Its the evening of 1 St Jan 2015. The frantic wishing spree that started 24 hours back seems to be slowing down and fewer wishes trickling in with every passing hour. People have decided to give their cellphone a bit of rest. WhatsApp groups are back to jokes and streaming videos instead of the digitally created e-cards. Countless number of well wishers around us give a sense of relief that people remember us on this day. Some are from professional field, current or past organizations, friends from schools , colleges, our hobby hangouts and relatives. Some old flames too 😉 ! People wish you peace , prosperity, joy , happiness , wealth and what not. You too patiently acknowledge and wish similar things to them etc etc.. The number of people wishing you keeps growing every year and number of people engaging with you meaningfully keeps dropping down. Thats the reality after 2nd Jan. What happens after that? We go back to the routine of our struggles to find what we really want - sometimes stated and clear in our mind, sometimes unstated and hazy. But we do get back to working hard to achieve what we really want from our life and how we can make a better living. Deep down within us are those fears of uncertainty and upcoming challenges, which we brush aside and wish good luck for everyone around us. 2014 began on a similar note. With optimism and wishes for a bright outlook from everyone. But halfway thru the year, I wanted the year to end sooner than the time machines allowed. While it was a rewarding year professionally, there was still a discomfort with the way the things moved on many other fronts. There were times when I needed a balance between my social being, financial being, family and relations, value systems, mind Vs heart, ideology and creativity. Something inside me stopped rationalizing the balance and drifted on to critically evaluate what to let go off and what to cling on to. This was a year which created that stress at extremities and forced to settle at a more optimal level - to let go of more thereby letting fewer things to cling on to. Closer home, even peace came in instalments and at a Premium, sometimes needing financial commitments, sometimes emotional! Even extrinsically, the unpredictability increased, crime against women went up, more nations were at war against each other, aeroplanes went missing, people became more aware and hence less secure and - for a full year, GOD did not play cricket and towards the end, one of the most successful captain announced retirement! There were fewer things to cling on to! As I push the pedal for entry into 2015 & adjust my rear view mirror to get the 2014 out of sight and mind..I bring the compulsive optimist out in me, committing myself to cling on to more this year!! Encourage you to do so and wish you more successful endeavours in 2015...with a customary Happy new year.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 17:47:58 +0000
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