Monday, December 07, 2009

Bicycle accident (04 dec)

I hurt myself today,
To see if I could feel.
I focus on the pain,
The only thing that's real.

...except that besides pain, I saw the callousness of Mumbai traffic, the greed of autowallahs and the assumptions of our society. And no, I didn't focus on the pain, but on the subconscious mind that was already expecting it, and on the face of Lance Armstrong as he welcomed me into the podium of cyclists who've met awesome crashes.

You see, I had an unbelievable accident on my bicycle today - unbelievable for many reasons, including the filmi escape from a concussion even after going head-on at 45kmph, and only minor cosmetic damage.

(lyrics above from NiN's HURT - a song running in my head through 2008)

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