"..for I couldn't harness my awe and
fell into a guffawing spree, just at the wrong place with absurd timing”.
Toastmaster Scarlett always had this
conflict of interest between her body and her emotions often. She always
thought of the imbalance created within the most complex single autonomous
machinery in the world – human body. She used to wonder why she fell asleep
just when she thought the tragic incident is going to deprive her of sleep for
days. She wondered why she felt hungry just hours after her German boy-friend
dumped her when she thought it's going to remain heavy in her stomach for long.
With much more instances lining up her experience sleeve, she concluded – we
are not Master enough to saddle our own body. Do all the possible mess you can
with your mind and your senses, it just doesn't matter, when you body wakes up
and points a gun at you, surrender is the wisest and only possible option.
That's exactly what happens when you speak
of something only prepared and not understood. Your mind, focus and all your
sensory pals are zoomed in on the words while your body is experiencing
something not familiar and out-of-sync. It trembles at those momentary pauses
you take when you have no idea what to speak next. Well, the whole program of
you standing out there looks much weirder now. Your physical form which
is supposed to help you with the gestures and postures part is now on its way
to crash and now in addition to exploring words in your mind you have more
things to handle now – your shaky feet, the what-to-do-with-these hands, the
hard-to-look-at-you-folks eyes and an overall stiff stance.
Ever tried to sing your favorite song
motionless? How hard is it? It's that weird musical waves and eye-lid movements
you make that makes your song a much better experience to the listeners. So the
key is, make your speech your favorite. Love what you've prepared and orchestrate
it. Take for granted the fact that you got a stage and a decent crowd to
listen to you. Roll it.
“..so, had a dusky evening tinted with
Easter lights by the Tiber. My friend for a fortnight Nicoleta sang this
beautiful song then. It haunted me of my long trip ahead but she graciously
swayed to the song and I could feel her movements carrying me away.
Who can say where the road goes?Where the day flows?
Only time
And who can say if your love grows, As your heart chose?
Only time
Who can say why your heart sighs, As your love flies?
Only time.....................”
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