The heart, a bird

My heart feels like a bird, not because it can fly distances in seconds but because it wants itself to be caged. Irony is, no bird wants to be caged!

Many a time in life we wish for things that are not meant for us. Our heart wishes for things that give immense joy to it but still knows it’s beyond reach, next to impossible and sometimes it does not even have the courage to accomplish them. But it never wants to let go of that wish what so ever. It just knows that it can derive pleasure from them and can keep it happy. We all would have experienced this at least once in our life. None of us can deny it. Some of us would have wanted an expensive toy that our parents couldn’t have afforded, the thought of possessing the toy gave you joy. You wished it would be yours, although you knew, it would never happen. Some of us wanted a gal or a guy in our life, just their thoughts filled your life with ecstasy, but did not have the guts to approach him or her merely because of the fear of being turned down or say you knew it would obviously be a ‘NO’. You wished he/she would be yours, although you knew, it would never happen. You wanted to pursue your higher studies and get to a position that you wished to see yourself in, but no, you cannot. You have a family to feed, you have your responsibilities, and with all these you would never manage! Another NO, but your heart still pushes you to pursue it’s wish, but in vain!

And there will be yet another day when your old heart wishes for something new but is forbidden from getting it. But somewhere deep within you, a voice keeps warning you every time to keep yourself away from such thoughts for the reason that you will never get them and you just get hurt. Some of us push that voice aside, and have that nerve to go ahead and at least try a little because we crave for it. However, the rest of us who have been cowards till now, who did not have the audacity to show yourself up, I’m sure we did not get even things that were our cup of tea.

For those of you who have never let your heart fly: Your heart is still waiting to take that flight even though it’s not caged. Let your heart fly, let it try its best. Even if it cannot fly high, it will take more time to touch the ground. Live life your way, do not instigate restrictions. Enjoy life to fullest!