Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Life and Lines

Life is full of lines, isn't it? If I were to picturize my life so far, it will be filled with lines - more like we have the latitudes and longitudes criss-crossing the globe!

I often hear
"There is a thin line between this and that"
"You should know where to draw the line" or "... when to draw the line"
"You should know when to cross the line" or "... when not to cross the line"
These were examples of differentiating between 2 "things" - be it lifestyle, ethics, preferences etc. And I always have to choose one.

And then there are examples where I have to choose neither - "Treading on the edge", which on a 2D plane, is again a line.

And then there are absolutely no choices! "Fall in line" they say!

While the above adds to stress, in college days, it was a lot of "line मारो" with friends, which was more of a stress-buster.

As if all these weren't enough, our very living is sourced to a line - and they call it a "LifeLine"!