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The Final Day

Published by Jedi November 10th, 2006 in India

And thus cometh the day when the good Lord left the colorful homeland for the bland, monotonous, gloomy, miserable shores of a foreign land to carry on with his pointless existence. At least that's how it felt that day anyway. I'd like to think now that I went back to my old existence, something starkly different from what I've been living in for the past month. Its almost as if there are two different people living in a parallel Universe, with the gaps in timeline in each of the Universes. If you merged the two Universes, time would suddenly become linear but then it would cause a severe rift in personalities and not to mention utter chaos caused by the break in counter balancing forces in the Universe and the impending doom. Well, its pointless talking about it anyway, they are called parallel Universes for a reason - no merging allowed. If I also threw in my multifaceted multiple personalities in the mix, we could be talking about this for years to come. Let's not even go there. I see you are confused by now. You should be!

Not a lot to document about today. As I mentioned in my previous post, most of today was spent running around like a mad dog, doing last minute everything. In retrospect it was probably a good thing. Makes long flights much easier. Because by the end of the day you are so exhausted that you immediately go to sleep as soon as you board that plane.

I won't even bother saying anything about the state of our International Airports or the fact that for every person flying that day there were at least 35 others accompanying him for no reason at all. And then waving frantically from behind the railings at tinted glass knowing full well that there's no way anyone could see them from inside. Then watching people inside do the exact same thing. I watch this spectacle every year, and sometimes twice a year. Fills me with joy and makes me feel there's still hope for me.

It's a sad thing to say goodbye. Leaving loved ones behind is the hardest thing. It really is. But I console myself that I'll be back in no time and also give them hope. Hope to cling on to. Maybe waving at someone who you can't even see, isn't that strange after all.

And thus comes to end also my current series of posts about my time in India. I wrote the first one on 11th Feb and I'm ending today, 9 months later. It's almost time for me to visit home again. I know what you are thinking.. don't even say it! However, I do feel good that I went through with it, difficult though it was sometimes to live the moments again. And I must thank you guys, for being patient and putting up with my rants.

Bye Bye India!

Hello India, here I come again..

jEDI

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1 SS Nov 10th, 2006 at 7:59 am

I also go once a year and can make out the complete contrast in the way of lives. One has better standard of living whereas other makes me feel more loved and alive.

But Some parts of India are already trying hard and fast to merge these 2 universes and the rift has already being created.

SS
2 GuNs Nov 10th, 2006 at 10:06 am

Hey man !

It was really nice to read ALL those posts about India. I am so jealous of you coz you are gonna visit India now whereas I’ve just left India myself.

Go read my latest post, you lazy bum. I am in the UK now. Well anyhow, if you are in the UK too, its great news coz I really need someone to show me around the place. ITs only 5 days since I arrived here and tomorrow is my first weekend here.

Reply soon coz I’m cuirous to read more about your impending trip to India AND your current location/hideout.

-PeAcE
–WiTh
—GuNS
3 livinghigh Nov 10th, 2006 at 7:45 pm

hello…. this is confusing. are ya in delhi again?
and when did ya last blog from delhi?
sincerely… tubelight.
4 Supremus Nov 11th, 2006 at 3:19 am

Finally the lord has ended his travelogue and how? a bittersweet nostalgic look - sigh, I felt the same.

I really Ro-fell on floor-loled at this: “If I also threw in my multifaceted multiple personalities in the mix, we could be talking about this for years to come.” So very jedi

S

PS: Now that this trip is taken, how about “pre” starting the next one??!
5 Basanti Nov 12th, 2006 at 2:15 pm

Hello India?? I hope you remember the promise!!

And I’m so glad that the India trip posts are over! Hehhehe

I need to live away from India to feel the differences people talk about!

And yes, welcome back!
6 Karan Nov 12th, 2006 at 3:04 pm

As psychologically accurate as each one of your previous posts.

That parallel universe analogy is like the best one for existing as an NRI. Even I feel like a totally different person when I am talking to family back home. Maybe its this barrage of typical Indian sensibilities (the colloquialisms, the multitude of culture-specific ideas we take for granted) that we all come with that don’t need explaining when talking to people from there and one’s interaction with people in foreign lands is a tad different as either explaining those sensibilities and mindsets is just too long-winded and would make you look like a complete jerk. Imagine talking to someone and explaining why you said what you just said after every sentence. Its all very subtle but with me, it happens almost everyday. For me, this interaction is quite an integral part of my dual-personality and the fact that I am in a very people-oriented profession only exaggerates this communicating-doppelgÃ¤nger effect hehe

God…. someone treat my rambophillia. Great post yaar, as usual.

Cheers!

Karan.
7 Jedi Nov 21st, 2006 at 6:15 pm

SS: ‘Feel more loved and alive’ - that’s a very correct interpretation. People who spend equal amounts of time at both places are probably in the best position.

GuNs: So, you are currently visiting our shores. I’m not in UK per se, but keep visiting often. Will remember that for my next visit. Next visit to India is soon. Couple of months away.

LH: I never blogged from Delhi Well, a few posts. All this series of ‘India’ posts are about my recent visit to India. If you can call Jan 2006 recent I’ll be back in Delhi in a couple of months time though.

Jedi
8 Jedi Nov 21st, 2006 at 6:25 pm

Supremus: ‘Pre starting the next one’ LOL Don’t give me ideas man.. the World will suffer as a result. I think its time for me to write some erm.. random posts!

Basanti: I like the new avatar! You seem to be MIA lately. Whats up? Yes, it would be nice to experience such differences. Not necessarily by going out of India for a while but even staying away from home, say in a different city. Makes one appreciate home so much (and vice versa in a few cases)

Karan: I wont get tired of saying this but whatever you said there makes complete sense to me. The rift in my case is amplified even more because apart from the ‘imposed’ personalities, because of the whole NRI situation, there already lay more than one personality in the first place But as I said, lets not even go into that.

I must say having spent a long long time out of India now, I don’t find it as awkward as I used to before. But there are times when one feels like a fish out of water in various ways, in both places. I say both places because I have ‘picked up’ a whole lot from these parts too, having lived here so long.

Jedi
9 ashmi Dec 9th, 2006 at 5:29 pm

HI jedi,

hmmm so uv been posting on india for real long thats what i gathered form this post of urs and i hope to read a bit about all u had to pen down about the country your profess to be in love with and hope to return to again….yeah i knw multiple emotions must have crowded ur mind as u left the country with loved ones bidding u farewell with tearful eyes and heart so heavy……nontheless hope u will be back soon and wherever u may b, hope u will be fine
10 Jedi Dec 16th, 2006 at 7:27 am

Ashmi: All these posts are about my time in India about a year ago. I documented every day but this dragged on for a long time.

-Jedi

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