Nostalgic..

"Local going from Lonavala to Pune is arriving on platform no 1"
Do you feel good as well... to trace your steps back a few
years and see how far you've come?
I was standing on the same platform as I did ages ago, awaiting
the same train with the same amount of delay, dreading the stench
and the crowd (this time also fearing an increase in the crowd strength)
but all eager to get onboard and reach the destination .. to prove
myself.. to me and to the world.

This time however I was alone. No bunch of friends, no laughter,
no fights and no gossips. There were strangers around me and I was
trying to map my set of friends to the current set of people. There was
so much difference.The mindsets had changed and the outlook
was new as well. There was more confidence in the current crowd-
at times to the extent of it seeming as arrogance. The older crowd
was not as much older so I believe India is getting younger! :P
The middle-class Indian has been replaced by a fancier version
of his/her donning a new avatar with designer clothes, a mobile in hand
(and a laptop occasionally) and most refreshingly a smile on the face
and a hope in their eyes. There is a faint trace of the earlier worry and
cynicism still, but its slowly fading away. We have new worries I am sure
as thats what life is!

Anyway,it soothed my heart and soul to see how far I had come from the days
long back.. Reminded me of things I had left behind to reach where I am
today.. reminded me of the hurt of parting away from friends after graduation
and the joy of finding them on orkut as well. Life is amazing... Even with
the pain and the partings.. I am happy as long as I can look back and
see familiar faces smiling back at me and look ahead and see new faces
asking me to join them... :o)