It's been a year now. It's hard for me to believe I've already been living here, in New Delhi, for a whole year. I still feel new to the city, every experience still feels foreign to me. That's when I realized, though India will always be foreign to me, it's a good type a foreign, a welcoming foreign.
Whenever my old friends ask how I'm doing, I always let them know India's been real good towards me. Perhaps it's the fact I'm living in a place that's so full of everything, I'm able to do whatever I want. Perhaps, it's the fact I'm old enough to really appreciate the culture, the art, and the people.
Or, perhaps, it's because it's India.
I've lived in multiple countries - six to be exact - and all of them have one memory that really defines the country. Unlike the rest of those places, India can't be defined by a memory.
Sure, India is hectic, but to there is a indescribable karmic calmness to the way you live.
Sure, India can be dirty, but that's the way they live. People litter because by littering their creating jobs for people to sweep and clean. It's all done by people with clean hearts.
The list goes on and on. That's when I realized it's difficult to pinpoint a single phrase onto India. I just couldn't do it! Even in geography, India isn't quite the Middle East, but at the same time it's not quite Asia. India is an ancient mixture of religion, history, and people. That mixture, can't be defined. India can't be defined.
So, it took me a year to realize India is ... India. Doesn't sound very enlightening, but trust me it is.
Whenever my old friends ask how I'm doing, I always let them know India's been real good towards me. Perhaps it's the fact I'm living in a place that's so full of everything, I'm able to do whatever I want. Perhaps, it's the fact I'm old enough to really appreciate the culture, the art, and the people.
Or, perhaps, it's because it's India.
I've lived in multiple countries - six to be exact - and all of them have one memory that really defines the country. Unlike the rest of those places, India can't be defined by a memory.
Sure, India is hectic, but to there is a indescribable karmic calmness to the way you live.
Sure, India can be dirty, but that's the way they live. People litter because by littering their creating jobs for people to sweep and clean. It's all done by people with clean hearts.
The list goes on and on. That's when I realized it's difficult to pinpoint a single phrase onto India. I just couldn't do it! Even in geography, India isn't quite the Middle East, but at the same time it's not quite Asia. India is an ancient mixture of religion, history, and people. That mixture, can't be defined. India can't be defined.
So, it took me a year to realize India is ... India. Doesn't sound very enlightening, but trust me it is.
