What makes this year unique? End of the world rumour? Leap year? Naah. It's about today. It's coinciding of Holi festival and International Women's day. Confused? Well, this uniqueness is related to me.
So let me start by wishing all women, more specifically those who have been a part of my life, a very Happy Women 's day. I think today is about taking some time out to appreciate the role a women plays in your life. I am proud to mention that I have had the pleasure of having a good number of female friends (and more than friends) and now when I look back I can appreciate the little (and in some cases, huge) differences they have made to my life. Women change you, temporarily or even permanently. They have such powers, trust me. And I am not complaining about it.
Holi festival is one of those few which I do not celebrate. I don't remember playing Holi after the age of 12, with just one exception (more about this follows soon). The reason had been the violence with which people from my residential building played it, not to mention the booze. Colors and water always had the least preference. It was all about mud, dirty water, kicking and throwing and other such ruthless stuff. I experienced it once and decided never ever to face it again. I used to lock myself inside my house on Holi, when people from my building came on our floor. I preferred being neat and sober on Holi. But exception happened in the year 2004.
I was trying my luck with one of my more than good female friends and things were shaping up good. We had become close friends. Holi was approaching and in one of our conversations, she mentioned that she plays Holi with her school friends every year. I thought it would be a good idea to play Holi this year with her. Some of her school friends were my acquaintances as well, and they knew I had a crush on her. So when I expressed my request of playing Holi with them that year, they happily obliged.
My mom was a bit surprised to hear that I was gonna play Holi that year, quite obviously. But she did not bother much when I told her it's my college friends. She knew I had better friends in college than at our locality. So I left my house at about 7 that morning and reached Girgaum. I met those friends of mine. Without further ado, I was showered with colors and water. Those guys picked me up and dropped me in a mini pool of color water. Some of them kicked me as well. Focus kept changing from one person to another. So even I got my chances of doing these things with other guys.
We left from there in some time heading to her locality. By the time I reached, she was already colored. For a moment I did not realize her at all. I applied some color on her cheeks, wishing her "Happy Holi". She did the same and soon all her friends joined in. Some of the guys went berserk and also smashed eggs on our head. I was one of those (un)lucky guys. We really enjoyed a lot!
My energy dried up in some time and I decided to leave for home. In the bus, people were staring at me like crazy, often murmuring as well. It was when I reached home did I realize what might have been the reason. My mom was shocked to see me in that avatar. She asked me, "What's that awful smell?" I told her about the eggs and she made an awful expression. It was my stench which irritated the people in that bus. Mom told me she would have to throw away my tshirt and shorts, which I was wearing that day because there was no chance of that smell going away. I was sorry to hear that because I really liked that tshirt, but had no choice. And that was the last time, of me playing Holi, so far :)
Women, I tell you, have magical powers of making men do things they have refrained from. It's good to be in good books of women, saying this based on personal experience. Women are much worse than men when it comes to being bad. But, with a right women, the man can never be more happy. Women have a significant impact on a man's life and I am glad I can realize it. Just appreciating the same by wishing all women, Happy Women's day!
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