What the Brain Thinks

* Tee -Tee -Tee -Te -Te -Tee -Tee -Tee *,    * Trun-Trun-Trun-Trun *,    * Wake Up Sid * 3 alarms, 3 locations, 3 lives - 6 AM. * Tee -Tee -Tee -Te -Te -Tee -Tee -Tee * Deepak who had been awake for past 5 minutes, reaches for his Nokia C3 to turn off the alarm. Sitting up in his sleeping mat, he looks at his wife and children sleeping in peace. With a hopeful smile he turns to his wife and stirs her up, "Aeji, get up. Its past 6 already. The alarm has been ringing for a long time. Get up, I'll be late today." In her sleepy voice she replied, "Hmm.. Its not late I know. I saw you turning off the alarm." Carefully setting herself free from her young daughters cuddle, she woke and went in to the kitchen, washed her face and called out, "Ooji, go take a shower, and fill the buckets as well before the water stops". Then she went on with preparing breakfast and tiffin for her husband. Deepak got up folding the bed-sheets and the mat and we...

    Piyush was staring at the blue gate, contemplating whether he wanted to go in or not. He had planned this visit more than a month back but never could he muster the courage to do it until now. And what would he tell at home? Why did it take so long for him to get back? If he would tell the truth they would have been proud and even gone about telling it to the neighbours. But he did not want the world to know about this expedition of his. After a lot of planning and procrastinating, he was finally here - in front of a two storied bungalow painted in orange tinge, bordered by poster covered grey compound walls and the blue gate. Finally, he made up his mind, cause he would be cheating himself if he turned back now. He began looking around for a bell or something to open the gate. On the compound wall adjacent to the gate, was a message painted in red - Pull rope for bell - with a crooked arrow pointing in at the small hole between the gate and the wall. He reached for ...

I cried before knowing to sing, Now I sing out my pain. I stumbled before I could walk, Now I run so that I can falter. I learned to write before understanding, Now my understandings are scribbled. I spoke before thinking, Now my thoughts are silent. I made friends to share my feelings, Now we fear to reveal them. I drank to enjoy more, Now I try to enjoy, to remain sober. I loved to look at that face, Now I observe others, so I can avoid contact. I worked to earn money, Now I earn money to keep myself busy. I married because I fell in love, Now I love my spouse, so that I don't end up with someone else. We bore kids to complete the family, Now we are in our corner, while they complete The Circle .