Friday, May 25, 2007
My Journey...From a Village to a city
I'm here to write about my experiences when I had my Transit from a lesser known city Kansas (which I considered hitherto a city) to a really big city Chicago. This city opened so many avenues for me, helped me reconnect with long lost friends, changed my perspective completely...I'm a kind of person who gets bored very easily...But to my surprise,I've never even for a second, felt depressed in this amazing city...Even when I was alone for days at a strech...So the reverberating question is - Can a city made of bricks and concrete do so much to lift the sagging spirits of a being? And in my case, it has been so since I have only a handful of colleagues who don't even categorise as friends and have been pretty much on my own for the past two months.So I've got that much needed time to reconnect with my inner self. But on the other hand,this change has also changed my perspective that the happiness lies within and the wordly pleasures can't do much to change your mental state...It does make a huge difference...This city never sleeps, you find yourself on your toes always, there are a thousand places to see in your free time, positive energy all around, so you find yourself immersed in positively charged vibes all around. Now this experience might be the result of a change in place but I wonder if it would have been the same if it wud have been the other way round i.e if I had moved from CHI to KS. Earlier,I couldn't register why do people live in big cities where life is so difficult and you spend a considerable amount of your life juggling between buses and trains to reach destinations, but now I can see the beauty of it all. Its better to be in an overly crowded place than to be on the depressing deserted streets.The lights of this big city have definitely dazzled me beyond doubt and I can think of no reasons to go back to my Village except my beloved being there.I can also fathom the deep roots of all my Mumbai Friends who would not stop at anything boasting about their big city - Mumbai.
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Don't think it is the city that matters so much as the time and the people (or the absence of them) that make the difference.
That said, on a lighter note, nothing beats Bombay!! :-)
Today, I went thru your blogs for the first time. The best comment I can leave here is "Why did you stop writing?" and this is a Question too :)
Sorry I read your comment today only. Hmm...Why did I stop writing? Well, I never stopped, Its only the lack of content and time. As you may have seen, now my blogs are growing shorter, Still write whenever I feel the itch to write.I'll be inspired more often to write since people like you motivate.
This is great info to know.
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