Slow, long run
“Why did you leave us, sir?”
There was just one more box to be packed as I cleaned out my office. My mind was going over the fond memories of seven years when I heard a gentle knock. Our newest intern was at the door. “You were doing so well, sir”, she said “why did you then decide to leave us?”.
I gathered my thoughts for a minute and replied softly “How else would I have realized how much I was appreciated here?”
What if they think the same about me?
Sitting in the auditorium. In less than half an hour, I go on stage as the commencement speaker for Fulton Science Academy High School graduation ceremony. Looking around, I am much more nervous than the students or the organizers.
I keep telling my mind to imagine the audience as naked and my mind keeps telling me back “Oh! Yeah? What if they think the same about you?”. And I get even more nervous 🙂
From the bartender’s corner – Winter
“Old Order Changeth Yielding Place To New”
Winding down on Friday evening
Strictly speaking it was not that tough a week – given that I am winding down from one job and getting ready for another. But it was still good to listen to Nazrulgeeti with my father in law. Played the tabla for a couple of hours and he chose some of the old classical Nazrulgeetis for this evening. Wish my sister was here. In the late seventies, she used to sing these songs and I used to play the tabla with her then…