28 November 2024

Silence as an opportunity?

Imagine this… you have to stay completely silent for 2 weeks. This is not like your silent retreat kind of thing. You are home. Free to go around doing your usual stuff at home and office as long you do not use your vocal chords. This is due to a medical surgery – but you are guaranteed full recovery at the end of it. So, you do not have to worry about health complications from this.

Well, this is what I am going thru.

Of course, being silent means I have to slow things down. Also, I have a bit of extra time at hand since I cannot do any strenuous physical exercises – so no running or gym and all that.

Now, my question is – how would you use this as an opportunity? What are some of the ideas you have for me that I can use this to come out with a better version of me?

So far, I have started learning ASL. What else?

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27 November 2024

First hilarious incident in my quiet period

I feel like my public company days have come back with their quarter end “quiet period”!

Had a deep sleep from the narco painkillers and then came downstairs. Started talking to Sharmila with hand signals.

All these days, I have always wanted to scream at her after most of our conversations: “What you say makes no logical sense! You are just being emotional”. But I never have. About the only secret you will need to know apropos how to be married for 31 years. (Of course, to the same person, I mean)

Today, after 31 years of staying married, I felt like risking it all and screaming at her. “Why are YOU hand signaling to me? I can can hear fine”!! đŸ™‚

We all had a good laugh.

Good fun! Good fun! I am going to turn this as into an adventure. Already, I have submitted three dad jokes in the written form to Nikita!

It reminded me of an incident with my mom some 30 years back. Story for another day!

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27 November 2024

Post surgery report: with a twist thrown in

First of all thank you to DJ for taking me to the hospital at a God-awful hour and patiently waiting there till the whole thing was done and then driving me back. Doctors are too finicky about keeping patients under narco pain killers off the road. A bit too much, if you ask me.

The surgery took more time than was initially thought. I will not know what shape the voice box is in for some time. Unfortunately (or “fortunately” as those around me are pointing out), my total silence period has been extended from 5 days to 2 whole weeks. In fact I am not to exercise vocal chords till the doctor sees me on Dec 10.

I am thinking of this as my all inclusive Vipassana silent retreat with a surgery thrown in!!

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