25

In a few months, I will turn 25.

Woww!! Its a great feeling. Excited, worried, tensed are the mixed feelings I have everytime I think about this.

Just as a revamp of what happens in everyone's life for the first 25 years: we grow up, learn to walk, we learn things by playing, we learn things by seeing things around us, we finally end up going to school, make a bunch of friends, go to college, increase the size of that bunch, meet that special person (or at least we want that person to be special), decide on a career, think of a well planned HAPPY future, bid adios to college, and we all jump into the race of LIFE.

Everyone for sure has/had their bit of dreams, dreams of becoming everything and everyone we like for that day. (I'm not heading the 3 idiots way :p)

I wanted to be Kapil Dev, I wanted to be Superman for his flying powers, I always wanted to fly in a spaceship (i'm serious, not just a simple airline), wanted to be on TV and be famous... be a celebrity.

And, these dreams or goals take a definite shape when we grow up, know the world around us.

Just wanted to share my dreams of this stage, and would like to see how far did I come across to live those dreams.

- Cricket at a big level: (for some reason, I was always glued to cricket. Its part of my blood you see, I can't do anything) I always wanted to play cricket at a very big level. I knew I couldn't make it to the National team (realized this when I was in 8th grade), but still wanted to play big.
When I was nearing the final days of schooling, I had to downgrade my aim to play at a pretty decent league level where there was a huge crowd watching me and that pressure is on my shoulders. It partially came true, in class 10, playing the finals against Harvard school, in front of my school crowd.
Then, in the recent times, I always felt bad that dad could never watch me play at a big level. I was fultoo satisfied when both the above dreams came true in Seattle. Playing a very tough team in front of almost all the league greats, and in front of my dad was something really I couldn't share with anyone then.







- I wanted to be into software industry, as a........ (sorry can't reveal yet). Well, I am now happy that i'm into this industry, and things aren't never too late.

- Share, Serve and Support: Always wanted to share my resources, serve the needy people and support those who needed a shoulder to rest, a hand to hold, an ear to listen. Yes, you got me right, be part of a NPO. I am happy that I could live this dream of mine. And, I'm still living it :)

- Sky Diving: It is for sure a great experience. I want to do this at least to get over that nightmare I usually see in my sleep, where I fall from a very tall building, and I never hit the ground. :) I am not even close to this yet. But, will surely try to live this dream.

- Snorkeling and diving: Well, I don't know how to swim. So, I don't even think I can live this dream.

- Tip a huge amount: Always wanted to go and win large at a casino and then tip that dealer with some good amount and come back home :D Not sure if I have already lived this or if I will ever.

- Space shuttle: Well, the childhood dream still continues :) I want to see EARTH as a whole. Like, how Tom Hanks sees in Apollo 13.

Well, these were just a few things I wanted to do before my 25th birthday. Just a hope that I can at least do the skydiving and snorkelling thing in the next 3 months :)

Who knows how the next 25 years are gonna be. So, better start living our dreams at least now. :)