I still got it!

When I was 22, I was cocksure about a lot of things. My hair( I never had dandruff), my vision ( I could read something miles apart), my teeth ( I used to open up beers for people), my ability to be a tankard ( I could drink as much as I wanted and still be sober). I was even cocky about my cockiness! I guess that is an age when you feel you are Unbeatable.

Four years later, I was in for a series of jolts. I think I have a bald spot now. I got a prescription for my eyes. I underwent a root canal, i can barely down three drinks without feeling nauseated. My cockiness reduced hundred folds. But instead of being replaced by wisdom which age is supposed to bring, it was replaced by fear of failure.

But then, life is not a simple equation of X and Y. it is complex, tangled, but most importantly, never a straight line. So, it happened. I met someone fantastic who did not fill me up with a false hope but boosted me up with confidence. I met a wonderful dentist who fixed my tooth. I can boast about my good vision again, albeit with glasses. And then i realized that the other things don’t matter much!

No moral of the story. Just realized, I still got it!

Writing was a vent..

Too much bottled up in the past year, to the point of mild indifference..

But had to write today..

And the reason is, the day was eventless. no trigger, no provocation.

Just remembered the old times and thought, ha, what the heck. I have to do something in order to prevent my grey matter from turning to mortar.

so this series of senseless sentences, which would make sense to very few..

But the bottom line is, M back!

The Signal.

Do you believe in God?
Or for that matter, a divine Entity, actively altering our course of life, and guiding us towards enlightenment?
Well, I will let you out a secret.
Imagine a guy, with a billion eyes, sitting in front of equal number of CCTVs in a ‘control room’ enjoying a donut and a grand latte, and equally enjoying watching all of us make fools of ourselves! Well you call him God, but I call him ‘The Dude’!
Well, about the dude: He is a good guy. Not too bright to think on his toes, about what to do about crisis situations. What he likes to do is to drop hints. And see if we can see them!
So this is what is called ‘The Signal’
Well guys, you all must have experienced ‘The Signal.’
It is always subtle. Like, when you are going to say something wrong, and suddenly somebody in the room gets hiccups, or when you want to go out and there is a power failure.
‘The Signal’ is the way it works folks. It is the way The Dude likes to intervene.
Don’t expect any kind of active intervention from Him. He is too busy with his coffee. But what he can do is to show you ‘The Signal’.
Imagine. You leave your house to meet someone. And you find that the elevator is stuck at some other floor. Thats the first Signal.
You take the flights, go down, only to find that there are no ricks. Second signal.
You are already late. The person keeps on calling you like insane. Telling you that he/she is getting late. So in a hurry, you get into a shady rick, and tell him “bhagao’.
And wonder what happens? The rick breaks down.The Third Signal.
Mind you. There are only three signals by default. If you don’t get them, then the dude figures out that you are too dumb to be rescued.
So eventually you reach late, the person is furious, you end up paying double fare, and your work is not done!
So listen to my advice. Turn back on the first signal. Make some pretence. Say that you feel like you have Flu! It is a very valid and tested technique!
When your phone acts like a stubborn kid, and refuses to send some message, it is ‘The Signal’!
When you suddenly find out that you have nothing ironed to wear, and the current goes, it is ‘The Signal’!
So, take my advice. Never ignore ‘The Signal’. After all, it is The Dude talking with you.
Follow this, and you may not be the richest, most successful, person on the earth. But you will be happy.
And i did not make this up. Its true. You see, The dude allowed me to publish it! So believe me! He gave me a green to tell you all this!

Change is important!

No.
I am not talking about 'that' change. I mean, I agree that ‘Parivartaan’ is important in life. Without it, we will be reduced to an Ant’s monotony.
What I am talking about, is the ‘Change’: Chillar, Chutta .
You all have to agree that it is the most important thing in the life, at least if you live in India, and go out from your room with an intention to buy something.
You may have a thousand ki note in your pocket. But that does not buy the lemons your mom has asked you to buy while coming home, Or a Reynolds 045 your exam going brother wants when he suddenly realises that he is out of pens, just one day prior to his exams for that matter! You can pleads and cajole and writhe and moan, but the Muchhad Bhaiyya or the bespectacled oily faced geeky guy in the stationary store will not budge.
And heaven help you if you are a guy and you happen not to have some change for a rick! Dude, you will end up being in shady shops in obscure locations in the glorious sun, agreeing to buy things which you will never ever need, in order to pay that transportation.
You will not be able to inflate that tyre; you will not be able to have that cutting chai unless you have that precious Chillar!
You may be rich enough to buy that plasma TV without a loan, but what it takes to understand money’s true worth, is Chillar!
It will help you when u are out of coverage area, when your battery runs out, and u have to make that urgent phone call.
It will help you even to attend the nature’s call!
Seriously guys, you have to agree, ‘Change’ is important!