Its only a JOURNEY, after all...

Have you ever heard a joke so many times, that you’ve forgot why it’s funny. Then you hear it again, and suddenly it’s new. You remember why you loved it in the first place. In that bizarre and delicate spec of a time, it becomes difficult to separate fact from fiction, man from myth.

We search for so many things in our daily life, never realizing what we have. We skip from one stone to another, avoiding that pool of water. But everything is in that pool of water. Then why are afraid to take a dip?

It’s only because searching for that everlasting bliss, we forget to see the beauty that surrounds us instilling us to inspire, to feel the tranquility of the moment, waiting for us to unveil the novel. The pursuit of happiness is in the journey itself, a journey of struggle to keep the living or a journey of a dreamer to make it a reality. It’s the same old idiom of language that’s so commonly familiar to us.

All of us are here to study, to become Engineers, not only to steer the driving wheel of our subjects but also to harmonize it with our gradual growth, to liberate ourselves to admire the true meaning of life. Amidst it all, some choose the fascination with photography, some choose the patience struck perspective path of an artist, and some like me choose Chess to over-exert the brain power and Guitar, to nullify the same with the harmony of its music notes.

The Art n Craft notice board has been one of the awe-stricken sites of our college. Week after week it has displayed some of the brilliant masterpieces of art. Bharat Dhoot is one name, I would like to mention. I’m overwhelmed by his work, his creativeness, his profoundness, which brings so much out of a sketch, which I used to believe could never be actually done. He has described his collection on Facebook as a journey being an artist. (Well! The post is flooded with comments and admiration!)

Some live it short, but some live it big in that shorter time. To bring a smile on somebody else’s face is a gift, or an art (to be more precise) which is available to only few of us. I remember when a friend of mine gave a presentation on Walt Disney. I could feel Walt’s vibe in her and probably that’s what inspired her to sketching and cartooning. She felt that hint of an artist and I’m glad that it has become a part of her journey.

Noticing and dwelling on the tiny but numerous mile-stones that come in our journey we can make a huge difference. All we need is an open mind, not an eye of an archer or a mind of a hunter.

It is like a big fish which doesn’t get caught in the hook, not because it was bigger and stronger, but only because it had a vision to see the things differently, not unique, but differently.