Monday, May 16, 2011


The journey of a rebel who appropriated every cause, except that of religion, is over. Does that make me a conformist? I don't know. I now do things out of a sense of detachment even while working for place that is all about a higher cause. I don't know and hardly care what has come over me. I have only one destination, one desire, one hope, one mean (never used means in singular before – don't know if it even means anything, nor for that matter any of this) of salvation. Self-interest and self-obsession has taken over. I have become (or was I always like this?) what I have always criticised – the apathy, the disinterest, the sheer lack of motivation for anything. I am not myself or is this the real me? Is this what humans were supposed to be – the 'natural' way of being? Am I human finally? Lots of questions – and I don't ever care if they go unanswered. As I embark on a journey that will disrupt many lives I wonder if I will even feel guilty enough. I don't like this self. But don't dislike it enough. You are welcome to dislike me from now on – I have stopped being the person who wants desperately for people to like her. I am, what exactly?

6 comments:

Macabreday said...

human indeed..

YK said...

I have no idea what exactly happened with you....but I certainly know that you are a good human being....:-)

anusha said...

How did u do it? How did u stop being the person who wants desperately for people to like her? Tell me...tell me please

rama srinivasan said...

YK: thanks
Anusha:when you realise no one really cares, you lose the desire to please

orangeant said...

You are the only one you have to please. At the end, the only questions that matter are your own. Most of us spend a lifetime learning this.

rama srinivasan said...

I have given up rebelling against religion as well!!