Imagining Memories -

"Eyes like twinkle twinkle star " - and imagine watching these eyes light up, light up brighter than the star from somewhere around here which sustains life.

They light up and those familiar sights which may not be any more than what they seem, or maybe far more than what meets the eye.

For she - only she - when she looks at those sights she doesn't glance at what they are but she reminiscences what they mean.

In the embrace encouraging air that unspoilt hill stations always spread in plenty, she walks down the crowded street, smiling looking at the old shop selling sweets, looking appreciatively at the hopeful street seller keenly glancing at her watching out for a faint flicker of interest.

She stops at a small door, small, far too small for anyone with anything more than humble proportions to ease themselves in and as she walks in she knows that its not just her memories but her taste buds and her senses, all await not just a delicious but also a nostalgia filled mouthful.

They keep twinkling both with relish and with joyful memories and she shares the most delicious of meals with me by her side. How wonderful would that sight be"she in her school uniform stopping by on her way home just to enjoy a meal before a meal.

She talks to me about how she had the best jalebis in the world - and she watches me devour them just as she says so.

A mouthful of red - a tongue burnt - and a memory re-energised. She says kwai - and the look of what that could do to me - reminded me of the "bridge on " .

The constant twinkle makes me want to be there - makes me wish to be with her through those days of education enforced skirts and forever conspiring, life affirming friendships.

And through it all - the three of them, friends through many lunches and condiments, I watch them sit on the hidden walkway looking at the valley below, holding each other - both for love and warmth - a smile breaks on my lips as I imagine - imagine memories.

What's the Hurry - there's always tomorrow

A close friend of mine once told me "everything that may be pushed for tomorrow can be delayed enough for it to be no longer needed done ".

Funnily enough, it holds more true than not.

" If only ", " I wish " - aren't they all words which make us rue a decision we took to not take any decision. " If only, I bought a house then ", " I wish we could get a right car at the price ", " I wish I had more time for myself ".

But then what - but for a moment when its uttered, it goes no further than a lament, on what wasn't - almost translating to us doing something about converting our lament into our pride.

There's many a curious thought that comes to mind when it comes to rationalizing procrastination.

They vary from telling ourselves " there's no time ", " I've something more urgent to do ( which almost always translates to " let me not to do this " and very rarely " let me do this next ) ", " this isn't going to change anything ".

Bringing a workplace reference to the same thought - Mcgregor while discussing theory x and y - quite possibly had the same reference to context when he categorised those in theory y.

This day and age, most of us, in all our honest ambition are driven by our unending drive to succeed , for oneupmanship.

Everyday, we're driven by what we want to achieve professionally - so much so that not only we strive to turn tomorrow into today but we try to many a time turn someone else's tomorrow into our today - sometimes with means which are less than ideal.

What, if anything indeed - holds us back from achieving the same level of proficiency when it comes to personal existence.

Truth is, we're more a creation of our personal circumstances, of our friends and family than of anything that we encounter at our workplace and yet if we were to truly measure our efficiency, our versatility or our purpose when it comes to our growth as the multifaceted human being we are - its always comes somewhere invisible in our speeding sprint of priorities.

Can we ever be a versatile professional if we are a uni dimensional person ?

Can we ever appreciate an organisation's vision when we don't attach enough importance to having one of our own.

Finally,

Can we ever truly excel if our person continues to accept and compromise - lets all look within,

who we are is what we become.