Growing Up…

Its takes just one day in a year to officially register the fact that from that day forth you are a year older, as if that’s a standard upgrade function that gets run annually- a special day, wherein you download the latest patches and are thus ready for the next 365 days.

Growth, happens gradually through a lifetime. Its not sudden spurts that get triggered on the day of your birth but rather by the cumulative experience gathered perennially. How does a person grow? Time is but one factor- isolate a person for a year from company and society and any interaction; deprive him of reading and speech- what would his growth be- absolutely nil! Our social circles, our friends circle, all the situations and earth-shaking events we’ve mulled through, the times of quiet contemplation, the passion-driven arguments and peace initiatives after it, principles that have been modified through circumstances, the sweet ephemeral heady rush after a hard-won success and the bitterness and resolutions built upon failure- each and every one of these instances contribute in equal measure to growth, but are lost in the one-day celebration that ensues.

Our dreams, goals even our likes and dislikes undergo a variety of changes year in and year out. Even a span of 24 hours can wreak havoc on an individual’s personality and outlook. Yet at the end of it all, it gets boiled down to a single grand event wherein none of the important days are remembered- but rather a congregation of those nearest to enjoy having survived another year. After all if each painful memory were to have been relived what would have been left to celebrate? Instead humankind, as always, adopts hope and embraces luck by multiplying the joys of having stayed alive with kith and kin- and move onward and away with courage abreast and best wishes at your helm, you ride out to face the tumultuous year ahead…