Those days...

... When there was no fear, or pain of losing your loved ones.

... When there was neither the past, nor the future. But only the present.

... When "success" mattered very little.

... When you met your friends daily, and didn't have to wait till both of you were "free".

... When you got a summer vacation of at least two months in an year.

... When "games", meant, you played things like cricket and carom. And not, "office politics".

... When all you thought was, about nothing.

... When you argued with your teacher for that one mark, that would get you in the top three. And not with your boss, for that extra increment.

... When you fought with your friend, insisting that you were not "run-out", and that he was only cheating.

... When you didn't need a blog to vent out your frustrations, because you didn't have any.

... When you had no notion of a "self-image", and everything under the sun was possible.

... When you never got nostalgic about "those days", that no longer were.

Was it the innocence, or the ignorance then, I fail to make out. But truly, those were the best days of my life...

A Vision !

Today as I was traveling back home in the bus, I was in one of those half-asleep states. I then "saw" a monk. He was in ocher robes and had a tonsured head. And guess what ? He had exactly my face !!! (Minus the glasses though. I wonder why :) ? ). This probably lasted for only about two seconds, when I suddenly "woke" up. All I managed to do then was, look outside, and steal myself a sheepish smile. Oh, nothing to worry, I am not out to renounce the world ! Am so badly entangled in the worldly web, even to do that. Moreover, whatever limited "spirituality" that I am aware of, I know only at a theoretical level. None of which, I've been capable enough to apply in real life.Yet. I know I was hallucinating. Nonetheless, just like this new vodafone ad, thought it was an experience, interesting enough, to "tell the whole world" !