Thursday, January 17, 2008

Two weeks into the new year

Little changes, little remains the same. Led my cricket team to one narrow loss and one thumping win. Still recovering from the pain of two extracted teeth and ice cream does not make me feel better ... is that me, or the teeth or the ice cream, I wonder :)

Every new year brings with it the promise of change, and I do feel the wheels turning. How far, fast and how quickly, only time will tell.

I have become work-busy in a desolate sort of way. I always seem to have some document to read, some meeting to attend and some intelligent noises that I feel obliged to make regardless of the day or time of day :) . The fact that I try and do this over the din of two healing extraction sites quite close to my brain don't make life any easier. And there's the smaller stuff ....the wheels of my car need balancing, but I really dont mind the steering vibrating while I drive back home. It breaks the monotony and distracts my mind from its regular patterns, at least for a bit. My car is embarassingly dirty, but I can convince myself to put off the washing. I need to scream at my contractor, but I've resigned myself to anticipating his excuses. I sometimes wonder why he doesn't do better .... with both his execution and his excuses. As I say in my literary pursuits .... "I nodded gravely" ... and so I shall, until the season changes.

And then there are unmistakable moments of clarity which always follow an evening run. When the blood has gushed into the brain and calmed the mind, sharpening its focus with the help of adrenalin and a few other chemicals.

Like this evening, when my mp3 player played 'Wonderwall' just as I stepped off the ground onto the road that led me back home.

The song seemed to anticipate my mind and its noises ...
"By now you should've somehow realised what you've got to do".
... how true

and then ....
"I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do, about you now"
.... how very true ...

and as I begin to walk on a bolt straight road homewards, in the light of a setting sun,
"And all the roads we have to walk are winding ... and all the lights that lead us there are blinding"


I smile at the irony

then finally...

"There are many things that I, would like to say to you, but I don't know how" ...

I nod gravely :)

And then I think ..... maybe the unsaid has a life of its own. If the mass-energy equivalence may be believed, the unsaid should, in theory propel and direct life in so many ways ... In terms of Physics, this must create waves, vibrations, if you will, of energy and potential that must influence things at some level.


But enough of all of that. Do drop me a comment for a change and let me know how your year has unfolded so far. You can be anonymous :), I don't care. Let the unsaid change into mass, for now :)

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sorry about the pain. Take care.

May all your troubles last as long as your new year resolutions.

The new year has been good so far. There is a strong feeling that this is going to be an important, eventful year for both you and me.

Its nice to see that you do take the time to contemplate and introspect even in the midst of a busy schedule. Your observation of life, of it's ironies, of it's idiosyncrasies, of the little things around you is most interesting. I loved reading your other blogs which were along similar lines. As Time Passes, Raincoat, A walk under the clouds, Of this and that, A walk in the honks,.. all of them were a collection of trivia, but with a sincerety in writing.

Keep writing. And do take time to visit other's blogs and leave your comments there.... After all, they are sparing time for your blogs...

Let them also feel happy... ;-)

New.....


why dont you post pictures of your cricket team? For a change, it would be nice to see you poised on the field.

New..............

space and clarity said...

thank you New ... very generous with your compliments as always ... which blog would you have me visit?

Anonymous said...

why the silence??

Anonymous said...

hey spa, u in India or US?

space and clarity said...

how does it matter where one is? :)

Anonymous said...

but why do you have to be so discreet???

space and clarity said...

look who's talking ... you dont even reveal your own identity!!!1 talk abt being discreet!!!

Anonymous said...

okee I give up....

space and clarity said...

oh come on! :)

Anonymous said...

Pls Pls tell me whether u r in the US or here...

By the way, we are tired of going again and again to your "Big Sur with the Kamaths" just to see you smile....

Post some new pictures..... with those dimples of course...

;-)

Anonymous said...

Hey Anonymous,

He is in India....

new..........

Anonymous said...

So have you decided?

Anonymous said...

It's time for reckoning.
How was your year?

As for me, I clung to the 'parachute of hope' firmly.
The flight was beautiful with pleasant sights all around.
The sailing was eventful.

Met people, met myself. Moved closer to my calling.

But I dont see the landing point yet.
My soul is tired. Dont know how long I will have to sail thus.

How about you?

Anonymous said...

say something na...