"For the mind is very restless, turbulent, strong and obstinate, O Krishna. It appears to me that it is more difficult to control than the wind." - Bhagavad Geeta (Chapter 6, Verse 34)
Part 1: Morning
The shabby advertisement in the newspaper jacket reminded him that it was 14th of February, popularly celebrated as Valentines Day. He, after his usual morning routine, sat down on his table but got a huge resistance from within to further open the newspaper. The content in the newspapers had offlate been depressing and it seemed like every news in the newspaper had a hidden motive to sell something. So instead he chose to pick up the book he had borrowed from his friend and started reading it. He realised that he hadn't read and traveled much last year and that reading more books and traveling more places were few of his silent new year resolutions this year.
Part 2: Afternoon
The day in the office was not turning out to be well. He had suffered lot of last minute cancellations and rejections to his sales funnel. The thought that he would not meet his revenue target for a consecutive fifth month made him feel disappointed and lonely. He packed his bag and informing his boss that he was heading for a sales meeting, he headed to the sea beach. The sea had always pacified him.
The beach side was hot and sunny, so he chose to sit and read in a nearby cafe. Although a non-profitable customer, he had been a regular visitor to the cafe. Every time he visited he would just order a coffee and spend good hours till the sun reached closer to the horizon. He liked spending time in the cafe because of the friendly staff and the literary aroma it had.
Part 3: Evening
The sun was about to set and he headed to the sea which had a low tide today. It was a crowded evening at the beach today with lot of couples buying and a lot of vendors selling roses and ice creams. Love was in the air and what made him happier was the sight of old couples celebrating their relationships which had withstood the destructive nature of time. He bought an ice cream for himself and even for some children who were selling flowers to the couples. The smiles of gratitude on their faces added to the beauty of the sunset around.
Part 4: The night
He reached home contented and happy and switched on his music player. He was reminded of his ex-girlfriend who had once told him that when one is happy, one focuses more on the music of the song and when one is sad one focuses more on the lyrics of the song, to which he had responded that he was perpetually a sad person. To his response she had smiled and kissed him on his forehead. The music in the room and the view of the moon from the window provoked a strange feeling of sleep inducing contentment which was stemming out from discontent.
In his sleep, he dreamt of being in the hills and running a small book cafe.
He woke up smilingly to realise that the music was still playing. Jagjeet Singh in his soulful voice was singing
"Hazaaron khwaishein aisi ki har khwaish pe dam nikle
Bahut nikle mere armaan phir bhi kam nikle"
(I have a thousand desires, all desires worth dying for
Though many of my desires were fulfilled, yet I yearn for more..)
