We were done with one of our engineering
internals. We came out for dinner. We had dinner and somebody got a brilliant
idea of having coffee at Maddur, which is 80 kilo meters away from where we
were. Our bikes immediately obeyed the orders and started zipping towards
Maddur. From Scooty to Bajaj Pulsar we had all kinds of bikes in all kinds of
conditions. We reached Maddur around midnight, had coffee… another crazy idea
came to two heads - if we have come all the way till here, why not Mysore?
Three bikes were crazy enough to accept the idea and later realized two crazy
heads who gave the idea had their girlfriends in Mysore! For the total one way
journey of 150 kilo meters; forget about the helmet, we did not even have
jackets on us. We originally came out of hostel for dinner! When two of them
were busy with girlfriend business, others ate stomach full of Idli and slept
in a park. We were riding for 300 kilo meters without jacket in chilling cold
conditions of January for no reason!
That was the period of life we
were crazy. With whatever little money we had we were livings lives of Kings.
Every moment of life had fun and adventure in it. We were content in life with
scarcity of everything. There was no fear of future. We just lived the moment
we were in. Slept on highway Dabha benches… Plain bun and half tea tasted
heaven. There was no touch of luxury to our lives and we never craved for it.
We were proudly living the typical bachelor life!
When salary started crediting in my
account, I was enjoying different life of bachelor. I had all the money and
time I wanted. Coding all night at office… state of nobody will bother about me
and I don’t have to bother about anybody at home… Surrounded by friends who were
all mostly bachelors, we were still college kids at heart. I enjoyed peaceful
Sunday morning jogs… I enjoyed spending entire day with a book… I enjoyed
meditation and spiritual part of my life as well... I enjoyed travelling all
over the places my job offered me with no commitments back home... I enjoyed my
own world to its fullest.
I had my own share of natural
magnetic attractions like any other good boy! I felt butterfly in stomach when
I saw those girls. Twice or thrice things were almost following the right route
of falling in love but deliberately taken off from the track by one of us. I
was lazy enough or to be honest not brave enough to handle the complexities
involved after being committed. Those are sweet slips which bring smile if I
recall them now. I still enjoy the tenderness of those innocent moments!
Even though how much ever happy
you are being single and how much ever freedom you enjoy being single; you
always miss the completeness in life. Even wait for the person who brings
life/love to you is an interesting phase. Someday I will write about the day
dreams about dream girl(s). The moment the wait ends and you actually get into
it; it is actually much more beautiful that what you have imagined. Did I
started defending or consoling myself before getting into what I am getting
into?!!!
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Am I sad saying good bye to
Bachelorhood? Actually I am not! I lived enough of it and things must change. I
was never a reckless bachelor and getting married is “hopefully” not applying
break to the way I live. Am I scared getting into commitment of married life?
Confused! Too much of clarity is not good for life and I have decided to enjoy
this confused state as well! Even though we all make cynical comments about
getting married… The happiness brought by ‘sense of togetherness’ is unique and
I am completely immersed in that wonderful moment now!
I
am in a state to ignore every suggestion given by people with experience…. I am
ready to discard every warning given by well-wishers… I see happiness
everywhere… There is love everywhere… I am doomed… I am not in my sense and
there is no point writing anything more. I can’t write anything meaningful in
the mesmerizing state I am in! Better I stop and Invite you and your loved ones to my wedding!
Cheers!
Kiran
