Yesterday was New Year’s eve. I was working. My colleague Sajiv asked me what programs I had planned for the evening. There was nothing in particular.
Towards evening, my girlfriend called me and asked if we could meet for dinner. Sure I said. After work, I went home, had a shave (she doesn't like me with a beard), wore a clean shirt and we met at Mainland China. For a quite dinner. I was having a beer and she was having brandy with warm water (she had a sore throat).
The conversation turned to the day 21-12-12. And to all those doomsday predictions etc etc. Suddenly she asked me a question. “What would you have done if today was the last day?”
“I don’t believe is such doomsday bullcrap. Unless there is believable proof, it’s just a prediction,” I said.
“It’s fun, Sooraj, tell me what you would have done,” she insisted.
Here’s what I would do, I started: Two things I would have done, but these I do everyday – call my mom and call you.
Otherwise I’d do pretty much what I do any other day. Get up in the morning, go for my walk. Read newspapers. Then go to work. Enjoy working. Curse if things go wrong, Get back to my good mood. Chat with colleagues. Finish my work and leave.
Once I finish work, I’ll head home, watch tv or read. Or I’d meet you, have coffee or a couple of drinks and dinner, or go for a movie. Go for a walk with you. Kiss you goodnight, before heading home.
If I am out with friends, I may catch a movie or have a couple of drinks with them, have dinner. Go back home, hit the sack with a book, read till I feel sleepy. And sleep…
Will I wake up tomorrow?
Will the world not be there tomorrow?
I don’t even give it a thought.
Towards evening, my girlfriend called me and asked if we could meet for dinner. Sure I said. After work, I went home, had a shave (she doesn't like me with a beard), wore a clean shirt and we met at Mainland China. For a quite dinner. I was having a beer and she was having brandy with warm water (she had a sore throat).
The conversation turned to the day 21-12-12. And to all those doomsday predictions etc etc. Suddenly she asked me a question. “What would you have done if today was the last day?”
“I don’t believe is such doomsday bullcrap. Unless there is believable proof, it’s just a prediction,” I said.
“It’s fun, Sooraj, tell me what you would have done,” she insisted.
Here’s what I would do, I started: Two things I would have done, but these I do everyday – call my mom and call you.
Otherwise I’d do pretty much what I do any other day. Get up in the morning, go for my walk. Read newspapers. Then go to work. Enjoy working. Curse if things go wrong, Get back to my good mood. Chat with colleagues. Finish my work and leave.
Once I finish work, I’ll head home, watch tv or read. Or I’d meet you, have coffee or a couple of drinks and dinner, or go for a movie. Go for a walk with you. Kiss you goodnight, before heading home.
If I am out with friends, I may catch a movie or have a couple of drinks with them, have dinner. Go back home, hit the sack with a book, read till I feel sleepy. And sleep…
Will I wake up tomorrow?
Will the world not be there tomorrow?
I don’t even give it a thought.
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