I am dedicating this blog to my friend "VJ" because of whom I originally came up with this idea.It was while answering the most intriguing question of an elaborate questionnnaire he gave to me.The question was"What would you do if you were in my shoes for 24 hrs?"
I gave him a stupid answer which if I had actually done would have screwed up his whole life after those 24 hrs.I said in my defense that I am too self obsessed to become anyone else.(I lied)
But it set me to thinking.I have always believed in the saying that "Humans are never satisfied".The reason is that everyone has a void inside his heart.This void may be small or large,shrinking or enlarging,but it is always there.It is to fill this void that people long for all those things which they dont have,but others seem to have.It is not just a goal,ambition or a dream.Because things are achievable.It is rather like a mirage.You chase things which are not present there,to quench something within you.To have that,you may wish to the extent of swapping your life with someone else's - pursuit for an ideal life.
You may get what you want the most in this process.So it seems like an excellent proposition.But,is it?As long as the fellow being is a human,the void is there for an eternity.Just that, it will take a different form,shape or size now.As the acceptance of this new life must be absolute, a completely different baggage of responsibilities, fears, problems, anxieties, longings etc. befall you.Then to cope up with it,you will also need the mind, heart and soul of the other person.Not just the body.Expensive deal, huh ! As it reminds one of the story of the toothbrush and the toiletpaper.
Hence,the answer to VJ's question, if he had actually asked me for a switch instead of just becoming him for one day,would be,still a 'NO'.Bacause I dont feel that we may be able to cope up with each other's voids.Let them remain lurking where they belong.