Friday, March 7, 2008

Zindagi mazak nahin karti janeeman...

How true... or is it?

I knew from the very early stages of my consciousness that i don't agree with working of this world. May be I just knew that I am going to be a misfit in the way people expect me to be. Being the youngest in the family and a daddy's girl no one would dare take pangas with me. Living in a small town of Uttar Pradesh (a state in India) life was fun, exciting and carefree.

Most of my childhood memories are of a small district called Jalaun, and the name of the place is Konch. My parents were posted there as a couple for a Govt. Hospital, dad a surgeon and mother as a gynecologists.

In the rural of India even today doctors & teachers are respected and get to enjoy a very privileged existence.
The place was more like a village- town and needless to say there were not many good schools where one could go , so my elder sister was put in the boarding and since I was too stubborn to be let out of constant supervision of my parents at least for the time being (after few yrs I did end up joining my sister in the boarding school) it was then decided my education will continue in KONCH.

The school in which i was put was called "Tagore animal school" they misprinted memorial with animal i guess ... the mazak on my existence had started or may be for all practical purpose its no joking matter at least not for me. From there on I changed many schools, colleges, institutes etc but its the Tagore animal school where my educational foundation was laid. (After Tagore animal school, there was Emma Thompson, Scared heart, Govt. girls inter college, Alexander college, Hindu kanya pathshala, Welingkars and so on...)

To me it was not a big deal so they mis-spelt the name, it was still a school, we had a principal, and a couple of teachers too, and I remember having annual day functions where in one of the school plays I even danced with diyas and burnt my hair.... little did I know at that time that my life will be full of experiences where there will misspell names, misunderstood lessons and every thing that’s just a little off the right tangent.

It was much later I realized that all these "misfits" which seem funny till date when mentioned have actually carved the path for me on which i walk alone. Life has dealt me a good deal and I am very blessed to have received all i asked for, some times u make a wish without realizing that if it comes true what would u do.... all my wishes have come true in a very weird manner & I know that some one is listening to my prayers and granting them.
I know that sometimes what u ask for is not something u really want and I know I will be asking more as I live and seeking more experiences be it good or bad, mistakes which look and sound funny will teach me a life's lesson cause i know that zindagi Mazak nahin Karti zaneeman....... woh humsae har chance par dance karati hai.!

4 comments:

Prabod said...

Yes sandy..receive whatever life deals you with an open heart and find happiness therein...nothing can get u down, if u so decide :) great going!! keep writing

ReadnRyte said...

The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality...the permanent defeat of life is when dreams are surrendered to reality.

Keep writing 'n am sure you will get there, 'n realize that life was not the one playing a game on you...in fact it was the other way around.

The 'animal school' gave you the start to realize that it is not the cards that the world deals out that is important, it is the way you see (interpret )the cards n play the round...

Keep smilin'

Anonymous said...

I have come to realise that life is in itself a joke of sorts.
Learn to smile at the worst it can throw at you. Somebody up there is playing with your patience.Remember the movie Anand? " Zindagi ek rangmannch hai..."
If you havent seen it I reccomend it whole heartedly.
Cereal K©

Anonymous said...

One dialogue of the famous DDLJ - "Bacche, sapne dekho, lekin unko poora hone ki shart mat rakho" - "dream dream and dream, but dun place bets on them coming true"