Let me begin the first post of this new year by wishing all
my readers a very Happy New Year! May all your dreams come true and may you
forever dream more!! December brings a lot of memories to the mind. Birthdays,
anniversaries, reunions. Most of my college mates come home in December and that
leads to a lot of dinners together. The cold and the chill in the air in
contrast to the warmth in the heart that grows by meeting old friends is a
feeling that is very difficult to explain. Its just elating.
Over one such reunion with friends, while chit chatting, he
said, have you realised that people never ask you if you are happy? They will
ask you questions like how’s work? How are things? But nothing related to if
you are happy. I said aren’t these things a part of what makes you happy. A
good family, a good balanced work, even if its stressful work (which it
normally is), knowing that it is still ok is what makes you happy. And the
second reason people don’t ask you if you are happy or not is because they kind
of know the answer to it already. They know very few would be genuinely happy
and it shows on their face, when they are. He disagreed. So, I said, let me ask
you, “Are you happy?”, and surprise surprise he said “No.” I burst out laughing.
The conversation and the evening continued.
We were nearing to the end of meeting. Good-byes were being
said and promises of staying in touch and meeting up again next year. Promises,
that may or may not get fulfilled, but let you continue for the next year… While
saying good bye, he asked me, what would your reply be. I replied, nobody
knows, because fortunately or unfortunately, nobody has ever asked me that.
