About couple of weeks ago, I attended a Carnatic music concert of T.M. Krishna. I feel proud of the fact that I can enjoy various genres of music - Carnatic, Western Classical, Pop, Hip-Hop, Classic Rock, Metal, Rap, Blues to name a few. The pride melts away and is replaced by sadness. Whenever I listen to a good piece of composition, I feel bad that I am not able to understand one bit of the intricacies involved in composing the tune. I feel bad that I cannot play any instrument especially the guitar. The other instrument which I want to learn and be really good at is the piano. I also want to sing well. Unfortunately, I don't know either one of those. All the singing I do is for my poor car and the walls of my shower. If they had ears and mouth, I wonder what they would have to say about my cacophony. I cannot read music. In short, I am almost musically illiterate.
The other activity which I wanted to do was be very good at sports. I am not a competitive person in general, but when it comes to sports, I have to win every time. I take defeats in my stride but I have to give my 110% to feel that way. I have a good game in Badminton and a decent enough game in Cricket. I'd like to believe my technique is good in both but I need more practice to be really good in both sports. I used to play Table-Tennis, Tennis and Raquetball. I was competent in TT and Racquetball. Tennis needed a lot of my attention, though I had a killer single-handed backhand a la Federer. I didn't pursue anyone of the aforementioned sports.
At the risk of sounding obnoxious, I have lots of things going on in my life. I cannot find time to do the things I like. I guess I have to be contended with what I have, but the human mind always thinks - Grass is always greener on the other side. Sometimes, I think I feel this way because I am not the most self-confident person you'll find on the street. I always add caveats to my statements. I let go of arguments even if I know I am right and can back it up with facts.
I'll put an end to the rambling here and of course my 2 item bucket-list!
The other activity which I wanted to do was be very good at sports. I am not a competitive person in general, but when it comes to sports, I have to win every time. I take defeats in my stride but I have to give my 110% to feel that way. I have a good game in Badminton and a decent enough game in Cricket. I'd like to believe my technique is good in both but I need more practice to be really good in both sports. I used to play Table-Tennis, Tennis and Raquetball. I was competent in TT and Racquetball. Tennis needed a lot of my attention, though I had a killer single-handed backhand a la Federer. I didn't pursue anyone of the aforementioned sports.
At the risk of sounding obnoxious, I have lots of things going on in my life. I cannot find time to do the things I like. I guess I have to be contended with what I have, but the human mind always thinks - Grass is always greener on the other side. Sometimes, I think I feel this way because I am not the most self-confident person you'll find on the street. I always add caveats to my statements. I let go of arguments even if I know I am right and can back it up with facts.
I'll put an end to the rambling here and of course my 2 item bucket-list!
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