I have always wanted to go to Iceland. I remember it was fifth or sixth grade, and our teacher asked everyone where would we wanna go for the vacation. Some said Shimla, some said Kashmir, but I said Reykjavík. The teacher asked me where it was and I said, very proudly, that it’s Iceland’s capital. Everyone gave me weird looks as if a person can’t dream. Of course, I pronounced the unpronounced J in Reykjavík. But now looking back at that class, I think nobody was smart enough to correct me, let alone the teacher. If school teachers in India were smart, then they would not have been school teachers in India. It is an honorable profession, yes, but there is nothing to admire about the person who willingly chooses to be a part of a rotten education system. It’s either they have given up on dreaming big or they are expecting too much from our governments. They should be respected but they aren’t and yet they keep doing their jobs. A strange breed really.
I don’t know if it’s the same thing, but till a couple of years ago- Iceland for me it was meeting Farhan Akhtar, and when I got close to meeting him I did not. Because then it would break the idea of Farhan I had in my head. Are we talking of the same things?
I'm really really amazed to read this today. Like what are the chances?! How can two entirely different people be obsessed with a completely random common thing!
The beginning of my story is obviously different but it narrows down to just the same end. I've been extremely desirous of going to Iceland for a veryy long time but haven't done a thing for it. Just waiting. And also saving up for the day i suddenly decide to go. I always wanted to go there w my boyfriend who i recently had a break up with. While breaking up i just said " Iceland chalna mere sath pls, it is the one thing I look forward to" to which the reply was "How do you manage to do this?" Haha!
Anyway, I'm really happy to have found this post today!
"They were trying to change the culture of hiking in Himachal and Uttarakhand. "
What were they trying to change about it?
"If school teachers in India were smart, then they would not have been school teachers in India... They should be respected but they aren’t and yet they keep doing their jobs. A strange breed really."
Iceland
I don’t know if it’s the same thing, but till a couple of years ago- Iceland for me it was meeting Farhan Akhtar, and when I got close to meeting him I did not. Because then it would break the idea of Farhan I had in my head. Are we talking of the same things?
Your writings calm my anxious soul thank you for writing.please continue doing this
I'm really really amazed to read this today. Like what are the chances?! How can two entirely different people be obsessed with a completely random common thing!
The beginning of my story is obviously different but it narrows down to just the same end. I've been extremely desirous of going to Iceland for a veryy long time but haven't done a thing for it. Just waiting. And also saving up for the day i suddenly decide to go. I always wanted to go there w my boyfriend who i recently had a break up with. While breaking up i just said " Iceland chalna mere sath pls, it is the one thing I look forward to" to which the reply was "How do you manage to do this?" Haha!
Anyway, I'm really happy to have found this post today!
Ser, this is beautiful :)
Aap awesome ho!
Beautiful piece of writing
"They were trying to change the culture of hiking in Himachal and Uttarakhand. "
What were they trying to change about it?
"If school teachers in India were smart, then they would not have been school teachers in India... They should be respected but they aren’t and yet they keep doing their jobs. A strange breed really."
Who does not respect them and why?
I could feel that they were looking at me with concern. At this point I must have cracked a joke or something to release the tension.
Been there done that, brother.
Wow..