Love the Beast

Reality check; as of today (read 16 march 2011), a liter of black gold will set you back INR 71.45.

Wind the clock to roughly a month back. An extremely impulsive moment results in the heart ruling the head and I end up buying the bike which haunted my childhood dreams. (I'll write the buying experience in my next post.) A Karizma R in black!

Hang on a minute; another flashback from 2003. The country's largest two wheeler manufacturer introduced the most expensive bike, the Karizma. India was certainly not ready for it back then. It excelled in everything anyone threw at it. Simply brilliant. In fact, the Karizma was the only premium bike you could realistically buy for a couple of years since its launch. Though it had its share of drawbacks in terms of being highly inefficient even by yesteryear standards, I had always dreamed about the bike.

Ok, so let's come back to 2011!

I was so excited about the purchase, that I wanted the whole world to know about it and be happy for it! But as it turns out, there are those who challenge the logic of such purchases to an extent that it takes a moment or two to justify yourself. It takes a lot of convincing skills to explain your emotions to both yourself and your questioner.

Through this post, am making a whole hearted attempt to explain why people like me ditch logic and savings to follow our emotions.

Those who enjoy the little joys of life are generally not bothered about money; ask me, I’ll tell you. When I wake up in the morning, thank god for the nights’ sleep and ask his blessings for a smooth day, the next thing I can think of is, I’ll drive my Karizma today! Simple. Things like economy, running costs don’t bother me one bit. If the whole point of earning money is to enjoy and do what you love, what’s the point of not doing it at all? Sure, my friends have saved twice or more than what I have by now. But where’s the joy? When you look back, you definitely don’t see your savings. It’s the pictures that you clicked on a journey to an awesome place on an awesome bike. To put it simply, do what you love and love what you do.

A slight deviation; bear with me. It’s not just the impulsive buying decisions that put me under the scanner. A couple of months back; I spent a chunk of my savings on equipment to augment my guitar. What’s wrong with that? Every time I plug it in and strike a note, all the worries, all the negated logic is forgotten.

It’s the passion involved in doing things that give you joy which must be fuelled. Statements like these make me look like I’m more attached to my possessions than those around me. That’s so not true! My logic behind such feelings is that people will hurt you, leave you in distress, forget you but my beasts will definitely not. Overtime, they have acquired a character that’s hard to depict and explain. Though my latest acquisition has been hardly a month old, a few rides has had a severe impact on me. They’ll never ever hurt me or make me feel alone. Instead they’ll encourage me to spend more time with them, always keep me refreshed.

Amidst all this philosophy and fantasy, reality does set-in. Still, as I’ve always said, relive, rejoice, repay, return but never regret.