The breeze outside was cold and thick. He knew: that he did not have any place to go to; that he was carrying too much luggage for his mind; that he had slept badly every night; that the Bangalore weather has inexplicably changed to colder for him in the last four years; the four year long bourgeois muddle of continuance; cold enough to have put him through many tough situations. He believed that everybody had their life entirely in their hands and were required to live with their own errors and mistakes.
None of this mattered to him though. It may even have pleased him in some way. Pleased him and amused him enough to make him smile. He was experiencing an un-anchored sensation of not knowing exactly how to make life as eventful and as important as possible, but he knew that he wouldn't fail of courage if courage was required.
Walking down the water laden streets from the spell of rain: he was contemplating the colossal structure of Prestige Acropolis appartments at the intersection of Hosur Road and Thavarekere Main Road, about 300 meters from where he lived, contemplating the life he has lived in the past four years. "How different would it be not living here in Bangalore?" His thoughts drifted back in time...
None of this mattered to him though. It may even have pleased him in some way. Pleased him and amused him enough to make him smile. He was experiencing an un-anchored sensation of not knowing exactly how to make life as eventful and as important as possible, but he knew that he wouldn't fail of courage if courage was required.
Walking down the water laden streets from the spell of rain: he was contemplating the colossal structure of Prestige Acropolis appartments at the intersection of Hosur Road and Thavarekere Main Road, about 300 meters from where he lived, contemplating the life he has lived in the past four years. "How different would it be not living here in Bangalore?" His thoughts drifted back in time...
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I'm sorry for the small post, but I intend to make sure that the next one is longer. I had a real tough day and couldn't come up with anything more :(
Frankly speaking the part one was much better but otherwise this is ok :)
Ummm small one and I was expecting more of his story in this part. But the courage abt him is cool. nicely expressed. WAITING for next :D is this ur idea of keeping ur readers waiting ????? ;;)
@deepa: I know. I didn't like it much either... :(
@swaps: the next one is definitely gonna be longer. there's a problem though. when i started writing this, i had a theme, and with so much of gap in between, i'm loosing out on the theme. :( Believe me, at this moment, my mind is pre-occupied with something. It actually is since yesterday night. And I'm finding it very difficult to concentrate right now.. :((
Could feel that in your post only :)
Why didnt u write about what was occupying ur mind! If u cud share that, it cud have been a nice post, I sincerely think.
hi! thanks for dropping by the cauldron. Hoping to read more about the late night walk.
was here.... :)
Anand, why dont u put up a something on ur blog... its like ... they show wot the front cover of the book u r reading... I have seen it on many blogs around.. so that I'll know wot r u currently reading ;)
@swaps: That's really a nice idea! But I haven't seen it yet :( Could you tell me a blog where you've seen tht so tht I can go to the link and copy the html for my blog template..?
@pink witch: Your cauldron's pretty good... Thx for dropping by... :)
New Post ?
new post time.
Sometimes i wonder wat it'd be like not to be living at home!
Hey...been a long time since i heard anything from your side of life.
How are ya?
--Ellipses M
no new post yet !! :-/
With all due respect to fellow readers, I Dont know about the "could-have-been-a- nice-post", "prev. -was-better" things going around here. There can only be "one" best at a time isn't it? This, part II, is nice in its own way.
"He was experiencing an un-anchored sensation of not knowing exactly how to make life as eventful and as important as possible, but he knew that he wouldn't fail of courage if courage was required." Great prose.
Hi Anand,
Waiting for a new post :)
new post, new post....
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