My first entry for the last day of the year in which I decide my latest hobby for the next year. I guessed writing what I thought while indulging in one hobby would reinforce that hobby itself and spawn off yet another hobby: Blogging. Actually it would mutually fuel each other considering I list 'Blogging' already as one of my hobbies but have not been working on it for quite some time. The reasons and the action on that however will be in another blog. Let me not steal the spotlight away from the first entry of my thoughts on my ride through Mulund.
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| My New Ride- Hero Razorback |
It's been like 4 days since I have been riding my new bicycle (hereafter referred to as 'bike'. Not to be confused with a motorcycle which is what bike is synonymous with in India! I fuel my own ride! :D) and today I chose to crisscross through the roads of Mulund starting from Jain Mandir Road and ending up in 'old' Mulund (my own term for that part of Mulund that existed since the beginning of this idyllic township with the right-angled roads and junctions). It was a fun and serious 30-minute ride with some good Music and a couple of thoughts of hitting me along the way.
Why is there Change? Why do we need Change? I guess you must be pissed off at the number of times you have heard the word 'Change' and the term 'Change Management' in schools, colleges, offices and homes; on televisions, magazines, videos and websites; over family dinners, parent-teacher conferences and annual sales meetings. It is like someone advising you on the kind of underwear you must wear: It's wrong cause (a) it is not on you and (b) only I know how it fits so back off mister! Having said that, one can't help but feel helpless at the thought of going through it without having an inkling of an idea what we need to do.
Today we will walk through 2011 into the new year 2012. It is a change we all knew about always yet none of us expected the turn of events that transpired between start of 2011 and the start of 2012. It is a fascinating thing this 'Uncertainty'. I never knew I would end up taking photography as a hobby on Jan 1 2011 yet by Feb 1 2011 I had decided on it and by the end of the year developed my skills on a new hobby. Neither did I know that I would end up taking up cycling in 2012 but here I am posting about my adventures along the mundane roads of Mulund. And so change is all around us. People say the Difficulties of life get to them. I think we have the capacity to handle Difficulties. What we cannot wrap our minds around is 'Uncertainty'. Its anxieties kill us every moment of every day till the situation exists. Which is why we choose to exist in a sub-standard manner but with certainty rather than living well but with uncertainties.
Today we will walk through 2011 into the new year 2012. It is a change we all knew about always yet none of us expected the turn of events that transpired between start of 2011 and the start of 2012. It is a fascinating thing this 'Uncertainty'. I never knew I would end up taking photography as a hobby on Jan 1 2011 yet by Feb 1 2011 I had decided on it and by the end of the year developed my skills on a new hobby. Neither did I know that I would end up taking up cycling in 2012 but here I am posting about my adventures along the mundane roads of Mulund. And so change is all around us. People say the Difficulties of life get to them. I think we have the capacity to handle Difficulties. What we cannot wrap our minds around is 'Uncertainty'. Its anxieties kill us every moment of every day till the situation exists. Which is why we choose to exist in a sub-standard manner but with certainty rather than living well but with uncertainties.
The trouble is we tend to bubble-wrap ourselves from uncertainties: like a wine glass is protected when it is being moved. While it tends to keep the glass safe, the purpose of the wine glass cannot be fully realised unless we unwrap the packing. We need to expose ourselves to the hurts, the lessons and the lemons life throws at us to learn how to make a lemonade out of them! Unless we empty ourselves of the murky water of the life we lead, we cannot fill ourselves with the fuel of the life we wish to. Being beaten down, humbled and on our knees is very necessary for us to build the momentum to rise up.
So think about it: at the start of each day, each week, each month, quarter and every year; to humble ourselves and know what we need to 'ring out' before we can 'ring in' the change we so ardently desire. I have literally rung in good health and fitness and relaxation and pollution-free commute with the cycling. What are you going to 'ring in' this 2012?
