Of my life and milestones and millstones

My birth a milestone
my upbringing a millstone

shifting to Delhi a milestone
getting up rooted from anand a millstone

Reading business autobiographies as a 12 yr old a milestone
Never learning how to hold the cricket bat correctly a millstone

Celebrating my school's birthday a milestone
landing up in shorts for the party (boy that was embarrassing) a millstone

Becoming the youngest member of "Veni vidi Vici" my school quiz club a milestone
Beating sid nair my close pal for that a millstone

Becoming the felicity house vice captain in Std xi a milestone
Never becoming the teacher on the teacher's day in std xii a millstone

Joining engg on an NRI seat a millstone
Becoming the secretary of the lit club in undergrad and passing with distinction a milestone

Finding a lovely soul mate a milestone
Losing her to Uncle Sam and marriage a millstone

Being 'Stuck in the middle'&' Top of the normal curve ' in post grad a millstone
Making the best friends of my life in GH 3 a milestone

Becoming a cycle hawker salesman in orissa a milestone
Seeing the abject poverty of my state a millstone


They say a man who has not failed has not tried anything in life.
What the heck shall take all the millstones for reaching the milestones.