Projectiles of life

I sometime feel we are just objects thrown from one situation to another,one emotional platform to another..We live our whole lives in this never ending swinging to and fro,round and round...and sometimes we are flung so far out it seems impossible to get back to any sort of equilibrium...I sometimes think i subconsciously thrive on the plunging myself into the unknown.

I have this innate need or want to meet interesting people and in the last couple of months have had the immense pleasure of working with some really unique,divergent and dynamic minds.Theres no headier rush than having a reaaaaalllyyy interesting conversation with someone,where you walk away feeling enriched.This brings to mind a quote i read a long time ago by Bill Nye

"Everyone you will ever met knows something you don't"

Today i took a chance and messaged someone who i've spoken to a couple of times over the phone but met only once and was audacious  enough to ask him if i could meet [non-work related] just to pick his brains.Lucky me he complied!!I think in this day and age of having the access to technology that in a way breaks down and eliminates geographical boundaries we need to leverage it to build new connections,have more and more interesting conversations,meet and converse with like minded people or more interestingly people who have completely different points of view all in an attempt at enriching ourselves.

Back to the conversation earlier today,considering I've been thinking a lot about new possibilities to the point to mental and physical exhaustions it was a delighful meeting.He's a really busy man but was sweet enough to spend at least an hour with me discussing so many interesting options i wouldnt have even imagined or considered and to add icing to the cake met two lovely ladies who shared so much about their lives and choices in an attempt to reiterate i'm not alone when it comes to trying out new things.

My take away from todays experience has been,theres no harm in asking someone for something[nothing material, I'm not that kind of person but time in this case]whats the worst that can happen they'll say I'm sorry I'm too busy to meet with you.Also the more people you meet only enriches your limited time on this planet so go out there make new connections,say whats on you mind,converse,have opinions that are different and most importantly follow you heart.

Increasingly we'll all learnt to wear mask as a self defence mechanism.

Masks of anger with war paint and gnarly expressions
Masks of indifference like a pantomime with no emotion,totally redundant
Masks of fake laughter big clowinsh smiles,over exaggerated and over the top
Tear stained masks which leave tiny droplets waiting to roll off the chin
Masks of bravery,staunch expressions of valour and battle scars to show,like we are  perpetually waging a war with humanity
Masks of pain like a pin-prick that lasts for eternity
Masks of worry,drilling deep gorges into our foreheads in the hopes of paving the way for clarity of thought
Masks of shame like wilted petals on a once beautiful flower gravity forcing itself on us
Masks of restlessness like a buzzing bee with a sugar rush

If we only dropped the masks,even if that means letting someone into your life,even if you are vulnerable we'd all have truer relationships and richer lives because of it.If theres one thing detest the most is fake people,people who use,manipulate and lie to themselves more than anyone else.

So at this unearthly hour here's to taking chances to make connections!

Floating not Frivolous

What has really changed in the digi savvy,click friendly Web 2.0 babies ...OK, we opine much more,ping too often,converse on multiple media platforms[sometimes all at once],we live voraciously online, net-worth gives way to networks...the list is endless...

Delving deeper that the superficial changes of this new age existence,there's something that's changed at a human psyche level,its almost like we are programmed very differently from our parents generation,with new codes,new hardware...

After much mulling over I think the basis of this generational chasm stems from the fact that we 'Float but are not frivolous'.As shallow as it may sound,its far from that.We are a new generation that has seen so much of change so quickly, we have no choice but to roll with it,to take life as it comes and learn to adapt or be left behind.We float through change almost effortlessly[well for most of the bit] but that doesn't mean our existence is not anchored by meaningful interactions.

We look at the web and all the cross-connections it spins as an opportunity to interact with like minded individuals,with people who have a picture,video or a point of view that makes for the meat in our understanding of change and  this ever changing life itself...


Like windows to parallel worlds, that don't compel you to take up residence but let you have a voice if you have something to say it allows you to floating in and out of discussion boards,blogs,tweets,updates,comments...Unlike the older generation we don't really seek out stability,don't have 5 year plans and 5 page long checklist of the things we need to do before we die.We create a subculture of connections that tap into the various facets that make us a whole,constantly updating,deleting,modifying the connections and the media platforms...

We don't look at the future with fear and worry but with a sense of wonderment...now what?what next?all these questions stemming from the innate need to feel good about the things/people we entertain at that given point in time.Our interests are an ever widening net that catches people at the same wave length,our career paths twist and turn grow organically as we explore ourselves and what lies ahead...

To the new age floaters!!a click away from a new exploration...