Commemorating
our first year of togetherness post marriage, this past month my wife and I
felt something far-reaching. My parents had come over for the occasion and we
realized that there’s hardly anything more gratifying than spending some cherished
time with your loved ones. One year down! And truly what a while it has been... Time
seems to have whizzed past like a gale-force wind, bringing with it new hopes,
challenges and rewards.
Although I’ve written several articles on one’s personal
and professional life, those have almost always focused on the individual’s
outlook. But the truth is that hardly anyone succeeds on his own. It is a
team game... A soccer team may have a couple of top goal scorers, but with no
team there’s no win! The homemakers in your family play just as important a
role as the breadwinners, similar to the front and back ends of an operation. So,
your success is not just yours alone, but your entire family’s too.
So, our first proper trip to the country’s capital was not only a 1st marriage anniversary treat, but also a much deserved break for Team Family! The Red Fort, Qutab Minar and other popularities of New Delhi seemed so much more magnificent in person, than portrayed by media or word of mouth, which truly do no justice to their presence and enormity. Driving past the Parliament House and Rashtrapati Bhavan, shown so often on news channels and movies alike, was surreal to say the least.
Well, so much for the past year... Welcoming the brand new year with a family picnic on the second last day of 2018, immediately followed by a blast on new year’s eve with new Bollywood playback singer Yakoob Ali Khan's performance here at our township in Panipat, taking center stage, 2019 has finally arrived in all its glory! It is time to embrace the promises of the brand new year on all fronts with arms outstretched. And as for me... The first year since I started my professional career, where my transfer / promotion is officially due... The year when my father finally retires from his long and illustrious career in SAIL at the end of this November... The year when we commence our holidaying on an international scale... It is all here!
So, our first proper trip to the country’s capital was not only a 1st marriage anniversary treat, but also a much deserved break for Team Family! The Red Fort, Qutab Minar and other popularities of New Delhi seemed so much more magnificent in person, than portrayed by media or word of mouth, which truly do no justice to their presence and enormity. Driving past the Parliament House and Rashtrapati Bhavan, shown so often on news channels and movies alike, was surreal to say the least.
Well, so much for the past year... Welcoming the brand new year with a family picnic on the second last day of 2018, immediately followed by a blast on new year’s eve with new Bollywood playback singer Yakoob Ali Khan's performance here at our township in Panipat, taking center stage, 2019 has finally arrived in all its glory! It is time to embrace the promises of the brand new year on all fronts with arms outstretched. And as for me... The first year since I started my professional career, where my transfer / promotion is officially due... The year when my father finally retires from his long and illustrious career in SAIL at the end of this November... The year when we commence our holidaying on an international scale... It is all here!
So, without further adue, I’d like to wish everyone a very happy and prosperous new year, and conclude with a message which struck a chord with me some time back:-
“THINK A LITTLE LESS, LIVE
A LITTLE MORE!”
