Friday, October 26, 2007

Moments that took my breath away...

Some moments are like lifetime, as some one said: the moments that matter are the one that take our breath away. These moments are so usual but make lasting impression.
The first day in school. Dad preparing us for school and mom poacking our lunch. Waiting for bus. Coming home after playing cricket whole day with dirty feet and hungry stomach. Riding bicycle on a rainy day, we always had raincoats but never used. Standing outside the class on the "inspection" day because my notebook is not upto date and "checked". The fear of getting caught when not properly dressed for school. Dirty shoes. Trying to concentrate when friends are playing and they are shouting my name.The anxiety. Reading comics. Exchanging them. Putting up comic stall and renting them. Super Commando Dhruv and Nagraj. Billu and Pinki. Chacha Chaudhry and Prait Uncle.The feeling before exams started. The feeling on the day we wrote our last paper. Those discussions after each exam. Wrong answer..awww. Right answer...yesss. Summer vacation. Collecting leaves for science holiday work. Coming back from summer vacation. Wearing blazers in winters. School farewell, girls dressing up in saree for the first time and their highlighted lips.
The day I left home for higher studies. The first day in an unkown city. Ramjas College. Delhi University. Lecture Theatres. Elections Campiagns. Kamla Nagar. Route 816. Blue Line. never buying tickets as we were "Staff". Placements. Placement Cell. Batch meetings.
The first dance.The first time our hands touched. The first time I heard my heartbeats.
First Salary. First gift for dad and mom. Their pride, my happiness...

There are so many moments...and there was a moment when I was born, I don’t remember that. And there will be a moment when I will die...and I will not remember that... the moment which will actually take my breath away. Life is all about moments that take our breath away. There must be life on the other side.

7 comments:

Somya said...

beautiful post...life is all abt these small moments...and the feelings attached with them...I still laugh or cry thinking abt them and wish there was retake...hope I am not being rude but still I found this to be your best post which could be felt than read and understood(task at which I fail miserably..lol).

ashi said...

Jha. Aaj pehli baar teri dil se tareef kar raha hun. Sach mein bahut hi badhiya likha gaya hai. Some works are godly and out of human limits. This is one of them.

U can't write like this. Almighty made u write.

Great work!! Post of the Year-07.

Ranjan said...

Somya: Thank you... I was so much out of impulse.Good that you liked it.

Ashiish: Pal, got your mail today..good that you are back.Will catch up with you very soon.
And Thanks a lot for the praise :)

Manjari Rai said...

This took my breath away!
Lets team up when u decide writing a book..what say?

Amruta said...

Very nicely written, it also took my breath away. I think that we should enjoy each and every moment of life because someone said that "If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it."

Ranjan said...

Manjari:
Writing a book with you!!
Naaaa.....:))
Amruta: Thanks for dropping by :)

Shalina said...

u've put ur heart in it...it reflects.
very nice!