A Reflection on Classic Literature

Reading classics is like falling in love.

The first couple of chapters are strange and hard to follow. After you get a hang of the writing style, you inch towards understanding the literature better. When you are not reading the book, you recollect some of the words, and are amazed at how well they were written. It is hard to say when exactly you have begun liking the book, and what exactly you like about the book.

By the time you finish the book, you are left with a peaceful and pleasant feeling. The characters in the book leave a mark in you – most of them are strong and influential.

Blessed are the souls who read classics. I wish I could meet the people behind these books.

P.S: I am currently reading Anna Karenina, written by Leo Tolstoy. It’s an 800-page book, and I am still in page 70. And, I am wondering when exactly I have fallen in love with the book. Now, I can’t think of anything other than the book.

Why Farewells are Hard

There’s so much going on at the moment. I feel as if there’s a clock inside me constantly ticking ‘Oh my God! Oh my God!’ So, I have resorted to penning it down.

Almost everyone in the team knows about my relocation now. But, they have been behaving as if they don’t (because they have been asked to). In a way, this is good – I won’t feel as emotional and nostalgic if they don’t mention anything about the move.

Will I ever find a team as awesome as this one? I am fortunate to work with people who offer sincere advice like a sibling, go out of the way to drop me home on a rainy day, worry about me if I leave office mid-day, hold a door open for me when I sprain my hands, off load my work, and help me before I even realize that I need help. More than anything, these are people who respect me and love me for what I am (including my craziness).

To top it all, Natasha has become as protective as a mother sending her child to a boarding school. It makes me want to hug her.

Leaving this office will be as hard as leaving college. I still remember the day we ate our dinner in silence on the last day of our college. I hope I move on and get busy with my work to overcome this nostalgic feeling.

New Year Resolutions - 2019

A part of my brain is in my pen (now, the keyboard); so, unless I pen down some things, they will not sink in.  

So, here comes my list of new year resolutions:

• Spend more time with kids: My target is at least 30 minutes each day.
• Read/watch work-related content: My target is at least 1 hour per week. And, this means that I’ll have to sacrifice a part of my time reading my all-time favorite classics to reading/watching something useful for my career.
• Improve communication: There’s more to effective communication than just speaking fluently - it is communicating the right thing to the right people at the right time. And, I aim at mastering this skill.
• Stick to my diet and work out: All 12 months of the year – no excuses.
• Learn swimming: Waiting for summer to begin.
• Plan for two vacations: One with the entire family and the other with just my better-half.

Let me look back at them towards the end of the year. Till then, wish me good luck!