Step out of your house, barefeet
Feel the cracks on the sidewalk
Marvel at the vegetation growing in them
Bend down and watch the industrious ants
Scurrying

Step out of your house, without an umbrella
Walk and watch the others run for cover
Get drenched till your shirt sticks to your chest
Walk straight till the road ends without wiping your misty glasses
At any cost do not let a single drop fall on the book in your hand

Approach her, ask her out publicly
Get rejected and make an ass of yourself
Crash her wedding and be kicked out of it
But not before trying an exotic new dish
Spicier the better

Wear mismatched shoes on a flight
To a country whose language is alien to you
Chat with the person next to you
Tell him your secrets so that he may tell you his
Know that even he has a story to tell

Visit a hospital
Watch a life come into existence
And another extinguish

Whatever you do, do not stay home
Do not be staring at the screen
Do not wait for ideas to strike you
Step out and chase after them
They are waiting for you