What do you generally do on a quiet afternoon? Count
yourself normal, if you said you like to sit on the couch with a nice book.
Count yourself lazy if you said you couldn’t have enough of napping. And count
yourself as the weirdo if you said you were wondering if you’d be able to spot
a UFO in the sky on a cloudy day in your city!
Talking of the cloudy day, doesn’t it feel like the weirdest
monsoon this year in India and especially for us Mumbai-ites. And I don’t mean
the obvious. I mean of course I know we all are locked up at home for most part
of this disastrous 2020. But have you thought of all the little things that
makes Mumbai beautiful this season and how it was taken away by the tiniest of
the monsters? All thanks to You-Know-Who. Not Lord Voldemort, you Potter-heads.
Although, come to think about it, I wont be surprised if Voldemort turns out to
be the last disaster that shows up on this planet, given the way this
marvellous year of 2020 has been so far… Say on Christmas eve, imagine an eerie
green light in the night sky. That would be one hell of a bone chilling disaster
that even the greatest astrologers, who predicted the end of the world, wouldn’t
have envisioned… I just got totally carried away, didn’t I? Coming back to what
I was talking about… all thanks to, let’s just call it, You-Know-Where! :P
I kinda realised what makes monsoons beautiful and my
favourite of the seasons, in spite of the hassles it creates for the suburban
life. Who can forget the flooding of the train tracks and the 4-5 hours long
drive back home from work on a waterlogged day? I know you all are imagining
the nightmares you have faced in the past years. But tell me didn’t you miss…
…the walks at Marine Drive
…getting drenched under a waterfall at Lonavala over the
weekend
…the long walks at the National Park
…hanging out at Bandstand
…the random bunking of classes and going to Juhu Beach
instead
…snoozing the morning alarm repeatedly to stay cozy in your bed
a few extra minutes
…the weekend trip to a water-park with your friends
…the freedom to work from home for a change
…the long drives on the Mumbai Pune Expressway
…the planning of those trekking trips with your gang
…the thrill of rafting at Kolad
…enjoying that cup of coffee on the balcony with your better
half
…the extra cuddles and kisses as the weather lifts your mood
Now you get the drift, right? I am sure you have a similar
list of your own. And now you’re cursing You-Know-Where while you think of the
things that you have missed in the last 5 months.
Let’s hope we move past this situation soon and I hope you
continue to stay strong through this. With the fear of sounding like a grandma, I still wanna spell it out loud... tough times don't last... you know the rest! Stay safe, everyone!
