HAPPY Father;s day to one and all

8 MOTHS TO THIS DAY (`11/6/2012) had gone past since my retirement on 11/10/2011. Like for many of those who retired, to me also it started with lot of questions and more importantly as to what next and when. I had a few ideas and desires and I was not sure as to how to go about them.then it struck me that if I had lived these 60 years to my satisfaction I could live thru the remaining phase too with satisfaction. It also dawned upon me that the force which showed me the way al along ( Call it as God or destiny or the inner guiding force)is there to guide me and I have to keep listening to it and I precisely did the same. And the responses were astounding. The responses came from many directions and each of them came as if it is a continuation of an earlier communication.They also came at the right intervals to make me to halt and take my decision in the proper perspective. And when I look back I feel I should feel contended with the journey in the last 8 months. I have lived my dream (though short and sweet ) of sharing my experiences and expertise as a seasoned banker with my faculty chore helping in the right dosage;First as consultant with Manipal Global university Bangalore and later with Centralised Training Solutions Mumbai as Domain expert. Remuneration was secondary. PRIMARY THING WAS the confidence reinforced in me that I can be a successful sought after faculty even after retirement and the satisfaction derived out of training young aspirants which made one forget the age difference and start feeling youngish.In the process I had used the interaction I had with participants to make use of the same successfully when I was called upon to interview candidates for Probationary officers in my erstwhile bank during the first week of June at Delhi.It enabled me to read thru the insights of candidates, their aspirations, their wants and needs and to take the appropraiate decision as to the suitability or other wise. And during the interugnum I was also making use of my professional qualification to assist those in need in finalysing the credit/compromise proposals and in completion of statutory branch/central audits of banks in time.Here again I was concentrating on the satisfaction component arising out of my contribution in work rather than the fees that it fetched and in fact many of the assignments are on a friendly basis and no regrets as each day was unique in giving me fresh experiences which can not be valued in terms of money. And when I am penning this mail few openings both in professional body as also in y erstwhile bank are available as a faculty besides number of joint prospects with like minded friends. I hav €e decided to flow along the tide instead of forcing any decion or any path to choose. And I must thank a whole lot of friends and well wishers in this journey.All my collegues and well wishers from my erst while bank and department who time and again made me strong and going, all my professional peers who joined with me in my bank some 33 years back ( some of them no more and some of them not in contacts but those few who are regularly in contact to share the precious moments of frendhip), my friends from Hongkong stint ( Especially Mr Prasad whose writings on Kamban made me to make my browsing experience richer,Mr Gurunathan whose approach to literature and the deep knowledge that he exhibits in analyzing an Issue is a treat to watch, Mr YOUNUS Bhoy who makes it a point to call and share his rich heritage and experiences every now and then, Mr Ram , Mr Sekar(SBI)Ms Chitra sivakumar, Ms Geetha Barathi,Mr Ramanathan and a host of other tamil friends who make the experience with Ilakkiya blog an invigorating one, Mr Sridhar who has made a unique contribution with his research work on Chinese poetry all of them keep this journey afloat and last but not the least all my family members WHO SHOWED WHAT a boon it is if a person has the good and understanding wife son and daughter. . Some things are required to be shared then and there as other wise it may loose its significance or it may not reach the deserving person at the right time.And hence this blog post to thank one and all for the journey all along and for journey still to be made. MAY THE JOURNEY GO ON MAY THE FRAGRANCE OF JOURNEY LAST LONG MAY CHEERS AND HAPPINESS BE IN EVERY DWELLING AND MAY PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING REIGN ALL THROUGH. SAMPATH KUMAR