Nowadays, the only problem s that of plenty! Too many things to do, too many things to think about, too much stuff to read. To choose what you want is really difficult.
The only thing that is constant i guess my jogging. All the other things are stashed up according to the time available and the vagaries of B-school lofe. Sometimes i am reminded of the quintessential story of "The babysitter" by Chekhov. The baby sitter is being over worked by the tyrannous land lady and the poor soul is burdened by the extremely arduous and menial chores of home. Just out of complete exhaustion, she enters a twilight zone where things become clearer.
Chekhov is difficult to think about anf forget. One of the masters of the language. Though not as elaborative as J R R Tolkien but maybe as good at human emotions as Victor Hugo. They are the masters who not only make beautiful verse but ever lasting ones.
The problem of plenty!
Poetic musings.
Boring lectures have induced me to writing poems. Here is the work of such 2 boring lectures:
Its a long & winding road,
Difficult to keep your own horde;
What is it that we seek,
Sunlit land's golden breeze;
Piling upon careless breaths,
Although end is only in wreaths.
Treading upon paths where millenia have trod;
Sometimes dark, sometimes daylight broad.
Does it matter at all?
Whether you win or fall.
When all you see and all you feel.
Comes to naught when you finally kneel!
The most satisfying thing at L!
Today i went to an adult literacy class for a group of 27 people who work various jobs in our own institute. Right from sweepers, labourers and gate keepers. It was amazing at the enthusiasm showed by these people.
Initially there was scepticism on my part whether i will be able to relate with them or not. However to teach somebody to write a single alphabet in whichever language and to make him understand the meaning in relation to a word is the most wonderful and satisfying task. They were aged from 10 years to about 60 i guess. Some knew a bit of alphabets from their schooling days where as others did not have a clue.
I typically remember this old lady who was seeing a hindi alphabet for the first time, and i struggled for an hour to make her write the first alphabet of hindi. When she managed just half of it, i felt great. I hope she continues to come!
Chasin Buddhia ....
I have got a new thrill! That of running 3 rounds of my campus. It comes out to be about 10 kms in total and it feels really great to accomplish that.
What i find is that i had been stuck at 1 or 2 rounds where i was pretty comfortable. When you are in your comfort xone, you tend to avoid moving out of it. God knows, how many opportunities we miss because of it. But the world outside of our myopic view is pretty limitless and full of potential.
So time to break free and explore new grounds and gain back some of that carefree and adventurous attitude... And yeah time for some major revamps.
