The Urban-Turban!!

From the television to the desktops, the laptops and the sleek mobile phones, technology is advancing and continually meeting the needs of the evolving and reforming mankind. The e-mails, the chat-boxes and the social network sites have so truly embarked their stamp on our daily lives. Yet, a postcard letter swirls my mind into a completely desolated direction.

We Indians are sentimental packrats capable of seeking out storage space in the most unassuming of places. And for that reason, we change our room-settings time to time, squeezing that extra space for all the new things and once in a while indulge in clearing the clutter of old letters, books, magazines and other stuff from our bookshelves. Whilst we are in an attempt of clearing those things, a remote sensation sneaks in and along with it brings that dilemma of what to keep and what to let go. Usually we keep half of those things and then we bargain with the radhi-wala to squeeze that little amount of money off him. (Whew!)

Just imagine, a week later, to your utter consternation, the door- bell rings and a familiar voice of mom announces the arrival of a postcard letter addressed to you. Your mind takes a swing in the swirling vortex of all the crazy ideas and permutations from whom that postcard would have come. And then you realize it’s a three year old letter that has accidently found its destination through a conscientious postman. Irrelevant of what that letter contains, you smile for the rest of the day with a newly found elation.

Another year is about to mark its end. And like the many before, I’m sure it has also embarked its stamp on our lives. Now, not treading on those uncertain areas of good and bad, mostly bad that it brought this year, which like a relentless drone is already buzzing in my ears, its important to wear the Urban-Turban and bask away our time in the afterglow of all the good things that made us smile this year.

You never know when that long forgotten letter may announce its arrival on your doorstep and spark those old vibes to light the magnificent ambience of bliss. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Cheers!!!