Jalal's Diary

Part 5 : Pehli Mulaqaat

Hey Diary!

Don't you think I have been talking about a lot about emotional stuff these days? That's not exactly my type. I hope you didn't get bored off to sleep. Anyway, today you won't. Coz it was my first day in Amer, and I tell you, it was pretty adventurous.

As a city, Amer is a colorful and vibrant land. And when I say it is colorful, then I mean it in the true literal sense. Seriously diary... you'll just see colors and colors all around. I think it looks like a painter's mixing palette from the sky above. The hues are more promising right now in the Gangaur season. What a coincidence! This is the best time to experience the best of Rajputana.

Anyway, I don't really like too much of colors and dcor. It kinda makes Amer look like a fairyland or something, far, far away from the real, living world. That said, a fairy land has its own fun. It feels as if everybody is here to enjoy. You can see dancing, singing, playing, and eating people all around. The air seems to be having fun and enjoying with these lively people. The atmosphere here is very refreshing, if I say so. It seems nobody bothers to know anybody, all are here just to make merry. I haven't met a single person yet who hasn't smiled at me. I don't have a habit of such goody goody life, and so it feels strange and good at the same time.

Though I'm very proud of my Agra, I won't deny that I've never experienced such merry there ever. It is not as if Agra doesn't celebrate, or the people don't enjoy or something. But the circumstances are completely different in Agra, and to some extent, the mindsets too.

I haven't ever seen people smiling when I pass by the common streets of Agra. But I won't blame them at all, diary. I am their emperor in Agra, a person who is feared by all. How can you expect them to smile at me then? There is an aura of discomfort and fear around in Agra. But here, I am no feared-by-all emperor. I am just a common person, whom people can connect with. And without the royal attachments, even I can know the rest better. I can feel like one of them, not above them. And that, dear diary, is a great feeling!

For the first time today, I think there is something amiss in Agra. Though I can't exactly put my finger on what it is. Maybe it lacks the free joy and peace these people have. Maybe Agra is too busy in hatching conspiracies against me, against each other. Maybe Agra is busy in thinking of ways to get as much power as they can. Agra is too busy to live life.

In contrast, Amer seems much more happy and peaceful. Everybody smiles at the next. And trust me diary, you can't help smiling back at a person who smiles at you. Well its true, a smile is contagious! Such a comforting aura this place has. It is entirely different world, at least to me. Such vibrant festivities can lift your mood up in no time.

I wish one day I can experience the same refreshing feeling in my Agra too. But then, I don't think Agra can change. The day I go back there, I'll be the same heartless emperor, who's feared by all. And thus will begin my serious , kinda boring life.

Till then, let me enjoy my time here. So where was I? Yep, Amer.

The people of this colorful are even sweeter than its sweets, diary. Today I met a golu molu person selling daggers. Now he seemed cute, so I thought to stop and have a look at his daggers.

And do you know what he said? "Iski dhaar itni tez hai ki kisi bhi Mughal ki gardan kaat de!" I could not help laughing at this joke. Did he even know what dhaar actually is? I guessed not, so I showed a bit of an example. And the poor thing was so shocked!

Well I did have some fun with this innocent guy! You know what diary, I even told him my real identity, but he was too pea-brained to get even a word of all that I said to him. If all of Amer waasis are as innocent as him, then Amer, you'll be MINE soon enough.