THE CONDITIONAL FUNDAMENTALS OF CARING 

Vera Lynn is a genius, have always been and will always be. ‘We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when; but I know we’ll meet again, some sunny day.” Here I am, still waiting for that day to happen. Who am I meeting? I don’t know. Destiny? Doom? Death? Things that start with D are also amazing. There are so many amazing things in the world that we forget to notice. Ever noticed the chorus singing in her songs? Ever noticed that people dream of love and not of peace? You never did, did you. Yes, you think about yourself only. Just kidding. 

The revelations became more clear to me on a road trip from my home to Bengaluru, the so called ‘garden city’. Also the city that is predicted as ‘inhabitable by 2025.’ I wonder where all the workers will go. The city is like Keralite’s Dubai. “Oh, you are in Bengaluru? You must be earning big.” 

“Sure, but I am also paying the bills. Care enough to butt in on that too?” 

“No thanks, bye!” 

And the fundamentals of caring end there. In the trip, I was not able to sleep because I was too excited. Too excited about the fact that I am travelling alone, that I’ll be able to meet my other half in just few hours, that I’ll get to eat the amazing food she makes for me (and her, but I am on denial). By each passing mile, and by each passing song in my playlist, I dream of not seeing the stars in the sky which I love to, but the flickering yellow light in the traffic islands; reminding that miles are being covered, and I’ll reach soon. And it struck me. I am expecting things that are already possible; because I know for a fact that I’ll reach there no matter what (optimistic, of course).  And I started thinking about other things. Reading another good book, watching another good movie, having another meet up with friends and hanging out. These are possible at any time, I have no need of getting my hopes but still I do. Then I wonder about peace, but I skip that because I know I can’t make it come true. After few possibles, I run back to the impossible. We dream for things that are possible in our mind, but somehow peace seemed to be impossible. The rest of the night, I made a mental note to make myself sure that I think about it, and make myself that it is possible. Somehow, we all are humans. We understand each other better than any other organism in the earth (other than dogs). We bring the war, so we should bring the peace too.