A long long time ago, I once saw in one of my friends Tee shirt the words written….
“Going by the rules…, you miss the fun..” …
these words have ever since stayed along with me..
I have never really given a good thought to the phrase.
But over the time… and as life proceeded, I gathered experience and insights and have formed a notion to the phrase.
Being a child, we had so many rules… it was a long list of Do’s and Don’ts … and being reminded every now and then about the list…
The list somehow had become the …..
Voice at the back of the mind. …
an unseen Guardian…
or the unseen surveillance….
Playing the moral police whenever an otherwise thought would cross our minds.
THE Invisible Rule Book… as I would prefer to call… has in a way helped us to be what we are today.
The rule book sets boundaries for us.. .. Life without Boundaries is a chaos. You are more likely to be run over by insensitive and selfish people if you don’t have one.
Boundaries also save you from unnecessary hurt and heartbreaks... it helps to maintain your sanity in place. Most important… it helps you to remain grounded and rooted to your true self.
With having said all that.. … I feel it is absolutely possible to have a lot of fun within our boundaries and set goal itself…
Well actually they can be of more fun !
Haven’t you heard of breaking rules? And the sheer freedom and joy associated with the breaking free… well… everything does not have to hurt or take us on the wrong track….
We all have broken rules ... at some point of our lives and none of it have had us burning in that hot oil-bowl of Satan’s Cauldron !!!
Well… it does make us a bit HOT… a little bit Hot-to-Handle types… what say?
What about the hostel mates who would just love to dodge the matron and go out for some fun past the legit hours..
Or… cook up Maggie in the room in the little electric kettle and have fun at midnight… so girlie sort !!
Or… mass bunk classes for a newly released movie… most of us must have done that….
Or .. Maybe… give a proxy attendance for a missing friend…
Or.. maybe.. go outside the protocol … take risk and put yourself out there to prove a point.. which can very well pay off…
Or say… put the rules aside and go get drunk and fall apart and talk your heart out to a friend who listens.. … oh! … these talks are sooo very relaxing…
Or … keeping the rule book aside … and trying out some really funky outfits… and some crazy makeup… umm… sounds good.
We sometimes even twist our own rules to accommodate people or situations which we think might pay off in some way… taking the risk… which if turns out otherwise.. we are happy to go back in the cozy corner of our boundaries…
Or.. say….. Being inside the boundaries is a fantastic thing where we get to prepare for our moment… So that when the time is right, we would SOAR..
On a serious note.. life does not depend on boundaries…
Life is all about living it fruitfully…
Life is all about… Nevertheless… we will persist
Life is all about …. Not saying Sorry when you have nothing to apologies for..
Life is all about …. If you can’t do it with feeling… Don’t.
Life is all about … to keep bringing in your passion… That’s how you’re going to make your mark.
Life is all about … to go in and get things done with the confidence of the incredible average man…
Life is all about … to be able to start speaking up for yourself.
Life is all about … being able to catch your breath, fall apart, come back and do it anyway.
Life is all about …. If I’m going down, I’m going down swinging
Life is all about …. I’m not Nora Ephron.. Bitch !!!..
Life is all about …. taking in every experience… be living our lives, taking risks, and, …
…… you know, putting ourselves out there.
Life is all about …. To having adventures. And making mistakes.
Lastly… Life is all about…
IF YOU HAVE A DREAM… You’ve got to grab it… and Never let it go.
My experiences of life .. with all its glorious ups and downs… have taught me that…
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." … Life is Limited.. So better not live it by some Dogma…
Life is everything that is outside the boundaries and the Rule Book… Life will put you under trash and test your limits and then teach you a lesson…
The lesson… once learnt… you are free to move ahead… If not… the cycle gets repeated.
Life will always throw curveballs. And while there might be blockers to success….. it is imperative to keep pushing with the knowledge … that… mistakes will be made and failure is inevitable….
None the less… Life has an incredible way and pace of just going on…
Life goes on…
You like it or you don’t….
So how you live this incredible limited life is a choice YOU have to make….
To stay by rules and miss out living….
Or junk the boundary and live it out…
Or …. Remember the wisdom the boundary provides… and Break Free to embrace the incredible limited journey….
"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count.
It's the life in your years."
-Abraham Lincoln