Hope remains the last word.....

Demotivation (n.) is feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless; to reduce somebody's enthusiasm: to make somebody feel less interested in working or studying effectively.

5 minutes to fill the fuel tank? How much is 5 minutes worth in this fast moving world? How much the market will swing in those five minutes? Environmental degradation! Global warming! Who cares? But 3-4 minutes at 70 MPa, the risk of leak, ignition, flames of the invisible gas that may envelop everything in no time, a bomb ticking away on your vehicle, death waiting right at the door step!! A couple of mishaps in the early days, and a technology destined for doom!

Detachment (n.) is a state in which a person overcomes his or her attachment to desire for things, people or concepts of the world and thus attains a heightened perspective.

The park was deserted; it was the season of the yellows. The roses, the reds and the violets did show up at some pockets, yet it was yellows all the way; having spread out vast and wide. The sun had almost touched down at the distant horizon. The mountains had a glow, and appeared to smile enticingly. The climb was easy, under the evening sun. From around 30 feet, the fields were far more beautiful. The clouds were away still but the breeze was colder.

Death (n.) is the permanent termination of the biological functions that define a living organism. It refers to both a particular event and to the condition that result thereby. The true nature of the latter has for millennia been a central concern of the world’s religious traditions and of philosophical enquiry.

If you plan to go down from there, you have to go head first, else there’s every chance for a lifetime in coma. What would be the velocity at impact? Try experimentation or go in for a simulation? There you go….no second thoughts. At half way through, recalled a promise that had to be kept. Someone somewhere would be waiting to hear another story. The iterations were stopped…..initial conditions restored, and the simulation abandoned. Sun had gone down beneath the western horizon. The descent downhill was lighter.

Expectation (n.) is a belief that is centered on the future, may or may not be realistic. A less advantageous result gives rise to the emotion of disappointment. If something happens that is not at all expected it is a surprise. An expectation about the behavior or performance of another person, expressed to that person, may have the nature of a strong request, or an order…….

……or is it pleading, on one’s knees?

36 in either innings is a reasonably good number of overs for one to spend in the middle, on that scale the second innings should commence in a few months time. Peppered with bouncers, beamers and yorkers; coupled with a suspect foot work, it was a mere going through the motions in the first. Stars might change and one may get to play more on the front foot, the second time around; an all-out attacking game, throwing caution to the winds.

Hope (n.) is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one’s life. Hope is the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best.

Hold on to the hopes and drag the dreams along,

For if the hopes fade and the dreams desert us;

Life will be nothing but a dreary desert.....

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And yes; Hope remains the last word in this dictionary......