I have often wondered about the speed with which time flies. At times the whole world appears to be crawling at such a slow speed that you feel that it has stopped its movement all together. And at other times you see that time has passed in such a great speed that you were taken by surprise at the out come of the events at the end of the period.
LAST 2YEARS , ESPECIALLY the period between October 2008 todate (Dec 2010) stand testimony to my sttaements. I saw the time coming to a stand still and i also winessed the time galloping at a breakneck spped, alternatively in the past two years,
And when i sit back, bring back my senses to a focus and start analysing things, wisdom dawns on me that time has always flown in the same manner in which it was flowing in the past and the manner in which it is going to flow in future also.It is my emotions, anxities and fears with which i have approached the issues that made me to believe otherwise.
October 2008...Personally and officially one of the most challenging times in my life journey.In retrospect i find that this time followed exactly an year after the wonderful phase that i had, in HYDERABD in the company of my son.It was not known then what was in store in the next year to come.Every thing was great, pleasant and satisfying in 2007.It all turned topsy turvy in 2008 .Conflicts of hearts went thru by siblings, the hurt that was witnessed, the depressing moments that followed all broght the time machine to a stand still/The gravity was felt more with the office atmosphere also becoming demanding each moment, with stiff targets and still stiffer schedules .In short nothing was going right in 2008.
The dawn of 2009, spent in a train journey from Mumbai to CHENNAI along with my wife marked a new beginning. WE had been bid fare well by our son a couple of hours back at DADAR.The parting is always sad and that moment when all of us were in varying depressed moods did not benefit either.I I got up right at midnight awakened by the chantings of group of women who were proceeding to Adi sakthi beedam at Melmaruvaththur .Right at the dawn of the new year i saw the lamps being lit and slogans peing chanted right on the paltform of a station where the train had come to a halt, in praise of Goddess Parasakthi.
I had always been an ordent baktha of Lord Srinivasa(Balaji of thirumala).And ever since i spent a couple of years at kolkatta, i had become equally attracted to the prowess of Goddess Sakthi, in her many forms.So when i was awakened that midnight, i took it as a message from the goddess that the future is going to be bright and shining.My sentiments proved right. There were welcome changes in the home front, there was a much awaited break thru for betterment which happened to my son and things started returning back to normalcy . Even at this point of time the extent of change that is going to sweep thru, in the career of my son was not felt by us and it was just perceived to be a change for the better , when it happened.
We had to wait for the dawn of 2010. It again had in store some surprises(SOME POSITIVE AND SOME NEGATIVE).while 2010 witnessed the bereavement of my dear brother, it also witnessed the home coming of my beloved daughter after a hectic, tyring and rewardless career of 2years in a private sector bank.It gave the elevation in my posting as DGM of a nationalised bank,But by that time all charms in elevations /promotions have all ceased to exist.
2010 WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR ONE UNIQUE EVENT.MY SON'S ACCOMPLISHMENT IN LESS THAN 6MONTHS IN SUBMITTING A THESIS ON A SUBJECT, WHICH IS DEAR AND NEAR TO HIM.At the point of posting this blog there still seems to be some uncertainties as to whether he will have the privilege of submitting it in person or whther he will have to authorise some one to submit the same on his behalf, to fulfill the time limit prescribed for submission.It is an irony that a feat which calls for recognition and appreciation of the highest order, is getting in to the usual Bureakratic rules and not getting the desired reach.Any way that is aprt of the game .NO regrets on that.
WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT A JOURNEY WHICH STARTED IN JULY 2006 IN HYDERABAD IS COMING TO A BEAUTIFUL END IN DECEMEBR 2010 AND THE SENSE OF PRIVELEGE ENJOYED AS A PROUD FATHER IS SOMETHING BEYOND DESRIPTION.WORDS FAIL ME AT THIS TIME.THEREFORE I STOP AT THIS JUNCTURE, JUST WISHING MY SON THE BEST WISHES ON HIS HOME COMING.LET HIS JOURNEY DOWN TO CHENNAI BE FULL OF HAPPINESS AND WONDERFUL MOMENTS SO THAT WHEN HE LEAVES FOR HONGKONG IN ANOTHER FORTNIGHT , TO START ANOTHER CAREER WITH PASSION AND ZEAL, ALL THESE GLORY AND HAPPINESS WILL FOLLOW HIM FOR EVER...
WELCOME HOME MY DEAR SON
FRIENDAD
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