Unfinished Stories

"Na jaane koi
kaisi hai yeh zindagaani
zindagaani...
hamaari adhuri kahani"


This post doesn't really have any logical beginning, or a logical end. This song from Gangster, with its haunting tune (which is actually from an equally amazing Bengali rock song), has touched a raw nerve. And I thought I'd write about it.

Do you have an unfinished story in your life? A path that you went some distance on, and then, due to reasons beyond your control, couldn't go any further?

I do. And sometimes, "what if..." questions raise a cacophony in my head. Thinking about what might have been can have a multitude of reactions. You can laugh out loud, be scared shitless, sigh with relief, seethe with anger, break into a smile, or sometimes, just break down.

The saddest part is, usually, there's nothing you can do, but think. Perhaps we should have "What-If" consoles. You type in an alternative scenario, and the console shows you what life would have been like then.

But nah, that wouldn't be nice. That takes away the best part from unfinished stories. Which is that, in your head, you can complete them the way you want. But hurry, you don't have much time. Reality is usually around the corner.