It was destiny – much to my surprise! Fighting destiny wasn’t at all my cup of ‘jasmine tea’. I wanted to show myself the way to freedom but only to get entangled all the more. I never knew, Delhi would hold so much of a ‘destined surprise’ for me – skepticism swept me off my feet, brought me to the brim – only to make me hold on tightly to the situation. Probably I was small enough to understand the real meaning of the adage – ‘If you hold on to sand too tight, it might slip off’! Had heard – love is like sand, found that there were more ‘lovely’ synonyms to it. Time also played a similar role and slipped off my hand.
Before my stint with Delhi for my studies, my friends and ‘too-indulging’ neighbors knew me as a separate entity whose introvert nature shouldn’t be messed up with. After the Delhi stint, time placed me in the opposite direction - I only gathered myself as the one who had found the meaning of life and smiled away to glory. The initial days in Delhi were alarming – making me curse my decision to hold on to time with a firm grip. Later on, it only made me love myself to the extent that I wanted to love life the way I never did. Yes, time was still slipping off…
The game wasn’t easy – as there was a timer attached. Though not a rapid fire round, yet those tricky questions had to be answered simply in no time. Yet, few answers are unanswered – better to remain that way! The solved answers have made me raise a toast to myself (forgetting the negative marking). After all, I wanted to relish my refreshing ‘jasmine tea’ back home!!! Don’t ask me if I found freedom at the end!
