Back with a bang? Not really
I am back! Yes, I am back from the self-infested hibernation. And boy, have I got news for you! No. Actually, I haven't.
Not strangely enough, as if it were to meet my expectation, I haven't had the brightest day, well, for that matter, I cannot exactly remember when I had last seen one, quite literally. The sun (or zon, here) has been playing hide and seek with us.
Much to others' disapproval, I would rather we have this sort of a weather all through the year -- at least if not in my country of birth, India -- in the Netherlands. I have seen enough of sunlight all these twenty five bleeding years. Just imagine... summer has begun and the sun weren't to be seen -- how obliquely delightful (at least for me) it would be! Just the daylight is enough, but not the sun please!
Actually, people here have begun to take offence whenever I try to express my happiness looking at the pale and wonderfully dull skies. They, in fact, told this straight on my face recently: "Mister, stop ruining our summer with your wishful thinking. Gods (or whoever is in charge of weather) have been too kind to you. You will repent." Though they say this in a humourous way, actually, I have begun to repent already! You know why? This weekend I return to my "Holy Motherland" (maybe for good, and mostly for the worse) and monsoons are just waiting to welcome me back... into misery, I would like to think. Then I would begin to wonder, 'God (or whoever is in charge of weather), why did I wish for the disappearance of the sun?'. Misery. That would not be the exact word; in fact, that would be a grave understatement. Monsoons are just a part of the package. It is just my perspective. And, you are allowed to differ! For Christ's sake, courtesy of democracy we live in a free country back home (do we, really?). Yes, a free world with only a few societal norms that need to be followed steadfastly. There won't be any major consequences of that -- it is just that it will ruin the life (in this case, mine). Not a high price to pay, you think!
I wish myself the best of luck.
Not strangely enough, as if it were to meet my expectation, I haven't had the brightest day, well, for that matter, I cannot exactly remember when I had last seen one, quite literally. The sun (or zon, here) has been playing hide and seek with us.
Much to others' disapproval, I would rather we have this sort of a weather all through the year -- at least if not in my country of birth, India -- in the Netherlands. I have seen enough of sunlight all these twenty five bleeding years. Just imagine... summer has begun and the sun weren't to be seen -- how obliquely delightful (at least for me) it would be! Just the daylight is enough, but not the sun please!
Actually, people here have begun to take offence whenever I try to express my happiness looking at the pale and wonderfully dull skies. They, in fact, told this straight on my face recently: "Mister, stop ruining our summer with your wishful thinking. Gods (or whoever is in charge of weather) have been too kind to you. You will repent." Though they say this in a humourous way, actually, I have begun to repent already! You know why? This weekend I return to my "Holy Motherland" (maybe for good, and mostly for the worse) and monsoons are just waiting to welcome me back... into misery, I would like to think. Then I would begin to wonder, 'God (or whoever is in charge of weather), why did I wish for the disappearance of the sun?'. Misery. That would not be the exact word; in fact, that would be a grave understatement. Monsoons are just a part of the package. It is just my perspective. And, you are allowed to differ! For Christ's sake, courtesy of democracy we live in a free country back home (do we, really?). Yes, a free world with only a few societal norms that need to be followed steadfastly. There won't be any major consequences of that -- it is just that it will ruin the life (in this case, mine). Not a high price to pay, you think!
I wish myself the best of luck.
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