It was so easy to think that I can have a bucket list in place and also relive them at a certain stage in life. The Irony is, unlike in the movie, Jack Nicholson was an extremely rich guy who just didn't know what to do with all the money. He just convinced Morgan Freeman to accompany him. In my case, I am the Morgan Freeman and although I am not looking for a Jack for company or money, I am not entirely convinced that I would ever have enough for any/many items in my list.... (Sighhh!!!!)
I was just toiling over the thought of a trip to Bhandavgargh & Kanha National reserve and the expenses keep adding up. Forget even the cost of the trip, I would need to have at least a basic telephoto lens to shoot in the wild. And then there are travel costs that suddenly show up. Even the minuscule things such as the basics of wildlife photography need to be in place before making such a trip. Now the best part, I am still planning to travel in India and worried about the cost. One of the items in my list was to visit Masai Mara in Africa. Imagine how big a hole that would burn in one's pocket!!!!
After all the pondering over the trip, estimating the cost and feeling low about the current situation (Which all happened in the last 15 min), I have finally decided to continue writing about the Bucket list...
The thought of being to those places in itself is a wonderful feeling. I think that's why many have a bucket list. To revisit the memories of feeling nice and being in peace. To have a sense of surreal accomplishments that surrounds the never ending chaos.
The feeling of waking up to the birds chirping, sitting beside the musical trickling of water down the stream, feeling the hardened & dry surface of the desert, listening to the crackling sounds of the waves crashing on the shore, gently rubbing your arms for some warmth on a chilly mountain escapade or just lying under the dark night sky with the creatures of the twilight giving you company... These are the things that inspire us to write the bucket list....
Mine is on the way, Is your ready!!!
