Many a times, we spend/waste time contemplating what could have been. Sometimes it becomes an obsession. An obsession so strong that we forget ‘what has been’. We forget the most memorable incidents which happened in life at some point or another, some good, some not so good. I am not trying to advocate dwelling on the past but sometimes, a remembrance of incidences from past helps in motivation, sometimes it helps in bringing a smile on face, sometimes it reminds of bitter experience and you promise yourself you would never put yourself in situation like that again. But most special are those moments which you want to relive again. Moments when recalled immediately bring the response ‘one more time’.
Today I tried to do reverse. Keeping ‘one more time’ phrase as a constant in mind, I tried to move the sliding scale through the lifetime, at various phases to check which incidences occur like a flash, without any effort.
I want to celebrate diwali like in childhood one more time. Get up little prior to dawn when it is not too dark but not too bright as well and light up fulzhadis (sparklers firecrackers) and try to draw temporary designs of glow from fulzhadis in the air. I want to visit those days of school one more time when I would finish my Tiffin during classes or during 5 min break so that the 20 min recess can be fully utilized for playing. I want to write diary one more time as I used to, capturing small, irrelevant details but writing in a manner as if I am a great author.
I want to go to my junior college one more time, when I didn’t even used to know quiz/mid-term time-table and used to carry ‘supporting material’ of all subjects and then trust my ‘special ability’ to get through. I want to live 4 years of engineering one more time. I want to relive that moment one more time when I decide to change my section in 2nd year, which till date is one of the best decisions of my life.
I want to enjoy those initial training days in HSBC one more time, when ‘one gets paid for getting trained’.I want to work with my last team in HSBC one more time. I want to relive those days in ‘Sharda residency complex, Erandwane, Pune’ one more time, creating crazy ‘kaka songs’ along with the best friends in life and literally rolling on floor laughing. I want to spend weekends exploring new restaurants and dreaming of having my ‘one-of-its-kind’ restaurant one day.
I want to meet her one more time, watch her first getting amused and then laughing at my silly jokes and use these moments as an excuse to keep looking at her. I want to tell her how much I love her fully knowing that she doesn’t feel the same way and then enjoy the feeling of burden being lifted from my shoulders.
I want to cry uncontrollably in happiness one more time like I did when Manchester United beat Barcelona in 2007-2008 Champions league semi-finals. I want to get stunned as I was when friends around me were celebrating when Edwin Van der Sar saved Anelka’s penalty and United were crowned European champions.
I want to let alcohol do the talking through Sher-o-shayari with some amazing friends from XLRI on TFEMR L-top and watch the huge flames coming out of Tata Steel change colour from blue to pink to yellow to black. I want to shriek in happiness finding beer bottle which I thought was empty, half full, experiencing firsthand the,’ is the glass half-empty, or half-full’ adage.
No matter whatever, however, wherever you do or plan to do, remembrance of some memories from past instantly bring out the response, ‘one more time’.
Amazing post.. Loved every bit of it :)
ReplyDeleteahhhh..tera romantic wala angle nahi pata tha abhitak mereko .. ;)
ReplyDeletewaise my first thought was of "Inception"..
If somebody could fill into my mind, those days.. :)
Those magical days !!
@Miti
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot :)
@Mandy
ReplyDeleteDidn't get the 'Inception' angle...I am yet to see the movie, will see it soon :)
read ur post THRICE...i hope dats compliment enuf....!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDelete@Jitsy
ReplyDeletehaaa... thanks thanks thanks a lot :)
i want you to write more of these...which feel all the more better reading immediately after Mohanty has stripped you of all your modesty in sacred FPH.
ReplyDelete@Meet
ReplyDeletehaaah...yeah I heard abt SAPM, just let me know abt future (fin) quizzes beforehand :)
Just too good...really for every instance you mentioned the 3 words "One More Time" suits the best !!! Even after reading your each blog I would like to say "Kunal, One More Time "....heheh keep writing.
ReplyDelete@Samruddhi
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot. Will surely keep up writing. :)
Good one Kunal !! Reminds me of some things !!
ReplyDelete@Anupam
ReplyDeleteThanks. Glad that you were able to relate :)
Bro.... read your blog first time... it's awesome... looking for future blogs ;)
ReplyDelete@Pushkar
ReplyDeletethanks a lot and welcome to the blog :)
:) I also want those awesome moments again 'One more time'.
ReplyDelete:) :)
ReplyDeleteI'll mail you separately, the 'comment'.
ReplyDelete@MangoMan
ReplyDeleteAs you wish.... :)
Truly... 3 amazing years spent... Kaka songs were
ReplyDeletecherry on the cake... yaadein taaza ho gayi... :)
Keep writing :) :)
Bhai, very nice made me remember a lot of memories from my life.Too good.
ReplyDelete@Nilanjan Da
ReplyDeletethanks a lot, glad tht you were able to recall memories :)
it's too good. i want to read it 'one more time'. so won't wate much time writing here....
ReplyDeletehehe....thanks Kshitij paaji :)
ReplyDeleteLovely post :)
ReplyDeleteBrings about a feeling of nostalgia! :)
Thanks a lot Rajni :)
ReplyDeleteAgdi solid post aahe, kaka! Very very well written! Reading it, I could hear you reading it out aloud...
ReplyDelete@thanks Joshi kaka :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing post !! True, one should hold onto the good old memories... Visit them like they visit good old friends off and on and smile at the warmth of them ....
ReplyDeletethanks Adisha... gr8 to have you on my blog... welcome :)
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