HOPE :) its a good thing

This blog is dedicated to all, i mean ALL day-dreamers like myself.

To start with day dreaming is not a bad thing.Now, if u are one of those people who would ask "Who said, its a bad thing??" Let me just share an incident that happened when i was in the 5Th std[5Th grade for all the Americans]. Well, it was a free hour, my teacher said "students, do something constructive. And KEEP QUIET" [and all the like sounding instructions teachers give so that students don't prove to be a handful, and the teacher can have some peace]. Well, considering I'm as creative as the violin is to a blue-whale!!
So, i just sat there with a book in front of me[in the pretence of reading]. After a while my teacher saw me, she took my entire name, instantly i knew "boy! Now what have i done??" She shouted at me and said "Stop your day-dreams now!!" "Do something productive child". Alas! i thought day dreaming is a sin!
Cut to 3 years from then, my sister gifted me a black tee-shirt and it had this image of a kid in the front with "DAY-DREAMER" written below it. Boy! it was love at first site for me with that shirt :) my tryst with day-dreaming began there :)

Now,as i grew older and matured and was entering my "a-dull-t hood", there was only one thing that kept me going time and again, pushing me to do things, which i couldn't conjure that i will one day.
What was that?? IT was "HOPE". Now, many of us use this word time and again. "I hope i pass the exam" topping the list [if u know what i am talking about :p ]
Even a kid says "i hope daddy buys me that toy superman or maybe that football"!!

But what is this hope? The dictionary defines it as "to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence" or "to believe, desire, or trust". But i am not here to quote the dictionary and neither are u all here to read something straight out of a thick book adorning the shelves of many a "read-a-holics??"
Well, hope to me was something that got me through my 10th std board exams, when my uncle was in the ICU, battling with life, and I not knowing if i will be giving my exams. Hope was what kept me going when a very very dear aunt of mine passed away the same year, leaving me clueless as to"why, this happened?" as she was equivalent to my mother in the terms of love that she had for me. Hope was what kept me going when my cousin passed away in a car crash when i was studying class in 12Th.
But, hope was also what his parents had when he was growing up, that one day he'll take over his dad's business?
Hope is what i'd when i joined my college. Hoping that i will get a very good gang of friends. Hope is what i'd each time when i give my exams. Hope is what I've when i give a seminar or a presentation that i'm gonna rock the show. Hope is what I'd that i will score in a football match to help my team win.
So why do we hope so much? and what good does hope do?
The answer which i always knew was uncovered when i watched the movie"SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION". This came at a time when my spirits were dead and buried. It taught me "HOPE IS A GOOD THING"

Even now, i hope. I hope every single day of my life that i get my dream silver Porsche. Hope is what i have when i know that something good will happen and happiness will rain[pun intended] :) Hope is what it is, when i "hope" i'll be with my friends for a very very long time. Hope is all that each of us have. The one word that'll help us sail through the thick and thin.

Like Andy Dufresne said in Shawshank Redemption "Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and remember NO good thing ever dies"
Well, i hope....

This would probably be the last blog of the series.

Victor as already known didn't create quite the impression he wanted to in the assignment. But then, he was willing to try harder. Why? Aura was backing him. Slowly Aura started becoming the focal point of his life. She was the centre. Victor couldn't think of anything else except "Aura" and this helped him as well. She kept backing him, and this put a smile on Victor's face. He was the happiest around her.One may wonder how? But that was the beauty according to Victor. He barely has met aura for a few times. Countable on one hand, that's how many times he met her. But then she had a humongous impact on Victor. Then, Victor kept himself busy with whatever little projects that came his way. The adrenaline junky was on a high. Aura also joined a professional Course, quite unrelated to the previous work she did in "Adrenaline Inc" She had moved to the country "Nupa". "Further away" thought Victor. But then he had learnt it by now that Victor was nothing without Aura. He knew to keep going he needed Aura with him. And she was always there, this made Victor happy. He was completing projects after projects. Then, one day Aura was visiting "laregban". Victor met Aura after a gap of more than a year. Someone so close to him, and he was meeting after a year.Quite ironical.

They spent three truly surreal and magical days together, one that Victor thought he will cherish for the rest of his life. He just lived the three BEST days of his life. Then, the day came, Aura had to return to "Nupa". Victor couldn't bear the thought of her leaving him and going. But, she had to. And, she did.

Victor was ravaged at this. He was not the same anymore. He knew it. Victor had to be around with Aura to be able to live. He knew he was as good as dead without Aura. He then grew much closer and attached to his favorite "Aura". He knew Aura was his Everything. He knew Aura had to be there with him to take on his dreams, to conquer all that he had wanted.

"Aura" was,is and will be Victor's only hope. He truly admires the invincible Aura. He wanted to pay a tribute to her,around whom he was the happiest best. He wrote a memoir for her, saying how much she meant to him. And how much he cared for Aura, and how much he adored and loved and missed Aura. Thus, he ended his tribute her by letting her know, he loved her a lot, like as though his life depended on it. He knows it does. He just loves her in every breath he takes. He just truly madly deeply cared.

And he hopes Aura will see his present to her. And he hoped(s) she "Glows with happiness" when she receives it.

And so lives the boy Victor, but what happens next? Is left to your imagination.

But,Victor grew wise and he knows he loves her like crazy. And will love her forever....

THE END

Disclaimer:

The characters and the companies and places mentioned are purely fictitious and any resemblance to any living or dead is purely co-incidental.

A new chapter began in Victor's life.
He was now out of "Adrenaline Inc." he back tracked to his initial self. "The dreamer" but with a purpose. He now had the backing of the "amazing Aura".
Will she prove to be a decisive "change" in his life? Nobody knew yet. Times went by. Aura and Victor were set out in there different directions. But then, Victor followed the loci of Aura.
Something was happening. Victor was enlightened. He knew the miracle IS Aura.
She was the guiding force that helped him through every step in his life in the past few months. But the dim-wit that he is, paid No heed to this, and carried on with his life.
But then, Victor was increasingly getting attached to Aura. He didn't know it yet. But he was. Aura knew it as she was intellectually superior compared to Victor. And By now, he was raking up as much trouble as he possibly could. As the months went by Aura was his only solace. He spoke to her as much as possible.
Then a few months later, he was set to undertake one of the biggest assignments of his life. He was under prepared for it and it was nothing out of the natural as one would expect this from him. He didn't clear the assignment.
He was dejected and he almost gave up! Yes, but then Aura stood by him. Refusing to bundle under his constant reckless acts and behaviour. By now, even Aura had left "Adrenaline Inc." She was doing well.
Victor finally knew it. It was ALL AURA :)
Now what?

The fall was evident. Victor was fighting tooth and nail. Then he decided it was time. He realized he was now disgraced. He found solace in his friend Nanho and in the unexpected form of Aura.
Nothing could save victor now. His rivals had cleverly plotted his downfall. "No one can save the scallywag" thought them all. It was true. Victor was out of the league, contention. By now his mate Nanho had risen to dizzying heights. So did Aura in "Udan". Nothing was to be heard about about Victor. He was considered a closed chapter.
Was he? Like they say "Every fighter has one good fight left in him"! Victor was a fighter. He had the backing of the invincible "Aura".
The story begins...
Victor fought his way back, with help from Nanho. Victor was ready. His final act. The one he would be remembered for. In front of the biggest public right where his journey began in"Adrenaline Inc." he was going to hang his boots, he was going to go out in style. Proving his critics wrong. Life came a full circle for him. He set out to bigger and better things. He did the last act in the most unfathomable fashion. The palladin rose to cause.
All this while there was someone who was backing him with irreplaceable faith. It was Aura :)

Victor was back in the town of "laregban" and he found out he was out of contention for that month's "extreme adrenaline" event. He was out of favor, he sure made quite a few critics of his work and his way of being in general. "He couldn't care less" people thought. But he did.
After much criticism and he managed to chug on. He missed something. What was it? His temperament? Was it his adrenaline rush? Or was his Aura of invincibility :)
He didn't know. Not yet. And then he continued a wounded soldier due to all the criticism surrounding him. He suffered. But he had made great friends in "Udan" :)
Yes, it all seemed to unfold in front of him, the place is definitely magical. "How?" asked his mates. He replied with the cheer usually found in little children, he said "I've made friendship"
" the one for a lifetime".
And then he somehow survived and a miraculous wild card entry got him to the"extreme adrenaline event". Destiny? One would say so. People had come from far and wide to attend this one. Even the "Udanians". This was a historical moment as "Adrenaline Inc." was about to start a new venture in "Nupa" another country to the west of "Udan". Everyone were ecstatic. They was a big day. Yet for Victor it didn't do any good. He was run-down by his peers even on this day. His glorious past counting for nothing. He had no laurels to bank upon.
The Team"Adrenaline Inc." then went to an oasis to rejoice,many-a Victor's friends up against near tragedy face to face. Even Victors close friend "Nanho" was involved. But they survived the scare to tell the tale! All was well. Or was it?
Even Aura made it to the event after much mystery on whether she would. Victor seemed to know about this. He seemed exultant. Why?
He was happy that the best adventurer is present there, thereby just adding yet another shining star glorifying the event.
Then the following month Victor was inches away from being rusticated. He survived the scare. "Only the lord knows how" he would say. By now, it was evident he had made a few "non-believers" of his work and himself.
The times passed by, things just getting worse for him. Aura was kickin' up a storm in "Udan" her feats unassailable. Nanho also was making a name for himself in "laregban".
And the name of Victor was mentioned by fewer and fewer people and he was invited to no events. The fall was apparent.
What happens next?

Victor was all entangled with the battle from within as he was with the one happening around him. Two days flew by, victor was yet to reconcile with his psychological enemy, but then he had another reason to cheer about on the Grand Finale the team he was with emerged victorious, although many conspiracy theories have been circulating as to what exactly was his contribution. But victor "Controversy's child that he was, was too engrossed with the inner-battle that he was in cognizant to what was happening". The day has arrived he had to leave the magical place of "Udan" back to "laregban" but then his mates were wondering, "Udan isn't so magical after all, is it?" Victor knew the answer. That night all the "laregbans" were all packed to set sail back to they belong. Victor knew this journey of his is going to last many a lifetimes.
It was a quiet journey back to the town not on the "parallelinas" but what seemed like a version of a bus, known as "hubas". And it was again not one that will be of fond remembrance to his mates as it took toll on his posture. It was an exerting journey. It was a rather cold morning when Victor and his mates alighted.
Victor knew something isn't the same. Some thing's missing. What it was he was soon going to find out.

This was going to be his journey of a life time......
So victor set off from his town, to another country called "Udan". It was an exhaustive journey on poor victor and his friends. It completely sapped them of all their energy. The mode of transportation was just like our railways but it was known as "parallelinas" but whatever it was they completely tested our young man and his friends physical fitness. Well, victor and his friends somehow survived it. And they finally reached "Udan". They found a good condo[house] to rest themselves and refresh themselves for the next four days.
The next morning victor as always was the last to wake up[and that too after much coaxing and prompting!] But he did wake up[this is where u say "Bless the soul!!"] It was a bright sunny morning. And Victor and his friends set off to the "den". And needless to say a twist in the tale, they lost their way! "Not an auspicious start" thought Victor. All that was about to change a few hours from then :)
The cynical victor and the gang finally reached the "den". He saw the "den" was divided into teams. Seven of them in all. These constituted the country's most talented lot. And quietly victor joined one of the teams.
This is where the story truly begins, there he sat much oblivious to the presence of a champ. A girl named "Aura" she was exactly as her name an aura. But victor didn't take notice or maybe he did, but it wasn't clear as he acted as a man on the mission. He was now part of the team. He had his agendas set for the showdown starting the following day. So he sat there and charted a course of action and strategies "the game plan." He now knew they were set. Then, "bang!" he saw "Aura" one of the champion adventurer of his era, he had only heard of her. But lo and behold! There she sat in front of him, as if all the adjectives given to "speed queen" was mendacious. Then the customary hello and all the formalities happened. Time flew by and it was time for victor to bid adieu and move on to the next "pit stop". It was for lunch at an eatery names "Hot-wheels". There in the magical country of "Udan" the unthinkable happened. In this rather inexpensive country his stupidity caused him to lose his money. Yes his money and now he was not only broke his spirits were down. Victor exclaimed "lord! have mercy!" in his language"la ahm!"
That night the bogged down victor and his friends went to a party to soak themselves and raise their hopes and spirits for the next 2 eventful days. Aura joined them too, looking much different from the usual adventure gear she is draped in. They all hung out and it was a pompous evening.
The next day all were tensed, victor more so because he hadn't eaten food yet, many thought this was hardly a concern as opposed to the task that lay in front of them.
The 2 days was fun-filled and many a dangerous moments paid a visit to victor and his mates. But then they overcame all odds and they ended triumphant.
All this young was fighting another battle, no not cancer!! This was a psychological one,analogous mostly to the foundational presence of "logos- the reason obtained from the origin" :)
What happens next?

Well hello, so i'm back to continue from where i left. This time it will be a much crispier and shortened story.
Victor went the "giantworldos" and there he met many-a people, sharing similar persona and interests. Young Victor was instantly spell-bound and overwhelmed and spell bound. To his delight he met some of the bigger names in the industry of adventure games. The Adrenaline Inc." was the largest contingency to take part in this meet albeit a short one. So then he took this wealth of experience and wanted to spread the word. He didn't know what lay ahead for him less than a month later. That'll shift his life once and for all.
Victor was now looking for different areas of improving his visibility quotient. So he now started performing in front of large crowds. His first public appearance was a disaster[is it just like the proverbial "Set for something big" one?] Nobody knew. He was disheartened and he vowed to come back with a vengeance. And his next one was like how it would've been if a building crashed and the marble fell in front of Micheal-angelo :) he knew he was destined for a master-stroke. He wowed the audience all alike. He was a smash hit. His peers stood and took notice. He was the talk of the town. The same day he travelled to another place in his town to do another show, in all he managed to wow like at least a crowd of 300-400 now that was a big number for an amateur. Respect followed. Now Victor was a star. or Was he? He was to find out soon.
A couple of weeks later. Yet another journey awaited the man of the moment. He was floating in the river of good fortune. He was all set out for that journey. Was he ready? One will bet he was.
So, Victor set out to another voyage. Little did he know THIS voyage was going to turn his life upside down. This was going to be his Journey of a life time.
To know what happens next. Read my next blog.

OK hello. This happens to my second blog as promised. Well, i would like to start off by telling you all i've chosen to change my stance[no, i am not talking about me batting]. I've decided to go with T9 English as it is much easier on my fingers!
Well, yes! This blog may [or MAY NOT] be one of the many in the series. It may appeal to many as a story or just some one's experience. I leave that to you all. So, let the blog begin. And this is a dedication to a very dear friend of mine.

To begin with i'll narrate a small story to u["you" will be typed like this from now on unless until specified otherwise] all. Once long back,in a not so far away town lived an urban kid who according to many was just another big dreamer. His name was Victor. This kid had big dreams, many of that quite a chimera. But nevertheless he believed in them as though his life depended on it. So, quite aimlessly he was, living life as it was coming. Then, on one eventful month he was beguiled and fascinated by one event happening in his town "laregban". Although young Victor was skeptical to go see what was happening in this event, as he was happy to be in his own nexus like his cocoon. But, nevertheless like most stories the palladin is lured to think otherwise, the same happened to victor. An over-enthusiastic friend of his convinced him that it will be worth a watch. So reluctantly he accompanied him. What happened at this event, he didn't know will be a twist of fate. A big event it was, spanning over two days, he was blown away, it almost hit him like the train-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel. This was an adventure event and victor believed in living life on the edge he says"what good are newton's laws, if you can't see how much u can stretch it!" No-one understood what he meant, only to be discovered later what he meant. Then victor continued his journey in this adventure management association called as "Adrenaline Inc". His performance in "Adrenaline Inc." was stupefying to say the least. Finally, the average joe- dim-witted victor found his element. This adrenaline junkie didn't know what was in-store for him[Only time will tell] and his amazing and consistent performance paid off and he was set to go places.

And then it happened one of his first few journeys[a magical one was set to follow after this]. He set out to "giantworldos" the land of opportunities to many.
That's it for now the story to be continued in the next blog.

Hi all, well this is my first blog ever i can say. Although I've procrastinated enough before i could pen[not figuratively of course] this one. So i think this is a historic day for me. Well for all those who are into reading the blogs by different people i must put forth a word of caution. As my topics will be as random as the ones predicted by Robert Brown himself[for the not so scientifically inclined I'm referring to the Brownian motion]! And also as abstruse and abstract as one can get.
So what can one expect if one does[considering i dunno how many ppl will follow these blogs of mine]. Well to start with you can expect a blog FREE of spelling mistakes. I Assure you all that. Although i am staunch believer in the notion "To err is human, TO NOT divine"! n i don't consider myself to be the latter. Next, you can expect the old-school English, although i must concede i'm inclined to the t9 english. It makes sense doesn't it? Which brings me to another phrase i commonly use "Communication isn't about What you say but its about what the other person gets"!
Yes, you can expect a lot of quotes. And for all those who believe in punctuations, my advice to you will be to look elsewhere if you are interested in them. I believe in the free flowing of thoughts. And i also believe the fact that only 4 punctuations are necessary in english. The "Full Stop a.k.a Period", The oh-so-powerful "Question mark", The inverted quotes ""[the reason for this being that this world is filled with people with an opinion about everything, so its hard not to quote!!] and finally the last but not the very least the exclamation "!", according me which is THE most powerful of them all. Why? 'Cause this world we live in. ["WE",considering aliens aren't reading this blog, well if you are my apologies, i shall include you in future references and endeavors] oh, coming back as to why "!" is important. Well, it isn't referred to as the "bang" by many for nothing. And more importantly i feel, that life throws so many surprises at you that you are insulting it with a full-stop. So i prefer the "Bang" for everything!
Then you can expect the blog in neat paragraphs[although it might leave many of you(yes, you aliens also) wondering why i've put it in a new para, but since I am typing it,i'll do so according to my whims and fancies!] Like now.
Also you can see a lot of smileys[depending on my mood] and a lot of square brackets[with MY fruitless comments and opinions]. And i also have a penchant for using many sophisticating sounding words. I just like to. So please don't question my preferences. Also, you may[in the rarest cases] expect abbreviations. And a lot of dots like "...." i'll just put them to indicate i was thinking before i typed the further lines.
Rest i'll tell when i can categorize more of my to-do's and Not-to-do's.
So, my first blog draws to an end. My next blog will be a very random one, and i'll let you all decide what i'm talking about.

P.S-i'm open to your requests of giving my views and my opinions about issues,[movies that i MAY watch, Matches which i usually do and anything about Tendulkar,Indian cricket performances,football,Cars and so on][ and don't ask me political ones like "Did Raj thackarey do the right thing" i will ignore you if you do :) ]
So yayyy.... my first blog is done :) yippee