I shamelessly copy the status message of an acquaintance from school; December is the time of many countdowns. And that gets me thinking.
For one, the paranoia season ends soon enough in our beloved Malgudi with the 4th day of the last month of this calendar year marking the complete independence of the oppressed junta. Then there is the countdown to the festivities! There's Christmas which is to be relished with family and friends, with a plum cake and good Irish coffee. And finally, there's the end of year celebrations. The culmination of another 365 days of productivity (?) and toil (!). The year always ends on a mixed note- of things learned, and things not learned from.
December marks that time of the year where things are drawing to a close. And you are willing to keep the memories tucked in a safe corner of your being. It marks the end of an era, the beginning of another. The cold lulls you into a comfortable sleep so that the separation from the time-moments does not pain you much.
So, if you have made some promises to 2010, don't procrastinate further. There's still some time, and with ample determination, nothing is impossible! Advancing to the next, look back at this year gone by with a sense of achievement and comfortable satisfaction.
I know you want to.
The sem starts on the 29th this year. Another New Years' Eve spent in the biting cold at R. :|
ReplyDeleteAnd as usual, I shall not be here yet again!
ReplyDeleteNew Year's eve and NOT at home? Blasphemy!