The most unlikely people teach you the strangest things. You pick up lessons, wisdom, vocations — by rote. and on hindsight. Early lessons. eating with chopsticks. assembling a lantern. tying shoe laces. respect. or lack of. doing the macarena. cynicism, stereotypes are internalized in a jiffy. and with the hourglass, the lessons proceed. changing tyres. losing friends. conforming. rebelling. putting up the right fight. fighting right. not fighting. taking decisions, or how to, is an important lesson. curling hair. switching gears. prioritising. fork in the left. the knife in the right. playing safe. existence. relative crises. lexicon. commitment. making PC. holding your breath under water. regretting. not regretting. restraining. letting go. wearing sarees. dancing in them. liking the wall-side. breathing. straight backs. there are things known as dustbins that are meant to be used. surviving. discovering the meaning of "epistemology". making the bed. using CD writers and gas lighters. dotting the "i", crossing the "t". interrogating. keeping quiet. changing bulbs. "thickening" skins. not lying. making salad. making pasta. listening. straight talking. painting rooms. keeping secrets. keeping cool. keeping faith. forgiving. following the heart. pushing. deleting extra "also's".
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10 years ago
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I've learnt a lot of those. I've also learnt how to unlearn a lot of them.
What i learnt here...
TV is important. People are more important. Solitude is nice wen its ure choice. Music and TV streaming sites can NEVER be illegal if they make ppl feel good. What happened to policies based on satisfaction and happiness?? Oh wait..they never existed!!
What else i learnt -
to cry, to not cry. To love, to not love. To tolerate, and to tolerate more. To smile! to keep a straight face! To look down. to look up. To create a very visible, but invisible boundary.
More learning -
People are important, but the self can be sufficient.food is important. Money spent on experiences is better than money spent on 'things' . I understood family. and understood self!
I understood time! and realised i can be late anywhere.
Felt what its like to sleep in the library, the class, the movie, even the play, in the bus, train, flight..but not on ure bed!
Ive felt - the internet, the technology, the convenience, the inconvinience. Ive felt hindi. Felt the smell of indian food.
Ive felt care, consideration, and lack of it!
Ive understood - what brands mean, what genuity means, what sex means. how it feels to say bye!! how it feels to say hi!!
Ive understood - hallucinations, the importance of sunlight and rain!! ive felt hidden emotions. Felt psychology - everywhere!!!!!
@ adi
learning to unlearn is the hardest, aint it?
@ yuvika
you teach me more..everytime.
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