Shadows of Time

A circle has no boundary. The ends are closed and properly tied. The place where we start the journey, we end our journey there itself. Similar to a circle is time.

The passage of time is unexpected. Anything may arise from anywhere, making its presence felt.

Its limitlessness is its limit.

The seamless boundary of time doesn't let you escape its clutches. It holds on to you sparingly. It reminds you of your old self in its own funny way. Whereas the other times its a trip down the memory lane, frequenting our past. Whenever you pass by a place you frequented previously or happen to come across the person with whom you had any association they have affect you deeply. They are the shadows of time who have come back again but now they don't hold much importance in your life. I remember standing in the same square and looking through my own shadows which now seemed meaningless!

The memoirs of time are thick and hard bound. We can't undo what's been done but we can reproduce something better. It's stamped like an etched image of what was and what is.

The conventional takes inspiration from traditional. The ideas from the past take a new look in the future. The clichéd phrases become decorated in the present. We rather say 'wassup' than simply ask 'Hello! How are you?' Although the essence of a simple 'How are you?' has a depth to it. Overuse of the older expressions have been given the tadka of newer ones. While holding hands previously was seen with a big 'O' now has a different response. The other day while siting with a friend I oversaw a couple trying to hold each  other's hand in a weirdly delicate manner and I instantly thought that it has become a passé as people are more into embracing each other publicly. After my meeting ended I realised that nobody had given any additional attention to them either. But we all love holding our beau's hand and getting all his attention.

Shadows of time are elements of our life which are now trivial and one can sustain without having them in life. We clung to them yesterday but today they're out of our mind. These shadows will be lurking around to remind us of their existence yet we now hold an authority over them to save ourselves from submission!