I go the "blues" last evening because I had taken a very important decision in my life which involved "giving something away". I was comforted by a saying from the bible which preaches that "its better to give than receive". I felt very low as I reached home that evening. I fixed myself an "appertiff" and lay back on the bed with the TV screen flashing Euro 2008 replays but my mind in a rueful and contemplative mood.
The door bell sounded and Dojo scampered with a bark indicating that he was doing his "chowkidari". It was Bryan who had come in from his athletics training and my eyes lit up on seeing my boy. After his shower we wrestled playfully on the bed and Dojo, feeling envious, sounded a warning "woof" and jumped on us, as if indicating that either we include him in the "fight" or he'd spoil the "party":-) My "blues" vanished like darkness does when you switch on a light. We munched heartily on fried chicken and watched TV while Dojo crouched patiently with a hawkish look, ready to leap at the bone that would definitely be thrown his way
My "peace with the world" was complete when late that night I watched the enthralling "Germany v/s Portugal" quarter finals match. Though, I was a wee bit disappointed that Portugal lost because somehow I identify with them, being Goan and all (wink)!!!
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Along the banks of my soul I walked,
Desperately seeking, furiously searching,
Answers easy, decisions easy …did I seek?
No answers, no solace – just a frightening silence.
I stopped and let go-
Of all logic and reasons and justifications,
Of “all knowing “friends and the wordly wise,
An echo I then heard –“Listen to your heart”.
It knows the best, it knows the rest.
My own decisions I alone must make,
Whether right or wrong,
It matters not really,
As long as they lay my conscience at peace
And keep my loved ones close to me.
So what if then have I lost a rainbow,
There will be many rains and many sunshines,
And sometime, once again, a rainbow shall be formed,
That time it would all colors of my life have.
I shall wait with hope and joy
But today shall I live as never before
With the Apple of my eye
And the Guardian of my soul.
That, was an Ode to my existence!!
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