So there was this fucking Egg, who thought to survive without cracking on any fucking pan...
However different we pretend to exist, we end up acting identical. We orbit around desires like any damn electron, we wallow in sybaritic splendor like any funny doper and we believe that we mature with age like any wearing mountain.
Trust me, a mild electric and magnetic field of friendship and love operates over almost all of us. And when it operates, explanations change.
Back to the story of that Egg.
That twelve years Egg had limited words in his exhaustive dictionary. Cricket, cycle race, tiffin box, yawns, back benches, etc. were vectors of his universe. Cricket fascinated him more than 'the kewl girl friend factor', quizzes refreshed him more than beer at beaches of Goa; and mathematics offered him more psychedelia than any existing weed. That male chauvinist teen avoided gazing at any girl publically, left subtle appreciations for non sporty activities, but never resisted to challenge others for any contest. He thought like Achilles and fought like Hector.
So there was cricket, studies, crush for some days, some road accidents, slam books, school farewell memories…At eighteen, he couldn’t sell more than this about himself.
Graduation serves good enough spice to upset even the toughest tummies. The basket ball dreams of 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' vanish as soon as you are termed Facchas (First Year Baccha, generally after first ragging). Soon you realise that, the Bollywood romantics cheated you more than fairy tales of Alif Laila. Mathematics and Physics are universally used more to define human structure than appreciating any other curves. And, the glass of Bournvita abandoned during early teen age witness a phoenix phenomenon - evolve as nukkad ki chai. Literally every alternative word spoken in college bestows an honour to close relatives.
Every fucking Egg feels some crack. Most of them enjoy it; some of them battle against the change in inertia.
Friendship is one of the most important dimensions of graduation. A small analysis can prove the hypothesis.
Question - How to get rid of landing in troubles
Assumption - Real strength of friendship is realised at the time of troubles.
Fact - Friends are the one who pull you in troubles ('Sutta, Daru, Mai hun Faadu' feelings) .
The truth is real strength of friendship is perceived by its affinity to pull you in trouble.
So, you meet people, you make lifelong friends, your semester grades are screwed, you blame everything on the dumbness of system and finally you are left with lots of discussions.
बात निकलती है, हवाओं में बहती जाती है
मुझे हवाओं के रुख़ की परवाह नहीं.
The egg could summarize his post school days learnings as:
1. Life is all about Explorations
2. Intellect is ‘the word’
3. Talent will find its place
4. Theoretical musings suit more in books
Genuine appreciation is a function of scarcity. When other Eggs land from the graduation time ‘neverland’ to the real world ‘jobland’, their theories about life undergo evolution as:
1. Life is a bitch
2. Intellect is just another word.
3. Skill and Talent are glorified words
4. Sabka Katega Ram
The egg started appreciating the words – weekends, last date of any damn month, booze, party. What sells easily is not always cheap. Most of us buy the concept of - ‘Ishq Muhabbat Coca Cola’ in some part of our lives.
If friendship is something to be talked about for hours, love is something to be felt about for hours; if friendship is basking under the glorified memories, love is blooming for unknown reasons.
हम तो समझते थें, तेरे कूचे से गुमनाम लौटेंगे
मुहब्बत की बौछारों में मगर बदनाम हो गयें
The Egg too cracked on the pan called love. Infact many fucking Eggs do crack.