LIFE IS A HIGHWAY..

We all have dreams and aspirations when we are growing up..

Some of us have bigger dreams while some probably get happy easily. Those who have bigger aspirations find themselves on the crossroads of the paths they have to take by the time they are, say, 20- 25 years old.


20's is the time when you finish college and find yourself going for that coveted Post graduation from a University in Europe or States or from some reputed institutes back home. For some, higher education is the natural path for opening up of newer avenues.


For some others, Finishing college and being in the 20's means bagging a comfortable job, living the 'new money' life in the metros or big cities for a few years before getting serious about future growth and career goals.
These above two classes are of those who are actually on Track..


There is another class of people who find themselves thrown off track while the time whizzes by.
Now...If you belong to the "Big Dreams, On Track" class...you probably have a lot of good Karma behind you..
If you belong to the "Small Dreams, Easily Happy, On Track" class...you too probably have good Karma behind you..
The problem arises when you are in the "Big Dreams, Off Track" class..

When you find yourself approaching the wrong side of 25, and nothing with life seems to be going according to the plan..
When you find yourself alone and without the means and space to pursue what you want. You find that you cannot follow the plans because there are more urgent things to look after...
When you feel yourself bound to an intangible sense of responsibility...When you feel like you are losing touch of things you liked and leaving behind things you long for..and When It is hard to put it all in words to someone.

Its hard to explain the associated anxiety and restlessness that doesn't let you sleep in the nights, that makes you feel like one of those childhood nights when the quilt felt too heavy and suffocating, When you felt that you will never get out of it...When you want to scream but all you can afford is a muffled cry or even meek laughter..
The problem gets compounded when things you believed turn out to be false...Things you hoped for and waited for never begin to happen...


"It is in this dark hour...when all hope has faded...That Isildur, the King's heir, has to take up his father's sword..."
Oh..I am sorry..I got distracted...that was a take on the Lord of the Rings...:P


Well, When all of this is happening, you probably need to just sit back and watch for a while..Think and believe that this will pass..Go back to being yourself because the people who have known you and possibly love you for what you are, don't deserve the indifference that comes with all such thoughts.

Its not easy to do...But you have to do it not for others' sake but for your own. Self-preservation is probably the biggest factor of motivation, although negative. But desperate times need desperate measures...


Its time to realize that its been a struggle and it always is a struggle. That is how life is...Nothing comes easy...No doubt that the circumstantial head-starts help, but If everybody had Head Starts, then "Where is the story in it?"

Its time to let the negativity go...
Smile and Laugh again...
Thank life for the experiences it has shown you...Realize the ways in which you have changed...
Thank Life for the friends and foes you have made..The ones that make life and its times worthwhile...

It is time to turn the volume back ON, Pick up the strings you've stopped feeling and learn a few new notes..

Go on Joe...Get back on Track..:)





PS1: This is the first time I am being so out-spoken about all the "Lets get positive" thing.. Lets hope that the enthusiasm doesn't sound misplaced in retrospect..:P
Please drop in a few comments if you ever had thoughts like these or would just like to say something...I love comments on my posts..:)

PS2: This post was saved in the 'drafts' for over half-a-year now..So many others still bite the dust..