Princess Diaries Version

Hi guys there is something that all of us know is constant in this world........you would all know what that is..........even heard about this famous sentence

"the only thing that is constant in this world is CHANGE"........so was thinking why dont I change my probably monotonous contents!

So this time my attempt will surely be introducing innovation back to my topics.........Its just an attempt, so I have no promises that I'd become innovative all in a day's time, but I will surely try!

Dated:01.08.07

Departure:Heart Says NO,Mind says YES,mouth says WHAT ELSE CAN I DO!
And read more to know what soul says?

Sometimes its just too wierd, other times it is harsh reality, but departures seems like they are the real constants which rule the world. Past few months of my vacations did a strenous job of introducing me more to departures than anything else. Alas I had to take it all. Just like my pretty Grandmother used to say,

"All of us are living a life of dettached attachment"

She even used to support her statement with a little story,

The story of the papaya tree . When a fruit grows in a papaya tree the branch that bears the fruit actually dies. The branch is US and the fruit is LIFE.We are dettached still attached to life.Very difficult to understand(abstruse) when I was young, but now it sounds so true.

This is what happens with relations, we are all dettached yet attached with them. Departures show us this in varied colors. I have cried really hard when I had to leave my school after my tenth grade, but with time my emotions faded down and I started taking the moment as it came. But there is this situation in most of our lives, at some point we all have to say this hard word "GOOD BYE". Departure is just not easy yet not difficult too.

Had we all been blessed with a life without departures, dictionary would have never had words like stranger,unknown,accost and so on. It is just that new atmosphere always has a freshness. Neverthless the old one never dies it is just that is dettached yet attached to us. Every new bonding is too big for a day yet too small for a life. Because the best attitude of life is it allows us to add freshness to it while keeping its backups safe. You have a life that makes your existence look shorter, you exist however be the case. Longer we think about departures better we get confused, certain times best too. But all we know about departureis that there is something that the heart wants "PLS STAY WITH ME", while there is something that the soul tells "YOU WOULD ALWAYS MAKE A PLACE RIGHT IN MY SOUL THAT WILL TALK TO YOU BY DEFAULT WHEREEVER WE ARE HELL OR HEAVEN". That is in short what departure means to a normal humans bonding.And this was my true feelings on how departures are, in my amateur philosophical sense. And there is one subtle truth 'Departures' makes true bondings stronger. Since the heart gets to understand that, distances truly show whom and what we want always in our life



But since departures are the most interesting to capture in cameras I would take you through the lenses of Life's crucial departures(no philosophies attached to it but truly conveys a moral- keep your child like heart intact because they tell you that departures are temporary while true bondings are pemanent, so why do we have to worry!)



School

The first ever instinct that comes to my mind when I think of the word departure is schooling. Certain times life makes us think why dosen't it stop and remain constant?,why dont we stop growing up?There exists a profound truth in certain parts of our life, not only do we miss it ,but all the people who experience these beautiful parts in their life, do miss it. One such is schooling. Probably all of us who have been to school would love the experience of it. A true blend of culture,innocence,emotions,talent,skills,friendship,teachings and finally exams is what most of us would relate to as school. But the departure from school would be the most underplayed drama of all our lives. All of us would not have been gifted with single schooling all through our life. But whatever be the fact it is always heavy heart when we think of schools. The final exam during our last year at schooling is the most strenous to write. They bring in mixed emotions of vacations, new life and departure. The farewell being the most difficult to attend. The tears during the farewell say a long tale, of the affection,love,care and friendship.While departure is not a word that we learn as kids, but the word that we try to understand as we grow. But alas it is always the kids way that teaches us the best morals.Adolescence wierdly helps us in one way! Though the feelings of separation hits our head hard,the excitement of newer experience makes the heart strong. But after many years,when we think back, schooling will always remains as the strongest desire to redo.



College


Priviledged are those who attend schools and most previliged are those who attend college. College is a renaissance in everyone's life. It brings in aspirations,desires,hopes and dreams in a big way. It adds lot of color and spice to life.What does departure do here?A lot, just like movies masala elements, college adds flavour to the life. A lot of sentiments ....wonderful(dont know if it is everlasting?!?!) love stories,"i cant live without phones"(now its mobiles) as status line,always expanding wardrobes,"we will study the night before" exams as moral,"friends are more than life to us" as logo are the beautiful colors in college life. School would have given us best friends but college adds true friends to this list. As a newcomer to the adulthood, emotions play high during college life. The last few days makes us unavoidably 'COLLEGE SICK'.Lots of promises to keep in touch, meet up periodically and not to cry (while tears already floating down our eyes) probably form most of the FAREWELL MANTRAS. While what happens next is a big "?". While some understand the value of fun alumni meets others blame the time for not attending it, but it is there minset that is to be blamed.



Work


The modern work culture supports departure soon if not sooner. But whatever be it,a work has more attachments to our passions and dreams while people around us become of lesser importance(as competitive as the world). But there is always the close circuit of bondings. A matured adult,at least as a fact,makes us underpaly our emotions. We understand a new dimension of departure. A departure that deals with our passion, our dreams and our motivations. Whatever be it, this is the era when we gracefully accept departures and farewell treats, truly in the quest of our passion that drives our life. Just with the known fact that if our heart likes someone, it would keep doing it no matter where and how we are. This is our moral that we learn from experience, though we had already learnt half of it as a child the line "No Worries".



This was just my try from all the small observations that I made about 'departures'.



And finally my so called comical touch on departures.

A departure is the usual girl friend-boy friend love story type:

when the girl says ,"sorry I quit the relationship"

The boy replies,"At last I got a chance for a new try"
Innovation in his sense and applying thoughts for the next reality show, the boy indeed gracefully accepts departure(infact understands the truth about the statement"change is the only constant":)).

Alas this was just the fun part.To add to the lighter side of the topic "departure".


Sweet Dreams

For all my friends whom i have met,meeting and will meet.......... departure is never associated to you all ,because my soul will keep your bondings refreashed all time.