The last time

Think about it. Think about it real hard. When was the last time you-

spent three and a half tense hours?

had a lump in your throat from trying to not cry?

actually cried?

danced with random people?

saw the entire nation celebrating as one?

If you answered all of the above with a 'today' then congratulations, you have witnessed something which a lot of people have waited a long time for, something which every toddler learning to hold a bat dreams of, an encore which was 28 years in the making. Yes ladies and gentlemen, you have witnessed history being made today. If (heavens forbid) you were to die tomorrow, you'd do so in peace.

There are victories and then there are victories. Sometimes people win because they are destined to. But most of the times, they win because they have toiled for it. This victory belonged to the latter category. You saw it in the way the players reacted after the match. You felt it in Dhoni's eyes as he watched the last six sail over the boundary ropes. You heard it in every battle cry Yuvraj Singh let out. This was no ordinary victory.

But perhaps the most alluring image of this world cup was that of the young brigade, carrying their God on a victory lap of the stadium...the same way he has carried the expectations of the entire country for almost two decades.What is also most satisfying to learn is that he has now filled the only lacuna in his trophy cabinet. But we have to remember one thing.

Shortly after the euphoria of the victory has died down, the wave of expectations shall begin to amass anew. There will be new challenges, new scales to peak and new demons to exorcise . We may not win every time, but whatever tomorrow brings, today is ours. We have proved to the world that we too, can be the best at something. I sincerely hope that this belief infiltrates the mentality of every man, woman and child in this country and today is also the last day we block ourselves from realizing our true potentials!