13-5-2007 -TWTW

Ppl I graduated finally, with robes n green capes, we all looked like v were auditioning for an Indian version of Harry Potter than as grads completing 2 yrs of B-school education J…as v enter the corporate world, v realize tat those few alphabets nxt to our names give us some power but also the need to unlearn many of our books gyan is also hitting hard…

The d-day last Saturday, was quite an xperience, with us having rehearsals of the parade, the audi filling up with parents, n me taking the girls out to lunch at desmonds, the high point was receiving the degree in a not so sober state :p… however, it was also emotionally taxing, as none frm family came to attend, and a near one departed on the same day, though, I had hardly any interaction with the person in question, my mother seems to b still recovering frm the shock n pain…

This whole week makes me feel like I have been married to my work, as I see more n more possibilities to do things, drawing up project plans and trying to do all tat I can has kept me away from home[ am contemplating staying on my own, though, parents want me to atleast show my face as thy have missed me enuf the past few yrs] frm Thursday onwards, I have been entrusted the role of vendor empanelment n management, ill have to track consultants n classify them n study their performance, v r closely working with abt 84 of thm so thrs a humongous amount of data to interpret n loads of meetings to schedule soon :-D

wrk also includes travelling to attend weeknd recruitment drives, this weekend missed gng to Chennai as I had to attend trainin to use a tool called Hirecraft, it's a complex tool wch simplifies the whole process…I find it v interesting n am looking at making the most out of it.. There's a 'moms day out' in office, wch is crèche facility for little children, I spend som time thr in the evenings, sometimes friends send me snippets frm different articles n I realize I miss reading the papers with the regularity tat I used to… I continue to carry my obsession with food n hav discovered eating joints in n around office, la casa, casabalanca, nakshatra n banjara r som places around the banshankari office wch I wud recommend to grab som good food n nice music…aparna who stays close by has been visiting almost every alternate day, havin lunch at her place wch is like a stones throw away, is fun as v try out weird recipes…these small interludes help me stay in touch n also remind me of the wonderful hostel days..

Apart frm wrk, lifes bcom a routine…I wake up by 5 AM, off for a walk for almost n hr, listenin to som amazing classical music on radio indigo, n the vishnusahasranama on 92.4 FM, get bck hom n prepare brkfast, n leave to office by 9 ish, day ends around 9 n am bck for dinner n prison brk… heroes has completed 20 episodes nw n I wish tat the day wudnt b far when genetic engineering wud b able to modify our capabilities..whenevr each episode unfolds I am also reminded of the movie 'Gattaca', its scary sometimes to think of science going wrong n impacting human life…I was happy to read Stephen Hawking's feat of staying under zero gravity these r the men of science who defy normal peoples perceptions n help us explore possibilities…


As I get into this mold of wrk, I have come to notice tat thr is a shift in focus, time has bcom v valuable, ppl also r gaining in importance, the distance tats increasing btn som of us has made me realize hw important u r to me, nikki, vani, miss talking to u everyday…but, I also realize tat by writing abt my regular routine I am in a way keeping u posted abt the v nature n simplicity tat life unfolds, nw my letters seem more personal n at times boring as theres nothing new in thm, however, its also a testament to wot v aspire for, in writing v put thoughts 2 gethr, n aspire to reach those thoughts to bcom actions n reality, its bt an exercise of contemplation, of recognizing the duality tat exists, but also knwing tat the degree of duality is slowly evolving towards a singularity a gradual flow of evolution….i want u all 2 read this b'ful thought of gibran, my fav poet...

'Speak to us of self knowledge', he said,

And he answered, saying:

Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights.
But your ears thirst for the sound of your heart's knowledge.
You would know in words that which you have always known in thought.
You would touch with your naked hands the body of your dreams.
And it is well you should.
The hidden well spring of your soul must needs rise and run murmuring to the sea;
And the treasure of your infinite depths would be revealed to your eyes.

But let there be no scales to weigh your unknown treasure;
And seek not the depths of your knowledge with staff or sounding line.
For self is a sea boundless and measureless.
Say not, "I have found the truth", but rather, "I have found a truth"
Say not " I have found the path of the soul", but rather, "I have met the soul walking upon my path".
For the soul walks upon all paths.
The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed.
The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals.