If I look back to May 2003 time frame it was euphoria and ambitions of conquering summits of excellence in our professional worlds that helped me bidding a courageous farewell to all that I loved. I mean it was never easy to imagine life without System Lab and Gurunath kind of things. Somehow things changed a lot after that, partly with time and partly due to circumstances, and hopefully all for the good. I still had a PC with almost similar configuration until last summer as I had in sys lab and I still do drink coffee from a Nescafe vending machine, however neither sys lab nor Gurunath is a part of life. All this is not sheer nostalgia; somewhere down there lies the truth of my life. I still remember, while sitting in Gurunath on a late summer night, me, Deepak and Swapan talked about the same funny thing called life. We went all over; friends, family, love, career and what not. During all that discussion Tidel Park building in distant background with all its glow was a kindda representative of an immediate milestone for times to come; a beginning of new chapter in our professional life. Months later I ended up getting a job in that building, and several months later to that, every late night I walk to office pantry, forcing my face as close as possible to the screened glass wall in a hope of getting a glimpse of dim lights of Gurunath; never succeeded, lights are too bright in pantry and too dim in Gurunath. That’s life; hope you are getting the theme.
Past thirty three months have been a fairly good time, but if you ask me am I happy, I don’t have an answer. Logically I should be; if I go by numbers, I should still be. Though there have been significant things to be happy, cherish and to be proud about, looks like the average duration for which this happiness lasts has reduced exponentially. Now a days happiness lives for minutes and disappointment may prevail for days. People wonder what the hell else you need in life if what you have is not enough and you complain what the hell I should give more to life to get what I need. Lots of ‘What’ and nobody seem to have any answer, even you. Seems funny? Amidst all this life still goes on, day by day, SSDD way.
