Yesterday I was watching the classic movie “Anand” on TV. A fantastic portrayal of a lively personality played by Rajesh Khanna and simple yet intriguing screenplay of the movie kept me glued to the TV screen though I already had seen this movie five times earlier.

This film stayed with me even longer than I thought. Honestly, I kept asking one question to myself:

How would I spend my last 24-hours, 1,440 minutes, 86,400 seconds and several non-countable moments?

Imagine I get up in the morning and get to know that today would be my last day of life. My affair with life is going to be ended after 24-hours.

My first reaction would be: “Hell…! Just 24-hours. How can god be so cruel to me?” (Completely ignoring the fact that at least I was made to be known of the fact that I have one whole day to live my life, that’s what we “Human Beings” are – selfish, ignorant, and ever-complaining.)

After complaining to god about god, fear would grip me. Fear, a strong and essentially human emotion, would surround me in its arms tightly. A human being goes through many fears such as fear of being separated from loved ones, fear of losing control, fear of commitment, fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of losing our job, the list is never-ending. But truly, fear of death tops them all. My day would begin with:

1. First of all, I would want to donate my all vital organs and save as much lives as I can. This would be my little contribution towards humanity. There is a feeling that I would be doing something good for others.

2. I always have loved Delhi’s roadside ‘Cholle-Bhaturre’ and Maa Ke Haath Se Bana CHOORMA. I would ensure that I enjoy a great feast with these two contrast types of food beside Rajma Chawal and Butter Chicken at Kake Da Dhaba at VikasPuri in Delhi.

3. Since I am living in this world knowing about my death so I would surely like to tell my friends, readers, loved ones and non-loved ones too that please stop taking life seriously. It is a show that can end anytime. So have a blast in right sense till it lasts. Be a genuinely good human being and try to find one’s happiness in small-small things in life.

4. I would hug my parents and say ‘Thanks’ to them for giving me such a beautiful life. I can be very loving and affectionate person in a love relationship but I am not really a ‘huggy’ kind of person. My parents loved us, but they didn’t give us lots of hugs and kisses in typically filmi ways. In fact, I hadn’t hugged my parents too often. Never considered it important enough, but today I want to hug them very close to my heart with all the love and respect in my heart for them. After all, they have been the second God to me.

5. I would like to give a hug to my girlfriend and confess how much I loved her. The more I met her, the more I got to love her. The more I knew about her the stronger my feelings were for her. She was the best thing that had ever happened to me. I couldn't ask for anything better than that. I still remember the day I heard her voice first time, a new beginning in my life. It was a moment that I could never forget in my life. Her smile was the most precious possession of my entire life till now and going to be remained so. I really loved her a lot and always had dreamt of sharing my life with her. Today, all those materialistic goals would seem silly, useless and wastage of time to me, for which I stayed away from her. Anyways, I would give her a tight hug again and ask her to move on in life. Of course, it is the most difficult thing to do but then she has to move on. Life doesn’t stop for anyone.

6. Courtesy god, I would love to see a recorded display of the moments spent with my initial childhood friends, school friends, and then college friends, I would like to see myself living my childhood again through all those magical moments. My message to Satish, Sandeep, Amit, Baljinder, Sonu, Adesh, Neeraj, Vikas, Neetu, Rajni, Nisha, Priya, Bhanu, Bedi, Vishal, Shikha, Vineesh and many more is: “I Love You Friends, And Every Single Word I Said, I Really Mean It.”

7. I would tell my friend Amit to go for his dreams of being a famous writer; he certainly has the talent to be a very good writer.  Satish, well…please be more confident. And Dearest Ridhi...You have the capablity to achieve the impossible in life, just stop being slave to your mometary disappointments.

8. I would thank all those people who made a difference to my life in their own small but significant ways.

9. I would like to have a good chat with my favorite actress Preity Zinta over delicious lunch. She is one of those few actors/actresses in the Bollywood who is well-informed and well-read person and has a flair for talking sense. I just can’t resist beauty with brain, you know……Now stop reading too much between lines duffer, I am on my death-bed. Whew!

 10. I would like to make an apology from all those people to whom I have hurt knowingly or unknowingly in some or the other ways. Please forgive me. Amen!

11. I would love to have a grand royal bath in a biiiiiigggggg bathroom with my favorite song from movie ‘Taal’ being played in the background in a loud volume.

“Kahin Aag Lage Lag jaye…Koi Nag Dase Das Jave

Kabhi Gagan Gire Gir Jave…Chahe Kuch Bhi Ho Jave

Is Toote Dil Ki Peed Sahi Na Jaye…………..

…………..Aao Sayion…… Aao Sayion ………………”

12. And at last (won’t be able to say ‘last but not the least’) I would announce my goodbye to both the beauty and beast which exist on this earth, with a heavy heart. I would thank all the ILanders from the core of my heart for reading all the average stuff I wrote and always encouraged me with their motivating comments on my stories/articles/personal experiences and even to those who welcomed me with occasional bricks.

And above all, I would thank the guys (People behind Rediff ILand ) for providing me such an opportunity and platform to share my feelings with my ILand-fellows.

Now, it would be time to say adieu, Ram Ram, Khuda-Hafiz, May God Bless You All, Sat Shri Akal…

Thank You God for giving me such one beautiful day, filled with love, harmony, peace and togetherness.

Sitting on Yamraj’s Bhainsa, a Journey would end and another would begin, I would tread on the unbeaten path.

Death is the only path which everyone walks on and still it remains unbeaten. God is great.