Found some old thoughts that i had penned down earlier. Re-posting them here:
"I just heard the roaring sound of an Aeroplane pass by"!
Explanation: I have lived in 'santacruz' since at least the past 15 years of my 20 year old life. My house is pretty close to the domestic airport, which is situated in santacruz itself (just in case you were incognizant of the fact). When i shifted to santacruz from bandra(E) at the age of approx. 5 years, i was ludicrously fascinated by the sound made by the airplanes passing by my house, which could be quite conspiciously seen from my balcony. So much so, that when every 5 mins a plane would pass by, i used to leave everything in my hands & run to the balcony, pointing & hollering at the top of my voice "PLANE PLANE", as if my failing to do so on each occasion, would lead to the cause of a major disruption in the smooth running of the universe's evolution process. This habitual practice continued for a long time & further led to an advanced habitude of mine, which constituted my brother & my neighbours too. It became customary for us to come to the balcony each time a plane passed by, & try to recognize it's name (for eg. Quantas, Lufthansa, Damania,etc.) from the symbol on it's tail.
Years passed by.This habitude finaly ceased to exist. I could never even make out the sound of a plane pass by, though they did still continue to do so.
More years passed by. Finished School. Passed Junior college. Obtained a graduate degree. Started working at a place with a decent pay & Amazing work-atmosphere. Came back from work tonight. The time was 2:15 A.M. Wasnt too sleepy, so decided to watch a movie. Saw "Forrest Gump"..one of my all time favourite movies. Such a BEAUTIFULLY made feature film. Always succeeded in touching my heart. I would suggest absolutely anyone who hasnt seen this film yet, to see it. And those who have seen it, to watch it again, just for the heck of it! Okay, we are drifting away from the point. So, after i finished watching the movie, i sat to check my emails. Everyone else at my place were fast asleep. There was absolutely no sound or even light for that matter, apart from the little that was coming from the PC. It was then that i heard the sound. It was a distinctive roar of an aeroplane passing by. I just zoomed to the balcony, & a barely audible whisper shot out of my mouth. "plane, plane".
Stood there dumbfounded for a good 30 seconds, long after the plane had disappeared from view. Tried to realise what had just happened. 15 years of my life had roared past me in a single moment. "I just heard the roaring sound of an Aeroplane pass by"!
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