Here I am, writing yet another blog post after quite a while. I’ve been in to music a bit late lately, maybe that’s why I was feeling too lazy to write something. Plus, I’ve read quite a few blogs by other people, and they’re amazing. Make my blog look like ditchwater. But as I mentioned earlier, I’m not writing to be a great blogger (heaven forbid) but to have some fun and put out some ideas.. Sooo, let’s get down to business…
I think I may have had a life changing experience today. No, I didn’t escape death by mere inches or save someone’s life, and no, it didn’t have anything to do with today’s bomb. I was going over to Naleen’s place to give him his present and wish him a happy birthday and the bus stopped at the bus halt at Boralesgamuwa junction. Standing there I saw the most amazing man I have seen up close in my lifetime so far. He must’ve been the victim of an acid attack, I think. He had no nose, only a melted bridge and two holes. No lips, no ears, and most disturbingly, no eyes. He still had his eyelids, and when he opened them all I could see were two bloody holes. Right in the middle of each hole you can even see the tiny holes where the optic nerve left the eye, when he used to have eyes. On top of that I could see that he used to be a good looking guy. I’d place his age at around 40-45 years, but maybe I’m wrong. The most important fact about him was that he didn’t look depressed. However painful his inner turmoil may be, he smiled and laughed with his lipless mouth, and joked around with his friends… I saw him smile and thought, I will never be unhappy with what I have again. I have so much more than this man and yet I get depressed about comparatively little things. Every person who says life is shit should go and see this man. My deepest regret is that I didn’t have a camera to take a photo of him, so I could show it to anyone who tells me their life isn’t worth living. I guess if you look at it another way, it’s each person’s way of looking at things… One person may think a certain event as depressing while another may think it as not being a big deal. But still, wouldn’t it be nice to see everything in their true light, and look for the silver lining in every cloud? Anyone’s life isn’t worth surviving on Lithium. And as the man with the burnt face would attest, most of us who think our lives suck are way better off than him. You ain’t dead ‘til you dead.I’m off! Have fun! And stay happy.↧
