She badly wanted to attend the concert...it was the performance of her favorite singer and she didn't want to miss it for anything in the world.
She attended the program before the concert to ensure that she had the best seat...She was ready to spend an entire hour listening to some political honcho ranting about the opposition party just to make sure she didn't miss the chance to listen to her favorite singer - which was the program just after the political honcho's speech.
As luck would have it, she entered and found a seat!!
At first she was happy...happy that she had managed to secure a seat directly in view of the podium...so what if it was the last row? It didn't matter as long as she was able to "see" her favorite icon...
Then slowly as she settled down, she noticed many of her friends who were seated in 4th or 5th rows...and she started feeling queasy..."I should have come earlier..I should have asked them to book a seat for me..." and she started to look out for a better seat in the front rows..
The political honcho was in the middle of his speech and she prayed that at least some of the people gathered there may leave after he had finished (although she knew that they all had come for the singer's concert) and make room in the front rows..
Suddenly, a few people got up from their seats...her heart skipped a beat...her prayers might have been answered!! But alas! they had just gotten up for a break and their belongings safely declared that the seats were still occupied...
Finally, after much craning around to spot "just one seat", one guy got up..she almost ran there, stumbling along and managed to grab the seat. Finally!!! she had managed to secure an "almost front row seat"!!!As she looked around gloating at her conquest...her heart sank again....She realized that she had gotten the seat just behind the place where the cameraman would stand...making it next to impossible for her to see the stage...and she again embarked upon the conquest of a "perfect seat"....
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Why does it always have to be somewhere else that is more happening, more intriguing and more inviting than where you actually are?
Why is the grass always greener on the other side even if you know the water bill is going to be high too? (Ok...i dhapofied this from some status line! But it does sum up the emotion very well) Why are we always in the "pursuit" of happiness?
Why is satisfaction always eluding ? Why is there always "that one thing" which will make you happy? Even if you manage to get it, why is there suddenly "just one more thing" which you badly, truly, really want before you'll be happy again?
Why???
PS: A series of events have happened...making me rave and rant on the blog...Hopefully the next post will be more entertaining..Pardon moi for this outburst! :-)
PPS: Another of my posts having an anonymous person..promise that the next post's subject will have a proper "name" :-)
Solution: Spot the best seat when u enter. And then, try a 'greedy' approach.. ;)
ReplyDelete(this has a serious analogy though.. tried to make it funny.. :))
"Why is the grass always greener on the other side even if you know the water bill is going to be high too?" That is Chavan's status line I remember. I also remember discussing with her that this line is the opposite of what the line "grass is greener on the other side" actually means. We could discuss it if you are interested :D
ReplyDeleteI have begun to admit that it is the pursuit of the "something better" that actually keeps us going. If we were to actually reach a place where we are not looking forward to anything more, life would be so uneventful beyond it. There might be nothing to live for after that.
@Sue: yeah..agreed but "something" should not be "a single thing" which continues to be out of reach...and which destroys peace of mind...which was the case when I wrote the post...and yes, a discussion is indeed welcome!
ReplyDeleteOh, u said "that one thing" and then "that one more thing", so i got the impression that the "single thing" keeps changing each time...? if thats the case, then how can it be a "single thing which continues to be out of reach"? As soon it gets within reach, u will want some other "single thing", right?
ReplyDeleteYes, destroy peace of mind.. I get what you mean to say there. However, my point is exactly that, if this so-called "lack of peace of mind" wasnt true, the alternative would be that you have nothing more you want, and that would be so boring. Hence my claim that this "destruction of peace of mind" is more welcome than its alternative :-)
@Sue: yeah..the "single" thing keeps changing...but I its usually something "intangible" like happiness or success..so it doesn't stop after attaining any "single" thing...and whch actually may be a good thing after all!
ReplyDeleteIts just that you need to convert this "intangible" something into a "single' tangible thing which will, after its attainment, at least give you a moment's peace and a sense of fulfillment :-)
Bhapo :)
ReplyDeleteloved this post!way to go purva!!nice!:)
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