An antithesis idea of this world

I have an antithesis idea of this world. I would like to live in it for a year. A day might sound very good rhetorically, but that isn't enough.

Where black would be the superior race and whites slaved in the past centuries. Africa would be what the USA is today. Japan would have dropped atom bombs over it. Russians would be what Greeks and Romans were. Where India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka would be one country. Pacific ocean would be a land locked mass.Middle East would be water majority and Chinese would be tall and handsome. Where Europe would be driven mad with civil wars. Russia would be the smallest country and New Zealand the largest. Capital of India would be Chennai.

The earth would spin clockwise. Sunny and warm weather at the poles and ice caps at the equator. We would have October, November and December as the 8th, 9th and 10th months of the year.  It would rain in April and winters in June. There would be two moons. One small and large. Where we would be aliens for some other planet. Where birds would be called fishes, fishes cats , cats dogs and dogs birds. Stars would look square rather than dots. Rainbows would be black and red.

It would be a matriarchal society and women would be driven by sex and men by materialistic ambitions. Golf would be the most exciting sport. Argentina would produce great cricketers.

But one thing I wouldn't change. You and me. :) 

Messy shoes and a cluttered mind

Messy shoes, untucked shirt,unattended stubble on his cheeks and a cluttered mind full of thoughts about back home. Somehow Amir made it to his flight. He was at the boarding gate all along but never realized when the boarding had started. Thoughts about home had kept him occupied all along.

He wasn't usually the clumsy one. If anything he loved Airports and always reached well before stipulated time. He was always excited by the idea of an airport. That feeling of witnessing first hand the hundreads of happy-sad stories around him.  Couples meeting each other after long, Parents bidding goodbye to their kids working in other cities, college friends going for a vacation. There is so much to look and feel at an airport, he would say. Airport's don't judge. Aren't prejudice. Airports represent all the good we are as a humanity. It doesn't matter your religion, how much money you have,  the color of your skin, if you're man, woman or a child. It's an accepting global village. Doesn't matter who you are, you are welcome to be there.

But, today was different. There was an eerie silence in his flight to Srinagar. This was the first flight being operated after Narendra Modi led Indian government had announced the revocation of Jammu & Kashmir's autonomy on 5th August 2019 and an information blackout had ensued ever since.  It had been 96 long hours since he had a word with his Abbu who had went to spend his one month in his ancestral village like every year.

Almost all other passengers had identical stories, carrying emergency food, clothing, money in cash and hope in eyes to reunite with their loved ones unharmed. Whatever came out of this journey was a thing of discussion for some other day but one thing was for certain, Amir, his co-passengers in the flight and millions of other kashmiri's could never forgive the current government for the way they bought about this change.


P.S. - Sitting here in our comfortable AC homes, we can never imagine the plight of people in valley. Just read today that it has been 75 long days since schools functioned.  Let's be a bit more aware about the situations before we casually put our opinions in a discussion - H" toh Modi ne accha hi kiya. State govt se support khatam ho jayega toh terrorism toh khatam ho hi jayega..." Unfortunately, things aren't that simple. Burned fingers once in Demonetization. burned fingers twice in revocation of J&K's autonomy. How are we so okay with such badly planned, half cooked plans of this government?

Once bitten, twice shy, thrice just a moron!

#75daysofblackout

peace out!

cheers,
Me

Happy 26th

Bhavika was never really big on celebrating birthdays, not even as a kid. She remembered cutting the cake at midnight with her family. But, that's pretty much it. No dressing up for Birthday, No distributing chocolates to classmates, No birthday treat to friends, No pestering parents for gifts. All that was not Bhavika. She would just sit with a book in the favorite corner of her room and read. Like any other day. "What's there to celebrate Amma? It's just another day." was what she will say when her mom would ask for her Birthday plans. 

Fast forward to 2019. She was turning 26 tomorrow night. Nothing much had changed, except for her surroundings. She was a big girl now and had her own place to call home. She was sitting on a hammock strategically placed in her favorite part of the room and reading a Jhumpa Lahiri. The horlicks milk her mom would get her every night was replaced by a glass of wine she had to pour for herself but that was pretty much it in terms of the changes. The breeze from the window was messing up with her hair but for once she didn't mind. She was engrossed in the story.

Just then her phone buzzed. It was Ramit, her work colleague and generally an *interesting* guy to talk to. "Hey kiddo, wassup? What Birthday plans for tomorrow?" She read the text surprised that he remembered. "What's there to celebrate? It's just another day" she thought to herself but instead replied "Am excited. Haven't planned anything yet though. Let's go out for dinner?"

Maybe some more things were about to change. 😇  

P.S. -  4 months since the last post. Documenting life - It's been good generally. New job, New house. A lot to look forward to. Amen!

Song of the day - 'Sage' by Ritviz. The song is really good with Ritviz's trademark electronic feel but what's surprising is how he has blended the electronic feel of the overall track with soothing vocals and a great melody humming. I really like it. Also, the video is super cute. As a tall guy, I relate 😁😁

Humor of the day - 

courtesy - Reza Farazmand from Poorlydrawnlines. He's genius!
This reminds me I still need to watch The Lion king. Care to join. anyone? 

Signing off!

Cheers,

Manish