Monday, December 28, 2009

What is it worth?

He was sitting across the table, when I mentioned something about Aloo Paratha. He immediately got a piece of paper from his wallet, and wrote something on it, and passed it over to me. The paper read:

Dal Bati
Kachori sandwich
Ghewar
...
...
...
Mahesh Lunch Home/Ghazali
Some-godforsaken Dhaba
Aloo Paratha

I read it, and got tempted.
I started making my own list. And both of us started rattling names of food we have been longing to eat, small places that we have been meaning to go.... Akshay, who was just listening to this discussion, got frust and said, Guys!! Stop it.

We kept our wishlists back, and continued doing whatever we were doing. I looked at him one more time, and saw this puzzled look on his face too.

What are we doing here? Why are we here?

The small things that give me joy, are back home.
The people who mean the world to me, are back home.
Then what is it that keeps me away from home?
When I find my answers, I'll head back home!

India calling....