The Past.. The Present

I was asked this question during my first job interview, "Where do you see yourself five years down the line"? and I got my answer yesterday in the train. Big time mockery of life.
We were travelling by the first AC as there were no other tickets available and we had to reach Bangalore. My first ever travel in first AC coach. Its a nice cozy coupe kind of thing for four. I think the first class is almost always underbooked, so generally they allot 2 per coupe, so its all the more cozy. Ok, coming back to our mockery thing, murphy was looking at us generously and this time the first class was also completely booked. So we were 4 per coupe and Murphy made sure we had best company in the form of a newly wed couple. They were just married and we all know how the just married are :) I instantly felt like an elderly couple sitting in front of them. It was almost like a mirror reflection of 5 years back and I've come a long long way. Some differences below:

They: were all eyes and ears for each other.
We: were happy with our own eyes and ears :)

They: were holding hands.
We: were holding baby.

They: were sitting in a small 'b' , one curled up in the other.
We: were sitting in a big 'H', with akshara completing the H for us.

They: were listening to music, sharing the ipod.
We: were also listening to music but a different kind. N was playing the background music of all the available ringtones in the mobile and I was the main lead singer singing "Eat akshara, please.. open your mouth, baby eat.. eat baby please". Those were the only lyrics available.

They: were waiting for us to sleep so that they could get all the privacy they wanted.
We: were waiting for akshara to sleep, so that we can get some sleep. All we need is some extra sleep.

They: were all giggles and sweet nothings.
We: were discussing a serious issue, a deadlock scenario. Akshara has not pooped today and hence is not eating anything. But if she eats something, she will definitely poop. How do we handle this, how do we make her eat, how do we make her poop?

They: were helping each other in making the bed.
We: were fighting over keeping the light on or off.

The more I write, the more the differences I find, so lets just stop here. Signing off in the hope that they too will be like us 5 years down their lane :)

P.S:
1) Babies are adorable and are must haves. They are worth all the trouble they give and more.
2) Jo recommends first class AC coupe to all the newly weds. :)