Cactus Chords

“Do not indulge in the vices”, “Secure your future”, “Get a job”, “Get promoted”, “Progress in life”, “Live a peaceful old age”

Common statements we all have encountered at some point of time in our life. All the above mentioned are guidelines or rules we can live by, which may ensure we do what the society wants us or expects of us. But do we truly need to do this?

It is just my mind thinking out loud and me merely penning down my thoughts. It’s something that you should ask yourself, just to see what YOUR answer would be.

“Do not indulge in the vices”

Smoking, drinking, getting high, tripping, sex, lies, deceit, envy and all the remaining sins we can think of, is bad. I do agree, but if overdone. Willpower is what determines how strong a human being you are. Nothing else.

You might know scores of people who might have kicked the bucket at the age of 25 or 30 of say, a heart attack, who never touched a cigarette, sipped liquor, known the warmth of a woman, cheated someone, lied to anyone, been jealous of anyone.

What wrong did they do to go away so young? Did they deserve it? No, they did not, it’s very evident. But simple questions which were left unanswered by them. Were they satisfied with life? Were there things they wanted to try, achieve, see, do before they left us? Hell yes!!! There would be a million things they would want to do….

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Let me put it to you this way. You might be a person who does not indulge in any of the vices, whatsoever. Fine, I am proud of you. But ask yourself this question. What all would you want to do if you found out you have exactly one month to live. Be honest to yourself, not me or my post.

If in that one month, you ever plan to or even think about trying out any of the above mentioned forsaken acts, then I am sorry to tell you, it’s high time you reiterate your wants. Why wait for that last month, why not try it out now? What is the harm?
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I asked a few of my friends who do not smoke, drink or any of the above. I, without any intro, casually asked them the same question. As expected, each one of them naively replied, “I would want to know what smoking feels like and what beer, whiskey, champagne taste like. I do not want to drink it, just taste it.” And the inevitable answer of all, “I also wanna get laid.”  <<<*chuckles*>>> Little did they know, they were in fact contradicting their own principles. If you have principles, they should be made from the heart and taken to your grave, WILLINGLY. Not because your parents told you or your ancestors did so or your girlfriend told you so or your society told you so.

There might be a lot of problems that you might face initially, when you are under your parents’ wings. But once you independent you have all the freedom. Do not misuse it. Use it wisely. Make sure your parents or the ones who love you do not get hurt. But do not hang onto stupid arse principles to look like Ms. Goody2shoes in front of everyone. It is not worth it.

Life is very short, trust me. Very few lucky ones make it to a happy old age. Before you know, it could be the Swine Flu (something that has freaked the crap out of me for no reason), or an ebola virus outbreak, a mere flu, or cholera or whatever. You could slip and knock your head on the floor and take off for all you know….

There is one rule I always follow. “Love yourself, pamper yourself and always keep yourself happy.” If you feel the inner you craving for something, go for it. If it is harmful beyond a certain extent, control it. If you are weak hearted and do not have the will power, do not. You will just have to live that sorry life.

I am not saying you should indulge in the vices… Not saying, you are not cool if you do not..Just saying, do not do something just because you are asked to. LIVE FOR YOURSELF

to be continued………..

Cheers!!!

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