Op Adwitiya Part I

Key Location Post, 2345 Hrs
I am going out on a mission after a long time and it feels good to be back in action. The stuffiness of the airconditioned environment had started affecting my sanity. Its good to back in the open and experience the varied human emotions all over again.

Adwitiya would loosely translate into 'Second to none'. This mission couldn't have been more aptly named. I like the sound of Adwitiya, like being in action all over again.

We humped off from the KLP in an exuberant mood. But the good times were soon to come to an end. A couple of minutes into the mission and the first volley of gunfire started. This was pretty normal but what came next was a bit of a shocker. There were two loud bangs followed by a series of explosions that ripped apart the darkness of the night. The staccato firing was so intense and the din so loud that one could have easily gone deaf.

"Its not for us to reason why, its just for us to do or die"! With these thoughts in mind and also with the goal looming over the dark horizon, we pushed ahead ignoring the blood curdling scenario that suddenly seemed to have enveloped us from all over.

...To be continued...

Degh Teg Fateh!

Its 1236 Hrs on a glorious sunny day. A soft wind is breezing
through the trees while I soak in the lush greenery of the mountain in front of me.

C'est la vie, this is life. So many people in so many places and yet, just a single one who brings a smile to one's face. Long time back, one of my best friends told me that

'Somewhere there's someone who dreams of your smile,

And finds in your presence that life is worth while.

So when you are lonely, remember it's true,

Somebody somewhere is thinking of you.'

There are dime a dozen people in this little world of ours and a zillion different faces that we come across. Here today, gone tomorrow, we don't know how long this show will go. Many people come, some stay awhile while others go away forever in endless time. A few stay back and these are the ones that bring a whole new meaning to life.

Check out Slash walking out of the Chapel and strumming out his guitar in the video of 'November Rain' by Guns N' Roses and the finale wherein AXL Rose sings his heart out at the funeral. Or check out the brawl in the pub in the video of 'Dont Cry' yet again by Guns N' Roses.

I sometimes cant understand why people act the way they do. Is it that difficult to be good to others and treat them nicely? Why is that the ones you are closest to hurt you the most? Why is it that we fall for this trap again and again? I am not saying that one must expect something back in return but when you go out of your way to live upto the spirit of belonging to people close to you, aren't they also supposed to do the same. Why does mudslinging and volleys of accusations start in the first place when everybody knows that it will lead to bitter acrimony later on? It is worse when no exchange of words takes place because the coldness seeps down to your skin and you fidget under the uncomfortable feeling of having lost something precious.

Just wish things were better. Hope that one day, some day, things will be back to what they should have been.

At YO Wing they teach us that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. But I have realised that once the day is done, only the Invincibles resurrect themselves like the Phoenix rising from the ashes.

A tout le monde, a tout mes amis

Je vous aime, je dois partir

These are the last words I'll ever speak

And they'll set me free!

Degh Teg Fateh!

One Mouthful of Sky

Earth, Wind, Rain & Fire,
Wealth, Power, Blood, Desire,
One goal to aim for before we die,
One taste of glory,
One mouthful of Sky.