January 7, 2008

The Reason

Its been exactly five months I have been in this so called United States of America.A dream destination for many third world residents and a compromise for a few who are trying to lift the shadows off a dream which was built out of a complex circumstance.It wasn't my childhood dream nor my teenage fascination to come to this country.A land of opportunities some say.But for a F1 Visa holder,this stage should be best described as a pre military training camp.Being in a class of people who is questioned about her right to breathe the self identity and the freedom to walk on the streets is the worst torture that can be given to someone who by default had a pride in her traditions and community.
Aday,a person,a word,a movie,a smile can make a difference in your life.On this track we keep running,more or less like a self tuned machine which is unsure of its path because the code of the program which makes us run is still been worked on by some unknown force which we call as 'fate'.A Sunday afternoon just turned my life upside down,but the very next day I got up and started racing again not sure about the finishing point nor who my competitors were.Here I am far away from where I started,oceans dividing my identity and my true pride.
Holding on to my certain conservative beliefs which my friends sarcastically refer as my 'ideologies and principles' I tried to make an assessment how successful i was sticking on it.But the only way I can continue this race is carrying the baton close to my heart and believing that that time has not yet come to make an assessment,nor a judgement on my race.
Coming back from a heaven where I could breathe only love for three weeks and leaving behind some people who made you realise you deserve to win this race as their prayers and strong love is pushing me hard to the destination,I decided to take a break from the world of fictional existence.
Like Amir Khan tried to say in 'Tarein Zammen Par',Everybody has the right to be special.We are all born stars,some shine throughout their life and some brighten day by day and some needs an inspiration to shine again and enlighten themselves.In between the stars we live,but you shine more when you accept that all the other stars are shining for you!!!:)

6 comments:

Aswin Dev said...

Good works come straight from the heart... and this is one such...

I feel its one of your best posts yet...

Keep writing... and know that all the stars around do infact shine for u.. :)

Anonymous said...

You writing wavers from lack of structure to lack of ideas. The tone shifts subtly from denial of rights to self indulgence.
Are beliefs not principles and/or ideologies?? You are affirming and questions your own writing and sentence structure, young woman!

Chellu said...

Dude..Well I do agree tht the recent one was not structured and I myself wasnt happy with the flow.But I dont think I give the right to question my writing and whoever you are..I dont think its a competition or some kind of a platform where you are being tested your language skills.

Chellu said...

again...Please do read my first post..You'll know why i lack in structure or grammar

Anonymous said...

Everyday, somewhere in the wilderness a gazelle gets up and starts running. Not far away, a lion does that too. Eat or get eaten up, this land is full of opportunities.

Rohit said...

Imagine that I've posted last night's gtalk convo