The other day, I was driving along in my itty-bitty car, listening to my all-time favorite song, when the thought occurred to me, “This song was meant for me. This has to be MY song. It should be played at my funeral.” I started brainstorming about other things that I felt a close kinship to. Now, understand that these random items are not simply things that I like; they are things that represent me, that I was destined to fall madly in love with, things that make me feel whole.
Before I start, you readers are aware that I’m not big on just blabbing about nothing without involving my readers in some way, so I am going to try to make this interactive. As I write (or type, rather), I really have no idea what 5 things I am going to list (except for that one song). SO! I will make 5 stipulations for my five things. And you can play along, thinking of the five things that were meant for you! Feel free to post your five things as comments! I would love to compare…
Here is the list: A song (one that has YOU written all over it; always has, always will), A food item (something you have loved forever), A location (one single spot; not a city or country), A hobby (something you have always enjoyed doing for downtime), A chore (in other words, something that nobody really enjoys doing but you somehow find it amusing).
1. My song: “Varaaga Nath” from the Tamil film “Sangamam.” I have tried, and tried, and tried in vain to find the English translation of this song but after two years of an unsuccessful search, I think I’d rather not know. I know what the song means to me. It means life, happiness, chasing your dreams, ups and downs…And all that ushy-gushy stuff. My heart rate increases exponentially whenever I hear it. However! I did find a video of the song from the movie on YouTube and will share it with you here!
Go there and you will be sure to find it!
^^^ This is the best image of “Sangamam” I could find. Very 80’s.
2. My Food Item: Peanut Butter. I am obsessed with peanut butter, though, I am not a huge peanut butter sandwich fan. I just like peanut butter ON things. Apples, bananas, tortillas, crackers, granola, cookies (any kind), ANYTHING! To me, peanut butter is the universal condiment. It makes my heart swoon.
I must say that this was the most difficult question to answer because there are many foods that I absolutely love. I almost picked sweet potatoes, but I don’t consume them on a daily basis. Then, I almost picked tomatoes but they don’t make me smile like a nice glob of crunchy peanut butter (although I do ask for extra tomatoes EVERY time I go out to eat and tomatoes apply to the dish).
It is true. I will generally consume peanut butter in some form on a daily basis. Even it’s just a little bit, I still eat it every day. I love that stuff.
^^^ The Fresh Market has one of these things. It’s SOOOOOO good. Geez, I just ate breakfast and now I’m hungry again…
3. My local: This is also a difficult question. I am very tempted to spout out some place that I have never been to where I’ve always wanted to go ::cough:: INDIA ::cough::. But I won’t do that. How can you know that a spot was meant for you if you’ve never been there?
The fact that I have not traveled much does not help this situation. Nonetheless, I have had the luxury of growing up in one of the most beautiful regions of the United States of America (in my humble opinion) and I hike… A lot. My place is: Roaring Run Falls. Back in my high school years, some of my friends and I made the tradition of an annual hike to Roaring Run after classes let out in June. We would literally walk out of the building, get in our cars, then drive to Roaring Run for a late afternoon hike. Before that, I hike to Roaring Run as a Girl Scout. It was one of my first hikes. Whenever someone asks me to take them on their first hike, this is the place I choose.
Also, Roaring Run happens to have a huge level of biodiversity! I would know- I do research there. The magnitude of different species of Ephemeroptera (mayflies) is astounding. We always leave these sites with vials fulls of mayfly nymphs, groaning at the identification that lays ahead of us.
^^^ It took forever to find a picture that I was satisfied with. And you know what? I’m still not satisfied.
4. My hobby- This is easy. Hiking. I was meant to hike. My legs were built short and sturdy, like a billy-goat. When there aren’t mountains close by (sad day), I LOVE to walk. The act of walking is one of the most refreshing hobbies one can take part in. Just ask Elizabeth Bennett from Jane Austin’s “Pride and Prejudice.” One of the reasons I loved her character so much was simply because she liked walking.
^^^ See! She likes walking!
I was recently asked what my favorite season was, and truly, I find this impossible to answer. BUT! One of the reasons I love summer is because it is never to cold to go on a walk…or a hike! Everything about it is meant for me. That glisten you get on your forehead once your muscles warm up. The peanut butter and apple waiting to be eaten at the top, jostling around in your pack. Dried mud on your calves that you’ve kicked off your hiking boots as you ascend… The greenery… The wildlife… Ok, I’ll stop. I have a bit of cabin fever. Can you tell?
^^^ “Wait for me! I wanna go!”
5. My chore: Dishes. I actually kinda enjoy doing dishes. Cleaning the kitchen in general is somewhat soothing to me. Of course, this isn’t always the case. But when Time finds me and there are dishes to be cleaned, more often than not, I will tend to the mess. One of my favorite things to do when I am home alone is put on some good music (usually the Bollywood variety) and dance around the house as I clean the kitchen. Shhh. Don’t tell anyone.
^^^ Now THERE’S something you don’t see every day!
Alright readers…this entry turned out to be a lengthy one! And now that I look at the clock, I am reminded that at some point, I have a Soils test to prepare for that is tomorrow. Agh.
Quick update: I stopped applying to graduate schools after I reached number 10 and have already gotten into a couple. Matter of fact, this week I am being flown out to one of these places for interviews! YAY! A free four-day vacation for me! I will update you all as soon as I can! Now it’s your turn to think about 5 things that were meant for YOU!
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