Sweet Intoxication of Brandy.

Monday, September 25, 2006

shrinking circle shrinking world @ 4:06 AM

I am really getting old. You can tell that is true when you see my cousins getting married one by one. I have got another cousin getting married tomorrow. Those who got married a few years back, already have bundle of joys that run around the place.

To confess, I was pretty surprised when one of my cousins brought his babies to my grandmother’s birthday weeks back. I was so detached from the family that I do not know that he got a child. To add salt to injury, another cousin’s wife does not recognize me when I see her on the street.

I think it is increasingly becoming a common for everyone. Everyone seems preoccupied in their small circle that we are neglecting distant relatives and friends. I am worried that my small circle will shrink even more as I grow older. Time and spaces are increasingly filled with assignment, work, projects and dateline (DEAD-line T_T). They do not add any value to my life. But I am increasingly drawn to the valley of no return. Work hard so you can get money to pay for the big car, big house or the luxurious holiday you always wanted. Finally when you got the money, you will even busier, trying to make that car, that house, the holiday better.

What are you searching in life?
Search for: Wealth? A legacy? A name in history? Or maybe just a little happiness?
Life could be different. It could be much simpler than what we are doing.

Nobody

Name: Brandon

A broken bottle of liqueur,
Empty and stale without a single ripple.
Brewed in the forgotten year of 1984,
A spirit that none will tip to pour.
Lock up in a cold cellar of no summer or fall,
Maybe it has no right to ask for any more.
Will you buy it and bring it out to thaw,
Give it some warm or amore