The long, fun-filled day had sort of come to an end as we
boarded the train to come back home. Usually, train journeys are about me
plugging in my earphones and enjoying the music- the music that I intentionally
listen to, from my phone, and the music that is created by the trains (oh yes!
After having traveled by the Mumbai Locals for more than three years, the
sound of the trains does become music, not a pleasant one, but neither an
unpleasant one). But today’s journey was not the usual one. Today’s journey was
pretty much about me gazing through the window as the train passed through
several stations. Today’s journey was pretty much about listening to a music
that was being echoed in my ears- that was the music called “Laughter”.
A few of my
friends have told me that I laugh like a monster, uncontrollably and really
loud- so loud that the sound might disturb people even at a distance (by the
way, they call it the “khatarnaak vaali
hasi”). But even then, what is it that makes me say that these echoes of
laughter sound like music to me? I wonder! It’s probably the smile that appears
on my face as this music of laughter plays itself, or it’s probably the
realization which dawns upon me that it is this laughter that makes me forget
the world around me. It’s probably just the happiness that I experience as I listen
to these echoes of laughter, or it’s simply the fact that it is this laughter
that has given me an opportunity to write something after almost A MONTH.
Whatever it is,
this music called laughter is very special to me and no LOL, no ROFL, or no
WhatsApp “emoji” can ever define it.
And yes, I truly believe that laughter is the best medicine. So don’t keep
smiling, KEEP LAUGHING- as loud as possible!
