Dreams are dangerous. If I had power, the only good service I would have possibly allowed myself to indulge in would be to strangle the dreams of the world. There is simply no point in wondering what could be when what is does not paint a rosy picture. In fact, if it does paint a beautiful canvass then all the more reason not to think about any great stuff since by law after every great time you have you are bound to have a pretty lousy time. So just enjoy the moment and shut the fuck up !
But there is one inescapable fact of life. Its exhilarating to daydream. I mean, by now, I must have scored at least 10000 test runs with consecutive centuries at Lord's and Eden and must have shot all the communists out there and danced with Salma Hayek and Catherine Zeta Jones innumerable number of times.
In my dreams !
And that why they suck. You have to be out of it at one point and thats when it hits you that, well, they were dreams.
There is one more thing I would like to shoot down if I ever have the opprtunity. The question "whats happening in your life?". Really, in recent times, no other question has bothered me more than this one. I sort of squirm when I hear that and nowadays I even have the premonition that its coming (the question, I mean!) and it starts to tickle me. To me, that is a helluva stupid question.
What is there to happen?
Why should anything happen?
Why should I want anything to happen?
Even if I want something to happen, why should that happen?
The fact, that I might want something to happen ensures it will not happen!
I am an incurable optimist. How else could I explain my commitment and undeniable, stupid fetishness to perfectionism being fully aware that I would be successful 2 out of 8 times, at the max on a perfectly fine, sunny day, 3 out of 7?
If THAT is not optimism, then, what is?
7 comments:
ok... this is one post i disagree wid...
wht u had were fantasies... much diff from dreams... dreams are abt wht u really really want... and are willing to work towards... and wht is possible... if u call wishful thinking as dreaming... then it is bad...
i dream of a house for myself... it is a dream... i dream of a bungalow in Malabar hill... tht is fantasy...
btw, how come u only 'danced' wid Salma Hayek and CZJ in ur dreams... i hv 'fantasized' better things :P
I agree with SRK abt the difference between dreams and fantasies or should I say wishful thinkings..But the fact of the matter is, wishful thinkings are also borne out of the same subconscious which gives rise to dreams. Dreams are much more chaseable, but fantasies are imaginative creation of deep dissatisfactions.
As far as Hirok's stopping only at the dancing is concerned, I guess swyamsevaks are not entitled to have a thrilling and erotic vision - they are programmed to think within Indian boundaries. :D
ha ha ha ha ha... good one !!
I always knew you were a SRK fan... Start a company - Dreamz Limited :D
super post.. awesome..u in ur best satirical form :).. u may have already figured it out but still u have to know something - a pessimist is always happy as he expects the worst to happen always.. an optimist is never happy as nothing seem to be going the way he thinks !!
Liveyourdreams:
THAT was a completely new perspective on optimism & pessimism. Next time I will have some justification for a pessimist !
some questions:
1) how did u work out that probability of success?
2) are u not confusing yourself with conscious day dreaming and the dreams of the subconscious?
and being an optimist with number 4? i can only say 1 thing - dream on !!! :)
Ranga:
Err, no scientific evidence for that probability of success - actually 2 out of 8 sounded pessimistic and I being an incurable optimist decided to go for 3 out of 7 !
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