दम मारो दम....

When was the last time you got high? well without drugs of course...

Confused? Call me a believer in myths, coexisting with mysticism or a creator of my own reality, but let me tell you my own sweet little lie. (Shhhh, it is still a secret which I understand is going to be published on the net but let's keep this between us) I can help you get high for hours without the slightest intake of any white powder.

Let's go on a wild trip out of the realms of this world. The drug of my choice and my poison is "white powder". Confused again? How can a Sufi (not the religious one but a Sufi in terms of drugs) talk about white powder. I am a skier and my white powder is snow B-). Imagine being surrounded by snow-capped peaks in -15 degrees Celsius. From the time you open your eyes in the morning until the time you sleep, all you see is white snow slopes. And in this environment, you get up early at 6am (I can understand the plight of engineers), tie your boots and prepare your skiis. You climb the slopes sweating like a maniac. And then comes the final moment. Wear your eye mask, close your eyes and take a deep breath. Feel the chilly air fill your lungs and with faith take the leap. You fly down the slope feeling your heart beating heavily out of your chest. The gush of air and "surreal reality" makes you forget everything else. You are in the moment and in a "high" of your own. You travel beyond the capacity of the human mind just to realise that you reached the bottom of the mountain within minutes. But these moments make you realise that getting high is not an escape but a way of living Life; extending your limits beyond the imaginable. It's pure Bliss.

I can show you another way to get high. Being a dancer, this is what I experience almost daily. Put a list of your favourite songs. Close your eyes and listen. Feel the music, sing the lyrics and pay attention to the beats. Tap your feet, slowly get up and move your head around. Don't think and let your body flow whichever and however possible. Just don't stop and keep dancing. A moment comes when you don't even realise where you are and everything else ceases to make sense. Dance like the mad hatter, do the "shadi wala dance" but just don't stop. You will be in a world of your own, a world of pure Bliss and happiness.

And for all the lion-hearted/brave souls out there with an adventurous itch, taste insanity; bungee jump, go cliff diving or the skydiving and the high will be incessant.

I am not asking everyone to be a skier, an adventure freak or a dancer. But I am asking you to pursue what you love to such an extent that nothing else matters. You will be in an eternal high, intoxicated, to be the best of your self. Forget drugs, you won't even have the time to breathe and think about getting high.

"Sing like no one is listening

Dance like no one is watching

Play like no one can beat you

Paint like no one can see the colors

Do what you love and

Love what you do"

Happy being HIGH ;-)