Sitting outside in the cold, I realized I have a lot of acknowledging and gratifying to do. Acknowledge life. Acknowledge my parents. Acknowledge the wonderful new friends that I have made. Acknowledge the gravity of the opportunities that have miraculously appeared in the pathway of my life. Acknowledge a wonderful cup of coffee. Gratify the barista that makes that wonderful cup of coffee. Acknowledge the beautiful trees sprouting to life as spring lays its anchor before it sails away clearing the bay for summer to set in. Acknowledge MYSELF.
'Shine on you crazy diamond' - a classic Pink Floyd, nothing can beat the feeling (atleast for me) of lying on the cold ground, looking up at the starry skies with pink floyd blasting on my headphones. Weirdly, those are the moments where my brain revs up its monotonous -activity -rusted engine and goes into a sort of a brainstorming mode.
I know that my interpretation of this song might not exactly be right but as my friend Razan puts it "songs are written so one can interpret the shit out of them". I have learnt to embrace the crazy diamond that has been through a lot of experiences and has gotten its sparkle after years of being buried under stressful adversities.
I might quintessentially NOT be the stereotypical girl. I am weird. I am as people would like to put it a big nerd. I have the quirkiest taste in music. I get lost in my own fantasy world and often catch myself staring into space a little more than necessary. I rather stargaze and spend the night with my telescope. I rather read a good book than gossip. And the day i came to terms with this fact after hiding my quirky, 'nerdy' side behind all the high school gossip, fake giggles as boys passed by and layers and layers of kohl( messily applied in the school bathrooms before the last bell rang), was probably the happiest day of my life.
I might quintessentially NOT be the stereotypical girl. I am weird. I am as people would like to put it a big nerd. I have the quirkiest taste in music. I get lost in my own fantasy world and often catch myself staring into space a little more than necessary. I rather stargaze and spend the night with my telescope. I rather read a good book than gossip. And the day i came to terms with this fact after hiding my quirky, 'nerdy' side behind all the high school gossip, fake giggles as boys passed by and layers and layers of kohl( messily applied in the school bathrooms before the last bell rang), was probably the happiest day of my life.
Shine on you crazy diamond, for me means never ever try to deceive yourself and ensconce the true you. Go on and enjoy the roller coaster ride to the fullest. Scream your lungs out, sing your own song and embrace your true colors. Sure, life does have a funny working mechanism. Sometimes smiles and sometimes tears - it's fuels. But it all starts to make sense when you embody your so called 'weirdness' and shine on like a brightly colored, truly mad, crazy , wacky, nonsensical diamond that you are!
On a side note I'm posting a link to this really beautiful song that i am currently and absolutely addicted to..
