Heights of my Stupidity!



Dated on 27th March 2007( Sri Rama Navami)

An idle brain is a devil's workshop. I proved it today! after lazing all day, I woke up by 3:00 pm, threw books before me for a while...mebbe 10 mins then I had had enough with those. I called sunil and asked " Boss! am planning to go out and click. Will you accompany me?". Sunil replied "Hmmm I guess I cant make it today for that Dad is visiting me". I told him that was okay and I started with my gear. I had two options in my mind either to click a 360 degrees panorama of Vijayawada from the top of a hill or goto city outskirts and capture some night shots! Meanwhile another sane friend of mine called. When I told her the options she said Sunset from the top of hill would be a good choice it was 5 by then . I was stupid enough to follow that.
After getting lost in the streets surrounding the Gunadala hill and retracing back to Eluru road, I drove further to the Chuttu kunta hill, the one near BSNL head quarters. There were steps initially via the slum I climbed those stairs when the steps ended I was panting! Still I were to trek the untamed part. Breathing hard, I stepped further. Through those slippery rocks I took another 10 feet! Then i was dehydrated! I checked my bag for the bottle. The F word slipped out of my mouth for that I was enough stupid to plan a trek when light was failing and worse I didn't carry water/carbonated drink. Cursing Sujana Rao for suggesting me trek and myself for following that I stepped further sitting on the rocks for every 3-5 steps I took. The rocks were slippery. Incidents of land slides flashed through my brain.
The peak was 40 feet away 'now'! pushing my brain and body hard I stepped further but its getting worse with every step. F****ing inspirational sentences were flashing through my brain. The words I came too far to take my step back were echoing in my ears. I stopped for every 3 steps, Finally it was only 20 steps between me and the peak. All of a sudden some thing flashed into my brain. "What if there are some crawlers. in these rocks or bushes?". I can stand before a T20 tank and talk steadily, but I cant help myself from running even if I encounter a non-venomous snake! The Angel on my right side turned into an Army Major and was shouting " You God Damn private marine! you can do it. Its hardly 20 feet now! go get it! Its not about trekking a hill its about testing your will power! You have two choices left 1. Quit and you'll compromise throughout your life. 2. Push it further you'll be your hero for the rest of your life".
I was out of breath. The thought of encountering snakes drove me crazy, mean while the light was fading off. If there are no steps on the other side I would be properly fucked! I started trekking down. Then thoughts that flashed were... "Arey yaar kyaa hai ki? after all its a wise decision to retreat when things are not favoring you! look at yourself.You have dehydrated it may be only 20 steps ahead look at the cross on the top of the hill (There's a Jesus Christ's cross on the peak). Salah! either ways if you continue you'll reach God. It's okay even though this is your Lakshya, you are no Hrithik roshan and you wont get a Preeti Zinta. Retreat for now. Be wise act like Winston Churchill". while trekking down I faced hell I slipped for few feet. I thought That was the end. Fortunately Grip retained to my shoes. I could barely stand. I was trembling.
Some how I made till steps. Still I couldn't stand. A female over there offered me water. I didn't care whether they were pure. I emptied the tumbler. she said "this is not the way to the peak there are steps to the peak from the other side". So, I missed a better way down and my mission just by 20 feet but thats okay if I continued climbing who knows I might have slipped or met a crawling creature. Some Day I'll reach that peak ( but will I? :p) thats what I told myself while stepping down, still sitting for every 5 steps I climbed down regretting. I was regretting neither for my unaccomplished mission nor for letting such stupid idea enter my brain. The sole thing is...."Damn! Sunil missed this Salah! what would have been his face when he reached the way middle". With that evil grin on my face I kick started my bike and drove back! So my heights of stupidity is 20 feet (Hypotenuse) below from the peak of chuttu kunta hill can some one tell me the height now?




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