living on my own
The Man Booker prize winner for this year, Kiran Desai, says, "You require loneliness to be a writer." I couldn't agree more. Although, the reverse is more apt for me. I believe i will start writing as soon as i'm left alone. Its barely a day since my friends skipped town, and i find myself blogging for the second time in 24 hours. The last time i took off by myself, i ended up writing a travelogue.Am i so distracted that i have to cut all ties from the real world to even think clearly? Is this normal?
Due to the temporary absence of my human friends, my only companion is my furry friend voodoo (my pet labrador, for the uninitiated). I've been observing him closely. Its strange how he loves his leash. Strange, because something that restrains him, and limits his freedom, should be disliked - if not completely shunned. But for him, the leash is just a means to an outing.
This got me thinking about people in relationships. Do we get into them, knowing subconsciously, that some of these ties will eventually gag. Are we that short sighted. Or have we resigned ourselves to being leashed, in exchange for a few moments of joy?
Maybe I'm being extremely cynical. Maybe i need to find company soon. Human.
posted by chandru @ 12:57 PM
1 Comments:
All this angst - someone's birthday is coming up....
and no that's the light house in Trivandrum...(part of the around Kottayam scene)
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