Random thoughts on random thoughts

Standing on the edge of a bridge or a high pier, looking out into the foaming sea, with the roar of the the salt spray on my skin and the wind in my hair.. Standing on top of a mountain looking down on a cloud.. Being on a roller coaster.. Listening to a particular kind of song.. These are the times I have felt almost sure that I  can fly. Holding a warm, sleeping baby in my arms.. Watching a farewell video made for my college seniors.. Completing the last page of my diary.. Walking out, for the last time, through the gates of my school.. Being moved to tears by music..  These are the times when I felt as though I could see right into the future and the past at the same time. Sometimes in life, you realise why exactly you are alive. Those times are exactly why you are alive. 

Though I seem to have a million opinions when I am talking/chatting to someone or writing, I seem to be rather... Um.. What's the word for it? ... Quiet(?) when I'm blogging.. Today we had an Amrita TV Super Something-or-the-other shooting on campus in our college. A junior of ours seems to have gotten into some round of the contest. (Forgive me for my ignorance, details may be obtained on further inquiry, but really, WHY would I? Inquire, I mean. And is it inquire or enquire? Sigh. English sometimes is weird. ) So, about the shooting. I was standing there, booing and hooting, and thinking, "Man, this is pointless". That thought was followed almost instantaneously by "am i a wet blanket-y person?". Then the little dev-gel (cross between devil and angel) on my shoulder (pick either) told me (very sensibly)  "Do you really care?" I most certainly don't. Or do not yet. My sincere apologies to any offended sensibilities.

I'm back. On the eve of our 62nd independence day, I salute Mother India with whatever good lies in me. Looking through the Yahoo! India home page, I find myself wondering what our forefathers who fought so hard for freedom might think if they saw what the Independence Day has come to mean. " This Independence Day break free from the shackles of fashion trends and unleash your own unique style" declares one of the featured articles. I leave you to have your own reactions. (Hint: Mine was disbelief tinged with mild horror). Cut to the advertisement on TV in which a handicapped man (if i remember correctly, one of whose legs was lame) on the sidewalk, repairing shoes for a living, teaches a child to stand straight and proud for our National Anthem. Can you even compare feeling that ad evokes to the Yahoo! one above? I am only twenty, but I really do think that at least some  Indians need to refresh their patriotism.