In The Rear View Mirror
This has been a very memorable year for me, it meant breaking free, and growing again.
Retirement has been a great thing to happen to me because I have now time to do what I always wanted to do. I wonder why didn’t I opt for it ten years ago, life would have been so different and wonderful.
A visit to South Africa, a chance meeting with some people of Indian origin who have come up in society the hard way, a meeting with Dr. Ali Bacher, and another with Hilton Ratcliff, an astronomer of repute [See my post] made the visit memorable. There was so much to learn from them!
Starting the second career has not been very difficult. So many well wishers and friends were calling up asking me to do something for them.
Working for underprivileged children [See my post] is gradually catching momentum, though I must confess this is a new area for me and I am literally groping and searching for ideas. Who is inspiring whom? The truth is that I feel inspired by the under-privileged children. They are fighting big odds, without complaints and have remained cheerful. The students seem to be like sponge, they absorb anything in the form of knowledge that comes their way. I am relearning this lost sensitivity from them. Enjoyable it is.
And I have had an opportunity to work with Unique Features on a Water Management project; Asian Paints and Unique Features will be distributing a booklet to students at Nagpur on Jan 7 in their effort to create awareness about water scarcity and related issues like Rain water harvesting. I feel happy that I have contributed to this effort. Working on Social Responsibility project has its pleasures, but more than that I have enjoyed my discussions with Anand Awadhani and Dhanashree Bedekar of Unique Features. It is amazing to see their social awareness, perspectives on many issues, and their work. Very inspiring.
And after a big tussle, I could buy an apartment. It is getting done up and I intend to shift there soon. I will have a small room exclusively for myself there, with a small library, table, laptop and printer. An office for myself! Feels great!! It overlooks a green field from 12th floor.
My dream is to visit Norway and travel by sea to London. Don’t ask ‘why’! These are childhood dreams, there is no reason. Hopefully I will be able to save enough for trips to fulfill those dreams and make it happen in 2011.
Quite a lot to do. I have indeed a long ‘To Do’ list and I do not want to go to the land “from where no one returns” without finishing it. That means one must live a life which is disciplined and well organized.
That’s where the problem lies!
Vivek
that was a wonderful summary of a great year you had…new office – I experienced this feeling this year..and it feels great u know…:)
I hope you write a post on your trip to Norway this time next year 🙂 take care and wish you a very happy new year :))
Wish you the very best in the coming year. I would love to read about Norway experience by this time next year 🙂
Your own room, that has become a luxury these days. You are one lucky man and you deserve it. 🙂
Wishing you a fantastic year ahead sir ! You are an inspiration by the way you have lived and the way you have taken to reinventing yourself !
London and Norway are on my 'to do' lists as well. London for the 2012 olympics is something that i promised myself.
An office for yourself is indeed awesome. Fields. Sky. Books. Internet. Oodles of time. Experiences to look back to. A trait of reflecting. And a willingness to discard and reinvent. These make an awesome combination ! Heres wishing you a fantastic 2010 !
This sounds like such a well planned, enjoyable retirement ! Your time your own, activities you enjoy, and a wonderful place to write about things , in a great new home, with a grand-daughter to inspire you….
Wishing you a very happy new year…
It was really nice and inspiring to read about your 2009 round up. You have balanced old and new, work and life, pleasure and productivity so well.
Hope the rest of your to-do list gets done in 2010, with the addition of some new to-dos as well.
Fnatastic and really ispiring post. Making impact to other people's lives is awesome.Your own library, and paraphernalia is also my dream to materialise.
Loved the summing up done with your characteristic humility.
Thanks for all that you have done for me in 2009 and looking forward to your guidance in the years ahead. WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.
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