Quick Realization
Writing an article down at 4 am in the morning, result of badass jet lag and also myriad of thoughts in sync with my out of sync body..
I just came back from India after spending a week with my family. Reason for a surprise visit this time was my dad’s retirement. Introspecting, I very well realize whatever and wherever I am today is because of all the hard work my parents put in all their lives. Like my husband always tells me, unlike most other parents who provide for their children, my parents made sure we achieved whatever we dreamt of.
That definitely tags me as a really lucky child. And also one of the reasons why I didn’t want to miss this big day in my dad’s life celebrating his achievements while he is the one responsible for each one of ours.
Talking about his plans in life next, my dad asked me — “Will you create a blog profile for me? I want to start writing again..”. It made me immensely happy to see my dad excited for the next phase of his life and his plans of doing things he missed out on most during last 35 years of his life.
Sadly, this was also a reminder of how I have been following his footsteps and missing out on my own passions in life. I will be half of my dad’s age in another two weeks. And I already feel exhausted, drained and stressed with work and chores way more often than I should. I am surrounded by screens all day long. I no longer use my pen or my diary. I haven’t written in a while myself.
As soon as I landed in India, device policy on my phone needed an upgrade to even access office calendar or emails. Taking this as a signal from above, I too made an attempt to not make an attempt to connect to Wi-Fi while I was in India for next 7 days. All I did was spend time with family, laugh my heart out, eat out at my favorite joints, roam around on my two wheeler and soak in all the chaos which I miss most in America.
It’s time to get back to the churn. But I feel so refreshed and ready. Mantra is to not let go of the simple joys and passions in life. And once again thanks daddy for the unsaid inspiration!