3 short stories, one big post

The world depresses me.

Actually it doesn’t, it’s just a spiffy start to the totally irrational, unnecessary and rambling post that follows.

There are a whole lot of totally unconnected things happening around me.

Two friends of mine are soon going to become one – tied together in the eternal bond of marriage. Translated that means, two of my friends are getting married. (I am trying to free myself of the accursed advertising lingo).

Conversations nowadays are full of engagement and marriage plans, cost cutting measures (to quote the would-be groom, these are recessionary times) and of course the grandiose entertainment programme that should leave the audience enthralled.

While I am excited and participate whole heartedly in these conversations and also contribute my two bits of innovative ideas… I still wonder when it got so bloody complicated.

When did a marriage stop being a simple ceremony that tied two people in an everlasting bond and become a billion dollar industry?

When did an engagement turn into a gala entertainment event?

There are others in the same boat. Planning, saving, planning, buying, planning their upcoming nuptials. Sooner or later all of them have come up with the line “Let’s just do a simple court marriage”. I swear all of them used the same line.

Question is, why not? Like Messr Nike says “JUST DO IT!”

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I am reading two books simultaneously nowadays –one is a hard hitting supposedly true story of a woman suffering from disassociative personality disorder, earlier known as multiple personality disorder. The other book is an epic fantasy – dragons, riders, magical beings and equally magical evil characters.

When I dream, the memories of the two books amalgamate and I see visions of the earth populated by fantastical beings – dragons are my pets, people I like are brave warriors and people I have something against, are the evil powers.

And maybe that’s the truth. Maybe in another reality I am part of the legions of good that battle forces of evil. Maybe my friends, my powers and my essential goodness (a bit tarnished in this reality), helped win the battle of good over evil.

It might just be true – like adidas says “IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING” .

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Somebody told me the other day – my memory is going, I don’t remember who said it or when, but then I figure if I don’t remember then it was probably not worth remembering. Anyway somebody mentioned that I am not introspective enough as a person and that is why I don’t have answers to the most important questions in life

Who am I?

What does the future hold?

What do I want?

What will I have for dinner tonight?

Well I decided it was true. So I decided to do some deep thinking. And I found the answer – pasta with garlic bread and salad.

Now while that answered question 3 and 4, and it was a delicious answer too, I really didn’t find an answer to the others. (Actually I got bored and there was a really great FRIENDS episode on, so I got distracted).

The point is I fail to understand what’s the big deal about introspection and looking for answers to life. In my opinion life isn’t a question to be answered, it’s a puzzle you unravel bit by bit at every stage.

That’s what makes it fun. That’s what makes it interesting.

Its like a mystery book – some peek at the last page to know the end, while others read page by page – enjoying every twist and turn. That’s the legion I belong to, I like not knowing what’s coming, until it does.

So next time anyone tells me I am not a deep thinker – my retort simple and albeit borrowed from reebok is going to be “I AM WHAT I AM”

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Now I know what this rambling post was about -: SHOES! I need shoes! I have to go buy shoes.