The past couple of days (Thursday and Friday) were quite long, literally. It was as it time slowed down and I went through four days instead of two. Not a bad thing though. Thursday was special because of reasons best known to me, and Friday was packed but culminated in a wonderful Diwali get together with the team and associates. Days went spent, memories created and locked in, with a fresh outlook for the days and months ahead.
As the year draws to a close, the weather becomes pleasant and the festivities continue, one really wants time to slow down – to savor every bit of it. The excitement in creating solutions at work, the gatherings and preparation for a few programs that are in line, the debates and conversations around all of this, and the opportunity to take Keshav to places other than malls – all make November and December the best months of them all. I don’t know how I am going to do it, but I will try my best to stretch these minutes to the maximum possible. The hours, I gather, will take care of themselves.
Speaking of taking care, I read something nice today. Something that I believe in, and something that I put to practice as well, some parts of it at least (the teacher in me speaks).
One of the greatest measures of success is how many people rise because you were part of their lives. The people I admire the most aren’t just the ones who achieve extraordinary things. They’re the ones who never forget how to treat people along the way.
The ones who are kind when they have nothing to gain. Who make others feel valued, even when no one is watching. Who celebrate someone else’s success without feeling threatened by it.
Truth is: a life well lived isn’t measured only by what you build for yourself, but by what you make possible for others. Everywhere you go, you leave a mark. Through your words, your actions and the way you treat people.
So make it a habit to leave people and places better than you found them.
The opportunity to take people along, learn with them and from them, and them learn from you, watching them grow as you do, and celebrating together…we are very fortunate if we get to experience this. It is tough for some people to see others grow right in front of them, but if you can be a small catalyst to it, there is an inner satisfaction derived from the process that trumps anything else that you may have ever experienced. Seems to be a tall claim, but it is true. Try it sometime:)