Date: 26.10.2007
Time: 11:10 a.m.
When you are drowning while trying to cross a violent and turbulent river, you don’t really think of, say, famine victims in Ethiopia, do you? You are somewhat preoccupied with the abundant water that is rushing into your body — into your lungs and choking you and smothering that fiery spirit of yours. At that point of time you are too overwhelmed as you flap your arms wildly to stay afloat and not sink down to a watery grave.
You haven’t reached the stage where you’ve successfully crossed the river and are now looking back complacently and condescendingly at those who haven’t yet done so. You’re still too busy drowning, right? So how can you possibly know that your struggle against the raging waters ‘was’ not as difficult as it had appeared to you back when you were suffocating?
The trials one faces in life are a lot like that, aren’t they? People, presumably ‘adults’ or ‘grown-ups’, who have ‘seen much of life’ claim that teenagers dramatise everything. Perhaps they do. However, quite often, these ‘grown-ups’ refuse to realise and acknowledge the gravity of many situations. They forget the intensity of their own perceptions back when they were teenagers. Perhaps it is required for them to move forward in life. But then, it doesn’t quite help that drowning teenager who is left to save herself without any support in sight. Again, maybe it is the best way to grow up — being independent and surviving without ever asking for help.
End: 11:25 a.m.
Time: 11:10 a.m.
When you are drowning while trying to cross a violent and turbulent river, you don’t really think of, say, famine victims in Ethiopia, do you? You are somewhat preoccupied with the abundant water that is rushing into your body — into your lungs and choking you and smothering that fiery spirit of yours. At that point of time you are too overwhelmed as you flap your arms wildly to stay afloat and not sink down to a watery grave.
You haven’t reached the stage where you’ve successfully crossed the river and are now looking back complacently and condescendingly at those who haven’t yet done so. You’re still too busy drowning, right? So how can you possibly know that your struggle against the raging waters ‘was’ not as difficult as it had appeared to you back when you were suffocating?
The trials one faces in life are a lot like that, aren’t they? People, presumably ‘adults’ or ‘grown-ups’, who have ‘seen much of life’ claim that teenagers dramatise everything. Perhaps they do. However, quite often, these ‘grown-ups’ refuse to realise and acknowledge the gravity of many situations. They forget the intensity of their own perceptions back when they were teenagers. Perhaps it is required for them to move forward in life. But then, it doesn’t quite help that drowning teenager who is left to save herself without any support in sight. Again, maybe it is the best way to grow up — being independent and surviving without ever asking for help.
End: 11:25 a.m.
5 comments:
I loved the way you expressed the thought.
And yes, this is so true. Period.
'Seen much of life' Heh!
Nice!
I know how it feels,and how despairingly and unjustifiably silly things can become.
I wouldn't even want to bring in ambiguity here.
The best way to grow up is by being independent and surviving without ever asking for help.
A large part of it,at least.
"Ekla Chalo Re" is'nt it?
I liked the metaphor (truly justifies "understatements and metaphors")
i completely agree with what you just said,grown ups like to give off the aura as if they were born that way.meh to them and chocolates to you :D
Steelbunz: Thank you. Do blog more often, will you?
Sayan: Yes. True, isn't it?
Alphabets: Oh yes, definitely. I mean, at the end of the day it is only you who is living your life for you. Nobody else. And thank you. I'm rather fond of understatements and metaphors. :P
Bricky: *Gobbles up the chocolates greedily.* I hope they were dark chocolate. :P
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