Things change and so do we..

Places, people and lives never remain the same. Change is not only a part of life but a necessity.
I visited Pune, Maharashtra in June this year. I was interning at an architecture and design firm. I had an amazing experience. There is a reason for using the word 'amazing' in this context. I was amazed because I noticed and realized what is of actual importance in life. It is Life itself.
When we stay in a city we tend to change ourselves into the locals. We talk like them, we walk like them and we are slowly trying to be one of them. We are occupied with the work we do, the pressure of seeking approval, arranging for daily bread and butter, the pressure of making money and coping with the inflation. We focus on things that do not have any importance. These are the very temporary form of time which we mispronounce as 'Life'. Every day has hours and every hour has seconds. We miss on so many things in our visit to earth while we live such meaningless lives.

One fine morning as usual, I woke up, got ready, had my breakfast at my regular stall and hired an auto rikshaw to work. I used to take the same route everyday. I had not noticed anything unusual, except for a lot of ladies riding bi-cycle wearing a saree.But, that day I saw a long queue of school girls. It was so nice to look at them. If one was wearing a saree the other was wearing ghaghra-choli. All the pretty girls had some or the other social issue banner in their hands. I recalled the times when we had private demonstrations of such issues in our school. My mother used to help me wear saree and my father used to paint a banner for me. Our parents never had excuses. They too used to work and yet my parents had all the time in the world for my school home work, projects, cultural events etc. With this though I reached a bridge that I used to cross on my way everyday. I saw people crowded at a bus stop. This gave my thoughts a drift. There I saw a lady, well dressed, yelling at her child. Times have changed. But who says change is always good? Now kids don't get attention they deserve, and 'adaptation' says one should not be needy to ask for it.
Where is this change leading us?
Well, it's something to think about.

In Delhi, I found out that I am ambitious. When I first came here, I was really naive. I had no idea what the world is like. I thank God for not giving me bad experiences here. But, I matured enough even without them. I learnt that there are very different types of people here. I clearly did not belong in a city where every person is running with a metaphorical knife in his had so that he could cut a throat and go ahead in the race of life. The city Changed me a lot. Or if I put it delicately, I grew up.
I will be honest here. I am not very proud of a few changes. I was tender and softer inside before. I came to a state where i questioned my action, my thought, my existence. I repeatedly asked myself, Is this how humans are supposed to become when they 'grow up'? The answer came to me when I visited Pune. I am glad that the answer was No.
In pune I discovered the real me. I learnt that I can become and grow into anything I want. There I stopped being a slave and became the artist of my life. It's all in our own will. It is upto us when it comes to making decisions. it is upto us when we chose the place where we live. The importance of a place and it's people is not insignificant. this shapes your Life. and with the right choice, It(life) will change for good.