Constraints - Holding life on a leash rather than letting it go...

The realization that besides things academic or business oriented, life in its entirety is subject to constraints has made me somewhat queasy you can say!! It doesn't strike you at once but when it does it makes you sit back and reflect.

Can you remember one day or instance in your life when you weren't subject to any constraint whatsoever. When you were free to do whatever you wanted, keep doing it till you were satisfied to the core.... the answer is for you to think about.

Besides the obvious constraints of time, space conitnuum and of course the piggy bank collections there are several other subtle constraints that often hinder with the sauntering of the free spirit. I shall come to these a bit later. "The best things in life are either prohibited, illegal or fattening", so I heard in my class. Come to think of it, it actually is really very true. I will try and illustrate it with numerous examples and shall also point out the associated constraints...through these examples I will try and cover the entire gamut of constraints that we face in our day to day lives!!

• You can't always eat what you want - Health/Figure constraint
• You can't always sing whatever you want and at whatever volume - Peer Constraint
• You can't race a bike or car anytime with full acceleration - Traffic + Traffic Police Constraint
• You can't look at all the beautiful girls around you at the same time - Vision Constraint
• You can't wear anything you want or for that matter not wear anything even if you don't want to - Society Constraint
• You can't call a spade a spade always, even if you want to - Diplomatic Constraints
• You can't take the neighbour's playing stuff even if you are dying to play with it as you don't have it - 'Rohan is a Good Boy' Constraint/ Moral Constraint
• You can't steal the ripe fruits from the neighbour's trees - Moral Constraint
• You can't drench yourself completely in the rain and do a raindance wherever you want - Health Constraint/ 'Laptop may get wet' Constraint
• You can't boo a teacher if he/she is teaching pathetically - Attendance/ Disciplinary Constraint
• You can't bunk all classes and enjoy your sleep - Attendance Constraint
• You can't go on a impromptu trip with all your friends - Logistical Constraints/ Schedule Constraints
• You can't keep on talking on the phone with your gf/bf for unlimited time - Mobile balance Constraint/ 'Lack of topics to talk about' Constraint (the latter holds true for me pretty often!!)
• You can't do things at you own sweet pace - Peer Constraint
• You can't store all the awesome movies that you watch and love immensely - Hard Disk Space Constraint (even external hard drives fail to store all that you want to store)
• You can't undo what you did in your past even if you want to (wishful thinking I know) - Lack of Time Machine Constraint
• You can't walk into a Gelato ice cream parlour and have all the flavors at one go - Monetary/ Health/ Figure Constraints
• You are in the hostel, hungry and you can't buy Maggi late in the night - 'Hostel Gate Closed' Constraint
• You want to spend your entire life with someone but you can't - Caste/Income/Family/Age Constraint
• You want to top the class and prove your mettle but you can't - 'Not enough Enthu' Constraint
• You want to slap the wannabe junta around you and set them straight once and for all - Lean Physique Constraint!!
• You want to be close to your near and dear ones but you can't - Study/Job Constraint
• ......... and the list keeps going on and on....

Constraints often are the limitng and thus the deciding factor in our lives. Is an unrestrained life desirable? Upon second thoughts it actually isn't, because without constraints life would suddenly appear all too simple and thus lose its charm. But too much of constraints can also mar your ingenuity and make you not what you actually are and that certainly is not desirable.

(To be edited & continued....)