Livin' On the Edge

"There's somethin' wrong with the world today, I don't know what it is,
Something's wrong with our eyes

We're seeing things in a different way, And God knows it ain't His,
It sure ain't no surprise

We're livin' on the edge
We're livin' on the edge
We're livin' on the edge"

"Aerosmith" sang this meaningful number in 1993. How true is the meaning of this song!! If we look at our lives and the happenings around us;we can safely say that we are living on the edge. The most edgy part of my life started when I reached the magnificent National Defence Academy. The first day itself,I lost my lovely hair to a brutal attack by the NDA barber in a mirror-less room.I knew I was on an edge and I also understood fully well that it was just the beginning.

     

The edgy 2nd Term began and always kept me on my toes.It made me fit and made my thinking robust.Since then life has been a roller coaster ride on times spent at sea and ashore.The edginess remained all throughout.

     

Now,I have a teenager who has crossed me both in height and the shoe size. He now keeps me on an edge and again keeps me fit and robust in my thinking. The results of the penultimate medical in Uniform today have certified the advantage of staying on the edge.The Cholesterol and Sugar Levels are in great shape. Tonight is the night and as the Jack Daniels calls-am going to sing Aerosmith's words to the teenager and thank him for keeping me on an edge and keep me going.