Grass is always greener on the other side.....

Grass is always green on the other side

Ask a ten year old kid going to school

Or ask an old mechanic working on his tool

Why is it that with rules we always have to abide

You peek in the ruins of your conscious mind

Where life flickers off and on in alteration

The quizzical look on the face is just a reflection

The mind always looks to the distant ringing bells as a friend

Grass is always green on the other side

Only the halcyon days of yesterday are remembered with joy

You remember the sweet old first love and its first expression, coy!!

But we surrender for ambition and our own isolate covenant of conscience

You live for dreams, both frustrated and realized

You step into the all engrossing rat race

It only helps you lose the smile on your face

What you still have to achieve will continue to keep you amazed

Grass can be seen to be greener on your side

But you need to have the courage to say ‘Yes’ to life

Even if it means to try when you are torn with strife

And all it takes is to treat each moment as a joyful ride!!!

Bye bye Dada!!

“We are visitors in your country, we expect to be treated with respect” was a reply Ganguly gave when a rascist comment was passed by a spectator in a practise match Down Under in 2000. As far as captaincy was concerned he did not believe in Indian schools of antiquity. Post 2000 Indian Cricket stopped being nervous polite visitors and soon began to be taken notice of as a team that has come with an ambition of becoming the conqueror. Ganguly wore his hurt on his sleeve and soon taught a cricket crazy nation to do the same.

Dada did not have a technique to boast off and gave ample opportunities to his critics to lick their fingers. But he embodied grit and determination like no one else in recent times. No one else might have made as successful comebacks as Ganguly did, that too on two occasions.
Ganguly built his own team and led from the front. An attitude was seen on display whenever the Indian team started taking field. The Bengal southpaw gave India 22 test victories and those sweet cover drives, but more importantly he gave the sport of this country an attitude.

The popularity of a public figure only manifests itself in the individuals departure from the scene. I just hope its not a departure and Dada returns back as a coach of the national team soon. As a fan of this great game, my utmost respect to a champion of the game which has always been my biggest teacher in life.

Aditya