Study holidays have begun (yippee!!)And as usual i do everything other than study…it’s the time when the most trivial of things seems to capture our mind for hours on end.. It’s also the time during which even the wall seems beautiful and looks like a masterpiece
I shifted my gaze beyond the wall to the window and made the following observations...the view from my window keeps changing with time since there is a park directly opposite to it..
The park is mostly filled with walkers and during the early mornings at around 5a.m (you might wonder what was I doing that early in the morning..it occurs only when I find a novel very irresistible and read all night to complete it..i call this a novelathon) are the most dedicated walkers who keep walking briskly and resolutely with the only intent of sweating it out and among them is the poet Mr.Vairamuthu.
After this it starts getting more crowded at around 6.30a.m when a lot of other walkers arrive…these walkers walk in a more leisurely way some with their earphones plugged in their ear, some praying and others striking up a conversation with fellow walkers irrespective of the other person’s interest in the conversation.
There are men who do weird exercise oblivious of others presence, guys who jog to build up their already toned body, girls who are stick rod thin and are still greedy to lose more weight , overweight ladies struggling to walk with their body and trying not to hinder others stride and group of old people who discuss the day’s headlines or their favorite topic ‘how the youth of today keeps getting worse and how good they were during their times..’
The highlight of all is the people who do yoga (I can never get the hang of why people do yoga, where you try to meditate by shutting of all the thoughts only when it all comes rushing back (it does to me anyways)).the bizarre gestures and noise they do, never ceases to amuse me.
Recreation is also provided by the people who practice the laughter therapy which is the weirdest of all..Come on guys how can you fake laughter for the sake of health and ignoring all the other occasions to do so. But the one good thing which comes of it is that it provides a source of laughter to others who see them.
The park is then closed at 10a.m until 4p.m and calmness prevails which is disturbed occasionally when a homeless person who decides to jump over the fence..
At 4p.m the park is again abuzz with activity there are children running about wildly, calling out to their friends and brightening up the place with their high spirits. Parents go for a walk while trying to keep an eye on their wards. People who walk in the evening do it more for the pleasure of it. The presence of the children also attracts the ice cream wallah, balloon wallah, cotton candy wallah and not to be left behind is the soan pappadi wallah.
The people who provide the most entertainment are the lovers. Just seeing the ways they try to remain incognito wants to make you double up with laughter. Honestly what good will it do to cover your head with your own duppatta? Like as though your near and dear ones your hiding from will not know you just by looking at your dress or body shape..And all this effort for what?..just to roam with a guy who looks like a total nutcase.
On an average there are around 30 couples who visits the park and there are about 10-15 couples at any given point of time(yup I did count cos im just jobless).
Seeing all these people only makes you understand and believe in the phrase that’ LOVE IS BLIND’ and it has also strengthened my theory that either the guy looks good or the girl does, I have never seen a case where both the boy and the girl looks good.
These people seem to be doing only one of the following
1. whispering to each other, where the other person listens with rapt attention as though it makes the difference between life and death.
2. Giggling and laughing hoplessly at joke which was said and im very sure that if the same thing was said to them by someone else it wouldn’t even bring a smile to their lips
3. Staring at each others faces as though it’s the most beautiful thing they have ever seen or come across and believe me its not.
4. Quarrel with each other and the degree of the quarell which can be measured by the tears shed by the girl. It mostly goes like this ‘why did you cheat on me ?’ ‘is this the end of our relationship?’’didn’t I mean much more to you than jus this?’ etc etc.. I know all this for a fact since one of my friend to quench her inquisitiveness pretends to tie her shoelace while overhearing their conversation(if u want to know who it is ask me personally ill tell u..and its NOT ME)
All this makes me come to the conclusion that love is not just blind but brainless too...
After all this activity and excitement the park is shut down for the day at around 9p.m
You can see the park in all its glory when it’s raining and its flooded with the yellow street light.. It’s such a beautiful sight that i can’t express it and I don’t want to ruin it by my clumsy writing.. You have to experience it to understand it.
So guys if you are jobless anytime come over to my place and you can have free entertainment all day long just by looking out at the window (not to worry.. I will also provide with the wine and dine)
