Sunday, January 25, 2009

..."korbo lorbo jeetbo ray...korbo lorbo jeetbo rayy..."

Some 9-1o years back, "42 in 1"' or "64 in 1" used to get me full excited (looks so surprising, till now only used to read such time frames now i am writing myself). I loved to spend hours in front of the idiot box and make small 'mario' or big 'MARIO' jump for every single shining coin or move that red small car speedily yet safely just to see the illusive 'superman' fly by or try to emulate sampras against the 'Level 5'. But then came the year of dreaded Boards. I was told that just sacrifice on them or atleast cut down upon them for sometime and then you will have whole time in the world to enjoy them, i too had no other option but to assume the enticing free time in future to be true. Game Over. Then started the long journey. i assumed that the my first hurdle was my only target, unfortunately, not to be. Soon after X, entrance preparation came calling and that was not all, XI & XII were a diff ball game than entrance. Riding experience with each leg in different boat started from there itself. I pushed hard while reassuring myself again and again that it's just a matter of time and things will soon change; time will come when there will be only one thing to ponder on.
And Yes, things did turned simpler, one of the portion was taken care of and now was the time to enter college. Nervousness , anxiety, curiosity, excitement all featured in the first few days.
New world, new people, new activities etc. all were enjoyable but as some intial years went by, another entrance came calling, the boat ride was underway yet again. This time things turned anything but simpler.
One of the boats now had a big hole so the ride was never going to be smooth (repair work is still on). Soon the other boat also reached its destined stoppage, only a bigger boat had the capacity to move ahead. The so called balancing act is required to pacify the shaky and wavy journey. I can still assume that it's just a matter of time and this period too will get over, but practicality says otherwise. Responsibilities and expectations are only going to increase from here on.
The repair work of that hole in the boat can be expected to get over soon which in turn will give enough stability to shift both the legs to a safer bigger ship. But probably the independent & calm ride in the ship wont last too long and it would just be a matter of time when another ship will get tied. So the balancing act will once again will be required. There seems to be no end to it, multitasking/balancing will be name of the GAME. Life will remain "2 in 1" or "3 in 1" or may be "4 in 1" who knows! So go on riding and keep on singing ..."korbo lorbo jeetbo ray...korbo lorbo jeetbo rayyyy..."