That Phase Of Life!!!!!
I was returning from college in metro after giving my last exam with the thought of how unsatisfying my first college exams had gone than they should have. Amidst those thoughts my eyes fell on a child sitting on her mother’s lap (she must be around 3 years or so). The smile and abundance of innocence on the child’s face instantly took me into my past – my childhood.
I remember always asking my mom as a child “Ma, when am I going to grow up? When will I be able to wear those high pencil heels? Carry those designer bags, go to college? No one will be there to scold me for marks; I would freely hang out with friends”. Little did I know with those high heels and bags a lot of tension, worries, stress and apprehensions about various things in life will come along!
Looking at the child’s smile all of a sudden I felt Nokia X6, a dell laptop, facebook, metro ride and college life is fun but I somehow want to return to that life where all the small things created excitement…..Eating from Tiffin boxes of friends, getting a new Barbie doll, reciting a poem in front of the class, getting a very good from my favourite teacher, winning a prize for creative writing, being fed by mom, playing in the rain, flying kites from the rooftop, learning the new dance step wholeheartedly, watching Shahrukh’s new film as if that’s all what matters, playing in the rain, crossing the road holding dad’s hand, sitting on mom’s lap as she made my hair plates, crying for not wanting to finish the glass of milk and buying a new book..golden phase of my life..I just wanna relive the innocence…..I just wanna live that life once again.
I had received a forward once which read :
I wanna go back to the time,
when “innocence” was “Natural”,
when “getting high” meant “on a swing”,
when “drinking” meant “chocolate shakes”,
when “dad” was the only “hero”,
when “love” was “mom’s hug”,
when “dad’s shoulder” was the “highest place on earth”,
when the “only thing” that could hurt was “bleeding knees”,
when the “only things” broken were “toys”
and when “goodbyes” only meant “till tomorrow”!
Yes we all wanna go back to the that time where there were no crushes, no heartbreaks, no ego clashes, no trying to analyse a situation why did this happen to me, why did he/she say a no to me, why did life did this to me, why didn’t I get the highest, what stream am I stuck in, why the hell am I not getting a job, where am I going in life from here, I never wanted to be here, my life is messed up…..Life changes as you grow up and how!!
We do know the speed of the light when 12 or 13 but we surely didn’t know the speed of darkness in our lives back then. As we grow up we realise that world is a lot bigger and more challenging than our school, homework and Barbie dolls. “Childhood is measured out by sounds and smells and sights, before the dark hour of reason grows” said John Betjeman. How true! Life in teens is a phase where nothing seems to be in your control, dreams get lost in life’s obligations and only desperate feelings take control of things all around you which eventually fall apart. Growing up is never easy. You hold on to things that were. You wonder what’s to come. You wonder where life is going to take you.
That night I lied down on my mom’s lap listening to my all time favourite song “mere khwabo mein jo aaye” wondering what more awaits me in life…..will I ever live that phase of life again where there is no fear of failure, where I learn new things just for the sheer joy it presented me, where life was devoid of any pain?? I guess no or I don’t know may be I have just lived a small part yet…..a lot more is yet to come. Yes life is about leaving the past behind and moving on, life is about growing each day, yes life is always about the next step that you are going to take but then revisiting your childhood and the sweet memories once in a while is also worthy.
–
Angana Das,
B.A. (Hons) 1st year, Political Science,
Indraprastha College For Women, DU.
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Very good write up. Liked reading this
Vijay
January 18, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Thanx a lot vijay
Angana Das
January 18, 2011 at 3:30 pm
true…sometimes the simpler things in life that we let grow in order to grow up, are the ones that we miss most when we finally grow up!! gud work angana!!
Sushmita Samaddar
January 18, 2011 at 3:44 pm
sorry, typing mistake!! its ‘let go’**
Sushmita Samaddar
January 18, 2011 at 3:45 pm
Thanx a ton sushmita! n yup as and when we get the time to look back (we rarely do
) we do miss small things that we left behind..
Angana Das
January 18, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Hey Angana really enjoyed reading your write up it made me moist eyed.. really the days of childhood are the most golden days of one’s life.. Keep writing such soulful write -ups All the Best
Richa Singh
January 18, 2011 at 4:44 pm
Hey Angana really enjoyed reading your write up it made me moist eyed.. really the days of childhood are the most golden days of one’s life.. Keep writing such soulful write -ups
All the Best
Richa Singh
January 18, 2011 at 4:46 pm
Am glad that I could take u back to ur golden days through my write up..thanx a lot for the appreciation
Angana Das
January 20, 2011 at 3:59 pm
Nice article. Likked it
Nagendra
January 18, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Hey Angana…
While I was reading it, I felt two things; one how desperately you would want to cling to your innocence of childhood and other a blooming bud apprehensive about the future..!!
The best phase is to discover and trace the “me” and “not me” .. I am glad to read your write up..
good luck ..:)
Astha
January 18, 2011 at 4:01 pm
thank you Astha..n yup the most awaited phase is to discover the ‘me’ and ‘not me’
Angana Das
January 20, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Nice article. Liked it
Nagendra
January 18, 2011 at 4:05 pm
Thanx a lot for liking the article
Angana Das
January 20, 2011 at 3:58 pm
Very nicely written! Simple writing always touches me and I loved it! Keep it up!
Rajitha
January 18, 2011 at 4:11 pm
Thanx a lot rajitha
Angana Das
January 20, 2011 at 3:55 pm
Excellent !! Your write up made me nostalgic n renderd me moist-eyed.. Keep it up !
Richa Singh
January 18, 2011 at 4:37 pm
very very well written angana…..u certainly take me to ma childhod…..
abhi
January 18, 2011 at 11:39 pm
thanx a lot abhi
glad that the article could remind you of ur childhood 
Angana Das
January 20, 2011 at 3:54 pm
well written angana
Pranav
January 25, 2011 at 7:05 pm
Thumbs up girl!
Anuj
January 26, 2011 at 2:57 am
Thanx Pranav and Ambuj
Angana Das
January 30, 2011 at 1:18 pm
awesome piece of writing angana……super cute,and telling u it touched me…..
markand
February 13, 2011 at 2:41 pm