Books - A Physical torture…!!!

Over 7000 books...over 1000 authors...over 5 racks and over 12 rows, thats how we arranged books in our home. Sad part of me is that I have never glanced any of the books, apart from few. "Few" are the only one whose author is my Dad. Infact Kannada poetry. Not only read my father's books, but even gave my "foolish" comments....that the only thing I am good at. Commenting on others....!! And worst part of it, how many times I thought "I would have never commented like that..!! " But arrow pulled from a bow can not be taken back. That sucks…. Oops..I am wandering somewhere else...letz get back to blog….!!

Yup…. Over 7000 books. Lifting these books from the racks and arranging these books in order back is biggest hurdle we face in our home, whenever we decide to paint entire home to make home look “new”..!! We keep weekends dedicated to lifting books and same for arranging. Mom used to prepare tea in between when we are working on this huge task.

Whenever I pull around 20 books from rack, each time I wish I would have read the book facing towards me i.e.20th book. And every time 20th book will be a different one..!!! In other words all books are “highly” intellectual ones and deserved to read once. You take any good author’s name you will find at least one book in pile of books.

There are not too many romantic novel and stories….!!! Most of them are “philosophical”….Contradictory philosophies of Gandhi, Osho, Madhwa, Lenin, Tagore …etc. Amazing different logical answers to each of your questions against life. Looks each one are correct in some ways.

There was a thought in one of the book (may be from Zen philosophy…!! I am not sure..!! ) .
Every human being used to say “I have more than you” . Like I have more “money” than you,
I have more “respect” than you, I have more “good looking” than you , I have more “books” than you…!!! …..not only good things…even I have more “sorrows” than you. And the thought even prolonged saying that even a person having more sorrows has sub-consciously feels “happy”..as he has more…!!!
Even I hate this thought…..but worth to spend some time thinking on this thought.

Thought books will give only mental strain….but tremendous physical strain too when you have too many books…!! Finally yet another time successfully “lifted” around 7000 books ….and when we completed the task I promised myself that I will read at least “few” books in coming days…!!

Me and Dad finally get exhausted,,,,,in the mean time heard a loud voice from my mom…”Tea is ready…!!! “ :-)

Its another day...!!

Clock is ticking.....new year on the way....Thanks to Gregorion calender...!! :-)

Celebration over!!...came out from new year hang-over..!! Came out from vivid 31st December night...!! Body is paining after a "dirty" dancing. My phone bill has doubled....!! Felt as though I am at cloud 9..in these count down hours-minuites-seconds to the new year 2008......!!

After all this....it was 1st of January...!! Nothing has changed really...all looks same as previous day....!! Same old office hours, same old heavy-traffic congestion..,same old struggle for existance.., same old "Yeh dil mange more..!!" attitude....Unconcious cunning nature...all remain the same.

Hey..how was your party...?? hey how much did you drink yesterday night....how much money you spent..? where did you go for party? did galz were there..?? how they were looking...??.....such irrelevant questions (as though every one trying to say they had great time compared to others) popping up from every body.

In the middle of the overwhelming celebration of new year night...we all forget the most important thing "interospection". What all the things I have done wrong in previous year....and what I planned to achieve in new year...!!

One more funny thing would be the "new year resolution...!! ;-)". Usually it intends to give-up some "bad" habits which were there previously. Just wondering, should we really wait for "new year" to give-up our bad habits...?? Infact, some people will carry their bad habits till Jan 1st of new year...to make resolution. Quite funny..isn't it?? :-)

Every one has to celebrate some "rear" days...to forget rest of the things..which any way will come along with you day-today like a shadow...!! But celebration must also includes looking back and looking forward..!!

Just remembered a poem from Robert Frost...
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep"

Very true...letz kick-on with life...Ultimately celebration of life that is what matters....and this celebration is every moment...!!