Yesterday, I completed the first year of my first job.I had been thinking about this for quite some time, more so because I had been at home for the last one week without any work. I wanted to celebrate the occasion, and even left the office early.
As I sat in the auto I pondered, about how this entire year had been. I thought about the life I had been living in college before joining the firm and about the friends I made there. I remembered my optimism like that of a fresher who feels like winning the world on the very first day of the job. I remembered how the corporate world then, gradually started feeling mundane with every passing day and how I tried to retain my enthusiasm for enjoying the life I had. I thought about the first team of colleagues I worked with, about the excuses I made to be able to make it to the college reunions, about my transfer, and many more things.From people to places, it seemed everything was changing.
Swimming in a sea of thoughts, did I hit a question still unanswered in my mind. In the midst of the ever changing surroundings, there had to be something about ourselves that did not change. The thing about us that defined us. That something in each of us, which stays forever. 50 years down the lane, if we happen to meet again, what will it be that you would still be able to recognize in me?
Certainly, such a trait is present in everybody and needs to be identified. We are usually engrossed in the choices we make in our life, be it regarding career, higher education etc. and end up choosing the generally accepted option. I believe that any such choice should be in sync with our inherent quality more than anything else.
As for myself, I haven't figured it out so far. Probably it would take some time. But this journey of self discovery has surely begun! Meanwhile, as I stated earlier, I wanted to celebrate the occasion. So cheers to everyone as I sign-off to gulp some Absolut!
As I sat in the auto I pondered, about how this entire year had been. I thought about the life I had been living in college before joining the firm and about the friends I made there. I remembered my optimism like that of a fresher who feels like winning the world on the very first day of the job. I remembered how the corporate world then, gradually started feeling mundane with every passing day and how I tried to retain my enthusiasm for enjoying the life I had. I thought about the first team of colleagues I worked with, about the excuses I made to be able to make it to the college reunions, about my transfer, and many more things.From people to places, it seemed everything was changing.
Swimming in a sea of thoughts, did I hit a question still unanswered in my mind. In the midst of the ever changing surroundings, there had to be something about ourselves that did not change. The thing about us that defined us. That something in each of us, which stays forever. 50 years down the lane, if we happen to meet again, what will it be that you would still be able to recognize in me?
Certainly, such a trait is present in everybody and needs to be identified. We are usually engrossed in the choices we make in our life, be it regarding career, higher education etc. and end up choosing the generally accepted option. I believe that any such choice should be in sync with our inherent quality more than anything else.
As for myself, I haven't figured it out so far. Probably it would take some time. But this journey of self discovery has surely begun! Meanwhile, as I stated earlier, I wanted to celebrate the occasion. So cheers to everyone as I sign-off to gulp some Absolut!
