In a December’s
cold night at Kathmandu, standing at the balcony, he looks at the stars. He gets
burned by the heat of his own body, 15 degrees seems like a furnace. He never
felt that being alive was going to be this painful. He feels crushed by the weight
of his own body. He wishes if life was simple
like it was in his school days. So much little to do, and the same thing every
day. Life was so predictable then, everyone noticed his progress and a little progress
meant a lot. Even if he didn't do well, there was always another exam- another opportunity where he could prove his worth. When someone asked what he wanted to become in the
future, he could say anything and people had no objections, they literally
supported that. Ironically, that's not the case now when he is growing up.
Everyone expects him to be unique, talented and expects him to do the
best. News from around the world talks about kids and people younger than him
achieving more and becoming better than him. To make things worse: he gets
compared with them and pushed in the thought that he isn't good enough. He is provided the illusion of choice to choose his life. Doctor,
engineer and CA are top choices. He is made to believe that he is the one to choose but indirectly he is
pushed to others' choices. Being a writer, a singer,
a physicist or an artist is not realistic, he is
told. Voices of people
telling the best thing to do echo inside his head. It’s same for everyone. Why
does the world set so many boundaries. When did it become unusual to just live
and let life flow on its own. Why aren’t people just living. Why is it so much important
to get in the race. Why don’t the rivers, the mountains, the birds and animals
inspire and cherish people anymore. Why is it so much important to achieve,
than to live. Well, life isn’t supposed to be fair. But it will never get any
easier. Why are we letting others write his life when we ourselves have the pen
and can write it better. Just forget everything and breathe for a while, let
life flow through. Sense the moment and magic, that’s the moment you’ll never
get. Deep inside you know what you’ve always wanted to do. You know that you’ve
got what it takes, so just go for it. I don’t promise you’ll reach there but I
can guarantee it’ll be worth the try.
