I know that I have never really felt my age and the post I am
going to write today can be easily brushed off by terming it ‘escapist’. Yet,
there is something more to it than meets the eye.
A month ago, I turned 30. Some say that age is just a
number, while some say a woman should not reveal her age. I don’t agree with both
groups. I don’t think that age is just a number, because every time we turn
another day older, we have lost another day to time. We have lost another day
to do something different, to do something better, something more. And no, we definitely
do not need to hide our ages because it is not only insulting to our
intelligence but also teaches us that it is okay to be dishonest and pretend
that age has everything to do with beauty.
But the problem lies in the fact that I don’t think I am
where I thought I would be once I reached the third decade of my life. It’s not
that I am disappointed or regret anything. No, I don’t. And yet, I guess I thought
I would have made at least one trip abroad by this time. May be saved more. Or been
a better cook. Or even sing better.
Well, the singing part is mostly my fault, because I have
stopped practising, and I hope to begin someday all over again. As for the
cooking part, I try to whenever I can, and just like most people who have the
luxury of hiring a cook, I like to try experiments and not the traditional
dishes. But I need to concentrate on the day to day food as well, because it
seems like these are the toughest ones. No, I haven’t taken any trip abroad
yet, and I have not really saved up much. But the fourth day of the new year
should be a good time to start doing so. And as for a trip, I did travel all by
myself last year, which can be considered a real achievement for somebody
coming from a protected household as mine. Well, come to think about it, I am
really proud of that one trip to Bangalore.
And so, we come to the end of yet another post. I guess I just
run out of things to write once I sit down and write. And at other times I have
so much going on in my head. So it can be a good idea if I write down things at
the moment and try to write them down late one.
Bye.
