How short is our life span when considered the bigger scheme of things. How much do we strive for in this short span, money, affection, status, success, recognition, fame, friends or even peace.
But in 90 % of the cases most remember childhood as their happiest time. Surprisingly we had none of these while we are kids. The first rain, the muddy patch of land served as the cricket pitch, the circle on the ground as the battlefield of kabaddi and a bag of 30 marbles was considered a wealth. The kite flying taught unforgettable lessons in life which even the best profs havent matched up.
Today, it seems a long journey. But time and again i would give it all for just one more evening of that careless life. Maybe i was lucky to have an unbrindled time with just the right amount of guidance when needed.
It all makes me realise what do we actually yearn for? Many think for a job, a position or an opportunity. I feel it is doing what we want actually and not falling for the herd.
The flight is only as high as the will for it and not the wind of some one else's efforts. It reminds me of Coelho in the Alchemist, " Slowly as we grow, we move away from our real dreams with the chains of practicality and common sense".
If we barely manage to keep the fire alive then its worth to toss it all out for just one shot at the dice of chance.
ephemeral actions, timeless significance!
Kickoff once more!
Here it is, I am kickstarting this blog after an entire year. Last time round something went wrong, hope i have better luck this time.
Just back from a 2 1/2 month summer internship with Citigroup. Overall it was a great learning experience. By just being there and being inquistive, i learnt a lot about Corporate banking. It is exciting and worth pursuing as a career. It is strange how inchoate our ideas are about things like summers and we talk about job profiles, credit card ones and those which are not. Howeer 2 months have really shown me the entire gamut of jobs available and the tremendous scope of opportunities. Having a very enthu guide really helped. More i think, the most important thing that i learnt was to do things on a "need to do" basis.
I also had a great stay at home. How strange it is, back there i felt that i was in Lucknow a very much time ago. Now while i am here, I feel that i was back at home ages back. I guess the short term memory at work pretty fast.
All that time back home in the lap of comely atmosphere, i really got time to contemplate and straighten a few things out. Sometimes the knots just keep increasing and it takes some time to untie them. However when you do, a certain clarity strikes you. That is when you realise the importance of slowing down and look around. Where are you and where are you going....
You then realise it takes a fair bit of patience to get some things in life. and those are worth waiting for!
