Life never turns out
the way we want it
the way we imagine it
the way we dream it
Life is a mystery
the more we try to unravel it
the more entangled
we find ourselves in it
Life does not provide answers
It does not give way
It leaves us with Q.marks
Restless
Like blind men, we traverse
Unaware of our destinations
Puppets in Lord’s hands
Walking with the hope
That all will be well!
She tries to trample my happiness
Every time I resist
The struggle has been going on
For ten long years
I don’t know when and how it will end
It is taking its toll on me
I laugh, but
I am also aware of
The hollowness within
I wish to vent my anger
But I resist
It is not going to lead anywhere
It will only unmask the façade
Of normality
That we carry with us
We are not free
Why are we thus burdened?
Forced to carry the weight thus
The present life does not provide answers
Perhaps we carry the burdens of our past
Oh God, Let this be the last life of
Her misery and ours.
12/08/09
Chetan Bhagat’s the 3 mistakes of my life
Like his other novels, Bhagat’s 3 Mistakes is also based on real events. Bhagat caters to the Indian taste by packing in a lot of masala – cricket, business, politics, religion, love and calamities like the earthquake and the Godhara riots. But as in his other novels, intensity is missing in this one too. After reading the novel we keep it back on the shelf – the characters or situations do not stay with us for long.
The novel is about three young friends in Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Govind, Ish and Omi. Govind is the entrepreneur in the group and motivates the others to set up a cricket shop. The shop gradually gains popularity and Govind dreams of expanding business. He wants to move to a new city location. They save, borrow and invest money in a new shopping mall under construction. But their dreams come crashing down with the earthquake. They are shaken up especially Govind but somehow carry on with their lives. Govind teaches maths to Ish’s sister Vidya, Ish finds solace in coaching a muslim boy, Ali, who has exceptional abilities in batting and Omi dabbles with religion and politics in the shadow of his maternal uncle Bittoo mama. Life goes on till Gujarat is hit by the Godhara riots. Omi dies while trying to save Ali, the trust between Ish and Govind is broken when Ish finds about Govind’s affair with his sister Vidya.
From here on life becomes a burden for Govind. And when he is no longer able to bear his friend’s silence and rejection, he pops sleeping pills. It is here that Chetan Bhagat , the writer appears on the scene to set things right. Read the novel to find more.