All of us , at some points
of our lives, crave a situation , where we won't have to worry about the
problems plaguing our social or family lives, or about the responsibilities we
have to shoulder . From the topmost officials of giant MNCs to the peon at the
government offices, nobody can claim to be leading lives by their own terms and
conditions , as all of them need to look after the welfare of the ones
dependant on them . So, even if somebody has a set of wishes to fulfil , more
often than not, they get shrouded under a cascade of commitments , that need
addressing . The wishes are shoved to the back of the mind , where they turn
into figments of imagination , and rarely do they resurface !
But if I really manage to get a
life where I am Befikar Umar Bhar , I have a bucket load of wishes to fulfil .
One life is too short to savour all of these , but if I am blessed with a life
without constraints, I would definitely find out time to squeeze in all of them
.
1) Spend a Winter in an Igloo at Greenland: right from the time Geography books taught me
about the 6 months cycle of day and night , above the Arctic Cycle , I've been
fascinated by the lifestyle of Eskimos . To stay in a house made of ice bricks
is nothing short of magical , and I would dearly want to spend my winter in the
igloo , savouring the Eskimo way of life. The Aurora borealis would be my
charmer , every night , and I would gaze at the colourful patterns being drawn
on the giant canvas of the sky . Away from the hot tropics, the sledge will be
my transport , and I would become an expert in finding fish from below frozen
lakes!
2) Horticulture: from my very childhood, I've had a few
plants in pots in my balcony , where I grew a few flower plants , but never did
I have the luxury of maintaining a full fledged garden . My penchant for sowing
seeds got me to sow the seeds of all fruits that I ate , in the small amount of
soil in those pots, but apart from a few gram or pea plants, I had little
success. If I manage to get the time , and the scope, I would devote myself to
have beautiful flowers and fruit laden trees adorning my garden . It would be a
spectacle for anyone visiting the garden , and I would be the master at work , growing
my own vegetables in my backyard !
3) Run a Primary School : I've been fortunate
enough to be well educated , but I would certainly like to return some of my
knowledge to my young country folks, who are not quite privileged to enjoy
facilities as good as I got. So I envision a school , where kids with little
resources would turn up , and study happily , so that they get basic education
. I would be the patron , being there to teach them , and through their eyes, I
would revisit my own childhood school days .
4) Be a Space Traveller : the very first ambition that I ever had ,
was to become an astronaut some day . Hearing the tales of Neil Armstrong's
exploits gave me the belief that someday , I would be able to travel to the
moon too. But somehow, that dream never materialised, and I became a doctor ,
but my love for space never dwindled. Given a chance, I would volunteer for a
ride to space , on a spaceship , and live in zero-gravity with other
astronomers in the International Space Station . I would want an opportunity to
perform a space walk , and float around in the nothingness around, looking down
at the beautiful blue earth !
5) attend Every Football World Cup : the ultimate
carnival that a sports fan can hope to attend is the FIFA World Cup , and it
has been my eternal wish visit one of these events . If I ever get a chance, I
would love to travel to every World Cup to soak in the atmosphere ! i would be sitting with passionate fans at the stadiums,
with paint smeared on my face , chanting songs cheering the teams , making
friends from all over the globe !
