Monday, May 26, 2014

Highway 1 Calling....

Chetan Bhagat once said “There is no point of getting a promotion on the day of your breakup. There is no fun in driving a car if your back hurts. 

However Love Guru believes “If you have a heart of an Artist, your everlasting results come out during the worst & most painful phase of your life”. 

The most popular eternal literature of Hindi “Ramayana” written by harbinger-poet Adi Kavi Valmiki is said to be the outcome of pain.

मां निषाद प्रतिष्ठां त्वमगमः शाश्वतीः समाः। यत्क्रौंचमिथुनादेकम् अवधीः काममोहितम्॥

Abhijñānaśākuntalam, Meghadūta (Cloud messenger) and Kumārasambhava, the finest work of most celebrated Sanskrit poet Kalidasa's is also said to be the outcome of pain caused by his wife Vidyottamā.

अस्ति कश्चित् वाग्विशेषः!!

After reading Abhijñānaśākuntalam and Meghadūta in last 5 days, can feel myself into a different Eco-sphere. Sometimes it’s really difficult to control the wild animal inside. So despite of having a severe cervical back and neck pain (credit goes to sleepless nights) all set for “Road Trip of a Lifetime”. Last time I drove 2300 miles (3600+ KM) from Texas to Seattle in 4 days (thou I know historical data sucks, but sometimes it is necessary when you are feeling low coz of the external factors out of your control) and those were the best days of life in recent time wherein I witnessed extreme of Mother Nature…from Sandy hills to Lush green hills to Snow covered hills in a single day.

This time the target is to hit “Highway 1” and to spend next week to drive from Seattle to San Diego and then return back. Driving – outing, driving - outing is going to be the only activity during this trip.

Though instead of 90 degree the neck movement is restricted to only 15 degree coz of the neck pain & the toughest job would be to click the photographs while driving the car that too in rough terrains…. one mistake and you are…..yet I am all set to make it one of my most memorable trip….would be interesting to see how long my back supports me…. as they say “No pain… No gain”!!!

गिरेंगे अर्श से तो चोट भी गहरी होगी.... आज़ाद परिंदों ने ये कब सोचा होगा !! 

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