Remember the cute movie "Dasvidaniya"? In this movie, the protagonist has a terminal disease and only has a month to live. He makes a list of things he wants to do before he dies and goes thru his list during that one month. He lived his life to the fullest during that one month as he did everything that he ever wanted to do. Steve jobs also famously said that you should look into mirror every day and think if today was your last day, would you do what you are about to do.
Here is my Dasvidaniya list. These are the things I want to do in this life:
I will be adding to this list. I think everyone should make a list like this because as you know time flies by very fast and you should make time for what you want to do in this life and unless you have a list, you don't have a target to work against. Some of the things I have on this list have been in my mind but until I strained my mind to prepare this list, it did not come out. This list is also important because now-a-days everyone's life is so mechanical and stressed out, life feels like routine. We routinely ask ourselves, what can I do so that I take my mind away from the routine things I do and some of the things that come to mind are watching a movie or going to the dance floor. Sure, they make you happy for that moment. But when you are 60 years old and you make this list, you will feel bad that there were a lot of things you could have done earlier when you wanted to break the routine instead of just watching a movie. You did not have a list. I am not saying watching a movie is bad. But think about your dreams and aspirations you have from this life and cross off each one from your list when you get are young and have time, energy and money so that one day you can say, I did everything from my list.
Here is my Dasvidaniya list. These are the things I want to do in this life:
- I want to go on an unplanned road trip. I keep driving and see places that I come across in between and meet people. I stop at the hotels wherever I am at around 10 PM. Eat at a variety of restaurants.
- I want to live in a village for 15 days, living the life of a villager. No cell phone, no internet, no TV. Help them if needed during the day, eat what they eat, do what they do in the evening and go to sleep under the sky.
- I want to go on a cruise to lush islands.
- I want to go on a euro rail trip.
- I want to learn Percussion instruments like Tabla, drums, Congo and want to be part of at least one concert.
- I want to stay in a punjabi house in Punjab for 15 days. I am very fascinated by Punjabis. Maybe it is because of the way they are shown in movies, but for some reason, I wanted to experience the life of a punjabi.
- Bombay fascinates me a lot. I want to live in Bombay for a month and experience its life.
- I want to go on a restarurant hopping for a month. Every meal, I should eat outside and I should not repeat any restaurant.
I will be adding to this list. I think everyone should make a list like this because as you know time flies by very fast and you should make time for what you want to do in this life and unless you have a list, you don't have a target to work against. Some of the things I have on this list have been in my mind but until I strained my mind to prepare this list, it did not come out. This list is also important because now-a-days everyone's life is so mechanical and stressed out, life feels like routine. We routinely ask ourselves, what can I do so that I take my mind away from the routine things I do and some of the things that come to mind are watching a movie or going to the dance floor. Sure, they make you happy for that moment. But when you are 60 years old and you make this list, you will feel bad that there were a lot of things you could have done earlier when you wanted to break the routine instead of just watching a movie. You did not have a list. I am not saying watching a movie is bad. But think about your dreams and aspirations you have from this life and cross off each one from your list when you get are young and have time, energy and money so that one day you can say, I did everything from my list.
