apple of your eye to "just-another-thing-you-have". Your desire has shifted to another thing in the window of another shop.
Just this way, are your achievements or other intangible desires. You work like crazy to get hold of them, and then once the moment of pride is over, this is just another trophy gathering dust on your shelf.
Just random ramblings. Food for thought?What is your "gotta-have" that turned into "just-another? Maybe it's time to wipe off the dust from your trophies, and treasure them once more.
Yes, shoes too!
hehehe....i like the comparison..:)
ReplyDeleteWent through you're previous blogs. Loved the way you're writing has matured over time :) Keep blogging!
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