The Reverberating Beats

As the SGO Beats and all activities preceding the final show stopper annual day comes to an end, I thought it is apt to sum up the experience and echo the beats back to the organizers of the show.

Being a part of the SGO community for over 5 years now, every February after every SGO Beat,I take an oath to take out more time from our “busy schedules” to interact, socialize and give back (so to speak) to the community but as the sound of the SGO Beats dulls out so does my resolve and slowly and steadily I slip back into my home, work and ‘miscellaneous’ activities routing….And then every year come January and I literally ‘get down’ to business….walk right into the heart of the battle field (or our badminton court in lay terms)..take out that rusted badminton racquet and try my luck with the champion of champions that rule the badminton court….start ‘you-tubing’ for songs, skits, dance and all things cultural and festive…..and when the SGO Beats truly arrives…days and nights are blurred…. We start living in each other homes’…. truly get to know the person who stays on the other side of the bedroom wall (literally)….generally start remembering the names, tie back names to faces to families….and of course not to miss…get up to date on the ‘who’s-who’, ‘who-dunnit’ of the apartment!

But that apart, every year we wonder whether it’s worth the pain… the agonizing nights trying to put up shows…collating and organizing tons of things including music, microphones, plates, cups not to mention people and kids (not in the order of importance of course)… and what have you…..the heartbreaks and misunderstandings on and off stage….the many “it could have been better” thoughts and views floating around…..”the oohh we shud have done it” regrets….but once the show is indeed over and one looks back at the month that was….I must say that maybe its worth it… the joy of interacting with people you live with day in and day out…the ‘getting’ to unveil hidden talents and skills of the ‘silent faces’ of the apartment…the sound of innocent cries and victorious howls of the kids in the apartment….the dazzle and finery of the damsels of our apartment….all rolling into a kaleidoscopic view of the apartment…a month where you can keep aside those mundane official mails, come out of that black and white ‘routine Monday to Fridays’ , explore the world beyond the four walls of your apartment..and simply smile and enjoy the company of your fellow residents…simply acknowledge the sweet people around you… people who will offer you that ‘ginger tea’ when you thought you are going to collapse of fatigue…..!

I guess when the dust settles, I do feel it’s worth it….to make our everyday living an experience to remember….to appreciate the people who have lent their helping hand or shoulder or just a smile to make our day….and to just adapt into the ecosystem that we create for ourselves and for our children to grow up in.. !!