Repatriation Blues: The Unmaking
12:20 AMA Walk in the Forest, Autumn in France 2007 |
I was on my way home commuting in a public transport after a long day when I heard this captivating song. I am taking a short course on Saturdays to learn current design drafting trends. Being back in school for an 8-hour long class, I was usually brain dead by 6pm sitting in a cramped commercial van stuck in horrendous traffic. This leaves a lot of time for contemplation.
A year ago, I was driving my Ford Explorer through the gated desert community barrier that automatically lifted using my sensor card. I swiftly gave a nod to the guard as I drove past the plush yellow villas and perfectly landscaped gardens. The contrast to that life a year ago and now is so drastic that I often feel I have gone back to where I have started after graduation. As if that life of grace and abundance was a dream that I suddenly woke up from. If there was a song that captured what I am feeling in verbatim, this would be it.