people without a passion, any passion
who don’t like music
don’t have heroes, fallen or standing tall
don’t read books, don’t re-read books
who don’t know who Stephen King is
who ask what Sachin Tendulkar has done
who’ve never ridden a bike (pillion included)
people who’ve never bunked school
who’ve never had a favourite teacher
people who’ve never written a love letter, bought flowers
people who’ve never felt like a fool (angrily or grudgingly)
who don’t cry at movies, laugh at jokes, feel scared in a dark room
people who lick ass and cover their own
who don’t stand straight when the national anthem plays
people who don’t stand straight, period
who iron their jeans
who think goodness is weakness
people who don’t like traveling
people whose beds have never been unmade
people who buy quietly at swanky stores and bargain loudly with the poor
people who don’t find their mother tongue cool
people who don’t find their mother cool
people who don’t think dad is a rock star (unless he isn't)
who say one thing and mean another (unless they’re women, joking!)
who’d love to see you go down
people who don’t reach out for their wallets quickly enough
who split the bill according to their share
who don’t love themselves (unless justified)
don’t have a best friend (or five!)
who’ve never gifted more than they’ve got
people who’ve never smiled on a Monday morning, never sobbed on a Sunday afternoon
who don’t have a sense of right and wrong
people who remember insults more than compliments
people who think poetry is intellectual and not that they’re imbecilic
who think the Swastika is a symbol of pride and not shame
who think all Muslims are terrorists (and vice versa)
people who haven’t been in love with the wrong person
people who haven’t lost in love with the right person
people who cheat in love
people who haven’t blown soap bubbles
people who haven’t eaten street food
people who’ve never tried cooking
people who see the glass as half empty (even when it is spilling over)
who’ve never broken a bone or a heart
who’ve never petted a stray dog
people who aren’t proud of their roots
people who don’t like chocolate
people who haven’t asked for extra cheese
people who’ve never mismatched clothes
people who’ve never given to lesser-privileged people
people who have grown up early
people who have never burped in public
people who’ve never waited for a phone to ring
who’ve never written, deleted and re-written the same sms
who’ve never agonized over a ‘sending message’ alert
people who’ve never driven faster than the speed limit
who’ve never confused the fork and knife hand
who’ve never been thrilled during a plane takeoff
who’ve never felt depressed in a hotel room
who’ve never offered a sweaty salesman a cold glass of water
people who’ve never said thank you
people who’ve never said sorry
people who are insecure (especially if they are brilliant)
who act with their brain and not their gut
who’ve never clapped when they’ve been bested
people who’ve never been drunk (teetotalers forgiven)
people who don’t go to birthdays
people who don’t go to funerals (notwithstanding their own)
people who don’t believe in god (unless they’re atheists)
who don’t mind hurting others knowingly
all such people...
i'm happy to not know you.
ram cobain
15 comments:
Also the people who havent commented on this one as yet!halle blues i dont wanna b one of such retards!!!but kya karega admi u hit where it hurts the most hahaaa.love this pomposity, suits u.
for once, i'm lost for words. gracias da :-)
Hey, hope you allow for a FFEEEW follies once in a while...
(small voice)... I never broke a bone. Not mine, not anyone else's... unless you count the frogs i dissected in class XII :-/
Got to your blog through a friend who doesn't blog but regularly reads yours. Also realized we have common friends.
Taraa is a pseudonym, for a reason.
Catchya
hiya da!
follies are what make life...the note is full of them....from falling in love with the wrong person to sending an indiscreet sms...
we have common friends? who?
my regards and thanks to your pal who reads my blog :-)
catchya too, have a great day!
dude, beautiful and i agree, BUT, LEKIN, KINTU, PARANTU, what do you do when you marry a punjabi family and realize they havent done most things you have written. should i stop talking to them, and dont say extreme arsehole cause you wrote it. or like a punjbai would say behen**** yeh country compromise pe chal rahi hai.
ahhahahhahaha! vidur, you ARE an extreme asshole and my brother for it (and also married to maybe the sweetest punju!!!).
photocopy swati and we're on :-)
I am a woman who says what she means and means what she says.
I am the one reaching for my wallet nine times out of 12.
Haven’t broken a bone, though would love to break a few.
I have never mismatched clothes.
My favorite words are Thank you and Sorry.
But I’d really like to ask, What has Sachin Tendulkar done? (Sorry, I abhor cricket!)
Enjoyed my stroll through your list, Ram:)
M!
hiya M!
thanks for dropping by! the list is just a world view of sorts, glad you liked and gladder that you are similar :-)
sachin has done too much for me to answer here.
one day, someday, we'll chat on him.
:-)
dude!! where were u all these days.nikita introduced me to ur writing. mindblowing. specially the writing and deleting sms bit. i have grown up early though (or was that maturing early). anyways...rock on!! :)
hiya Shinjini!
i've been here :-) thanks for your nice words on my writing!!!
so you're nikita's friend? she's an awesome friend of mine too!!!!
by "growing up early" i was referring to those people who take a pseudo-cool pride in being stiff and "mature"...not to most of us whom life has suddenly wizened...that is real.
gracias again!
hey ram ... cam upon your blog ... swell!
looks like u aint in delhi any more ...
lets see you place me dude... cheers...
aditi...research...chennai...right?
:-)
yup am in mumbai now, you still in delhi?
this was fun. i liked the stroll.
dear aks
glad the walk was worth it. muchas gracias for passing by.
peace, love, empathy
rc
somehow i keep coming back to this n leave with a smile. thanks for writing it :)
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