NEW YEAR MUSINGS-2010

Another year.New challenges.New targets.
It seemed only yesterday it was Jan.1. But its' Jan12. Andrew Marvel's lines haunt me- " At my back I always hear, Time's winged chariot hurrying near."
What did the last year (2009) gift me? A new job. A prestigious assignment/ designation. Renewed respectability (I'm the same ole' Sunit, only people's perception has changed). At the same time, a lot of responsibilities. Deadlines to be met. Higher stress levels. Year end gift of High blood sugar, triglycerides and cholesterol.
" Kuch khokar pana hai, kuch pakar khona hai. Jiwan ka matlab to aana aur jana hai".... goes the popular song 'Ek pyar ka nagma hai'. Only the love is missing in my life. But, LOVE IS A LONELY SONG sang Paul Anka. And it's more than true of Haryana with its history of honour killings.
What do I intend to do in 2010? May be visit Puri to hear the sounds of sea. Or, visit Shirdi for my tryst with Shirdi Sai Baba. Visit Bhopal and sip cold coffee at Top n' Town in New Market. Visit Sagar, climb the hill top in University campus, and watch the sunset. Go to Kolkata and feast upon Bengali cuisine. Visit Cuttack, take rickshaw ride through lanes and bye-lanes, go to my first school (Stewart School), worship Maa Kali at Chandi's Mandir, go to Mahanadi's bank and reminisce about childhood memories. Or, may be visit Dehradun-Mussorie and relive the days spent there. Visit Udaipur, watch a movie at Chetak (if the cinema hall is still there) and hope one of my classmate of class IV will pop up suddenly.
Wishes, wishes, wishes. "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride". Reality bites hard. Complete your present tasks, says the mind. And don't forget those pills- one for blood sugar, one for cholestrol. For comfort, listen to " Give me some sunshine, give me some rain. Give me another chance, wanna grow up once again..........". Year comes, year goes, life goes on.................