I've been tagged. By Gauri. First time. Ever.
There's just one person who I can attribute most of who I am today to. It's not that I was nothing before, but if she hadn't owned me for two years, I might've been a very different man today. I haven't found a woman who's compared to her since, and I've often told myself that I will probably have to make my peace with the fact that I might never.
Well, I digress. Gauri, you asked how that one person has changed me, well, here are five ways.
1. She introduced me to Damien Rice. Anyone who knows me, knows I have an unhealthy fascination with Mr. Rice. Every song he's sung, every live show he's played, every single note, every single strum. And Mr. Rice, in turn, led me down a different path musically. One I might never have taken. The acoustic guitar means all the more to me now. I will forever be indebted to her for this.
2. She got me singing. Okay, so I'm no you're-going-to-Hollywood contestant, nor even a you're-great-but-you're-just-not-good-for-this-show. But I like singing. It could be that all of my fans (read: me) think that singing is the best thing I could've started doing. But it's probably not that, it's more likely just a release and that's something I'm glad she got me doing too.
3. I've met a lot of new people thanks to her. This was mostly because I always ended up hanging out with her friends, not she with mine. It was an exercise in socialising. I'm less the introvert for that.
4. She got me reading again. It was something I'd left behind, resigning myself to more TV than I could handle. And she got me on a blog. : )
5. She convinced me that I wasn't all the 'good guy' I thought I was. And that it wasn't a bad thing that I wasn't. I used to pick and choose my memories. Keep the ones where I come out looking clean, and throw away the ones where I do bad things. Well, I won't say I've changed this completely, but it's definitely work in progress. And I'm a little more careful with people's feelings now; I don't have the liberty to pick what I remember now.
So there you go. Now I tag.
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6 comments:
oh dear. what list 5 ways in which one person has changed me??? I CAN'T EVEN THINK OF A PERSON!!
glad u took this up.. some melodious changes here.. :)
another tag.. please do when u feel like, or simply fwd..
"I wasn't all the 'good guy' I thought I was. And that it wasn't a bad thing that I wasn't. I used to pick and choose my memories"
Wow! some amazing lines there! I could so relate to them.
Anyways, nice blog! adding you to my blogroll.
Man, Void, I’ve been in slo-mo. Just now getting here to tell you about it, how much I liked this. As gaurav did, I liked the “I wasn’t all the good guy I thought I was…” bit. It sure is amazing how much we’ll do and learn from the ones that get under our skin. That’s the best way to learn, I say. College is dry, love is juicy. Both can be painful, but learning via love has significantly more and better rewards!
Hey, I took on this tag and posted five life-changing things. If you read my response to your comment letting me know I was tagged, you’ll know blog tag memes are not my thing, but I thought this one had value. I enjoyed doing it. Thanks for inviting me :-)'
The blog tag meme
i am just so sorry but i couldnt take up this tag.
just couldn't.
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