The End

I have always been overly affected by any kind of "end" be it end of a movie, end of a tv show, end of school, college or colleagues leaving office. I often think why am I this way and slowly realized that some of it has got to do with the fact that I was constantly shifting from one place to another in childhood due to my dad's job. So there used to be these "end" things at regular intervals.


So I  was just randomly checking out videos in YouTube and found this one which was the last episode of a popular hindi serial.  Even though I have not followed this daily soap, watching the final episode kind of generated some stirs in me. The fact that something is coming to an end is always disturbing to me. And this is not the first time, I could still clearly remember, when I was in 8th the same had happened when a cartoon show i was a fan of came to an end. The show was about aliens coming to earth in search of some power which would save their alien planet. The memories are so clear that I can still picture the characters in my mind. I even remember being moody for a couple of days, kind of mourning the end of the show :)


Then the time when we were shifting from Jamshedpur to Mumbai. I had such a tough time. Leaving my old school and my friends going to a big city, the thought was frightening. So many goodbye sessions took place with my friends, so many pictures taken and scrap books filled, so many promises to forever keep in touch. That feeling of something slipping by inspite of you trying to hold on tight, sends jitters. But what has to go will go no matter how much one wants to grip at it. As a kid I always had trouble with this, I could simply never let go.


By the time I was in college, things were worse. My emotional bonds with people somehow get so deep rooted that I cannot stop myself from getting overly affected by the end of something. Final year in college and post exams good byes were an emotional trauma. I can still remember very distinctly the Rourkela railway station platform where I tightly hugged Akhila when she was finally going back home after final exams of final year. I knew that we were friends for life. I knew we would always stay in touch. I also knew we would keep meeting. But just the thought of letting go of a person who was my pillar of strength through the 4 years of college life was overwhelming. As the train pushed off, the scene was no less than a super hit bollywood movie scene, with Akhila on train waving good by and me crying my eyes out standing on the platform.


But through each and every such incident I think I have learnt slowly and steadily to let go. Now I am more confident in how I handle these situations and have an optimistic approach to them. In my opinion what is more important is to always promise yourself to never lose touch with people who matter to you instead of clinging on to physical proximity.  More so as in today's fast paced life and smaller world, more often than not, your loved ones are farther away in terms of physical distance. Hence always try to bridge that by keeping the communication on.


And not to forget every end marks a new beginning and thats what life is all about. So cherish your memories and stay close to the hearts of your loved ones. Never take any one for granted and live each day with love. This will ensure that when the last end comes, it marks an eternal new beginning !!!!