Life@25

To whomsoever it may concern

All the people I met and those I befriended
All the memories that were lived and which will remain and kill
All the ideas which clicked and those which were kicked
All the women I loved and those who should have been loved
All the places I traveled and those thoroughly explored
All the experiences worth recounting and that deserve reliving.
All the movies I watched and those which subconsciously I did record.
All the cups of Tea I consumed and liquids for which my mind tuned
All the cricket matches watched and those keenly analyzed
All the songs that I heard by chance and which later forced a dance
All the personalities who inspired and hearts like mine which aspired
All the books which I understood and which I thought I could
All the jokes that perfectly tickled and which drastically toppled
All the money that was earned and those which pops earned
All the impulsive negativity vented out and those humbly conquered
All the rides which made me a dare-devil and the pillion-riders who showed will
All the good life tasted and precious time wasted
To my parents.
All my friends, cousins, relatives and teachers
Thanks a lot, for being a part of this 25 year journey.
My life would have been incomplete had it not been for you.
With you around, life was beautiful and will remain indeed!

- ‘Shanky’ Shankar
June 4th, 2010

P.S: Well, might just sound a bit exaggerated but I guess I don't turn 25 every year.
So thought should thank all those who made all these 25 years a special time to live