I know it has been long since I put down anything here. Writer’s block, for me was a head brimming with topics, and not enough time to jot them down. There were so many things to write about, including the visit to the US capital. I might write about it later. Anyway, something had to happen to knock me out of the block – My birthday. It used to come and go without any issues, till I crossed the border of a quarter century :-) Now each time when it comes, it sends this warning signal, “You are growing old dear”. The warning implies that you have wasted your 27 years without any significant achievements. Do you have more time? Who knows!!
To be frank, it was not my birthday which made me think about it. It was this lady, much-discussed-about, these days. Susan Boyle, who cleared the audition round of a British reality show, “Britain’s got talent”. Ofcourse, reality shows are not too real these days, and tend to be reel shows, and we can forget about the judges reaction and the crowd. Still, the reactions are obvious, when she declares that her ambition is to become a singer like Elaine Page, who is probably only 13 years older to her. The questions are also obvious, “Where have you been? What were you doing till now?”.
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When hope was high,
And life worth living
May be, she answered through her song.
I dreamed that love would never die
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.
Then I was young and unafraid
When dreams were made and used,
And wasted
There was no ransom to be paid
No song unsung,
No wine untasted.
Somehow, the lyrics matched too well with her appearance on that stage. While walking by the shelves during my grocery shopping, I see her smiling on magazine covers. Guess she, at this age, has at last reached close to her dream with one song and one show, or even crossed it.
Guess, its never going to be late. But, I still don’t know what my real dream is. Will have to find out :-)
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