Its 2:30 pm and I just got back from the cremation ground right now. My favourite professor from D School passed away. She was an inspiration to most and it was only because of her that I developed an interest in agrarian structure. Unlike some of the other teachers, she was a great soul; always ready to advice and guide her dear pupils.
At 5:00 pm I have my farewell in the office. Yes, I am quitting my job in order to pursue further studies. Something inside me made me decide upon this. Many told me age is by your side, you can earn later. To those who said so- you’ll be happy to know I’m on that path now.
Can you see the irony of the situation? I have my goodbyes from this workplace today and somebody has already bid adieu to the world. Both are farewells yet they are so different. God’s system works in a funny way. You work your way up the ladder over the years and when you are finally up there, getting your share of the limelight then ‘snap’ your life gets taken away just so easily. Then why do we forever plan for the future? Why not just live for the day? After all you might just be in the other world tomorrow. Times like these I get so disillusioned with everything happening around me.
Money is never enough. Today you have Rs 2/- its fine, tomorrow you have Rs 200/- even that is fine as well, yet we crave for more and more. These material benefits are never ending so we should instead learn to cherish the people who are close to us. When you die, when you are sick, in times of need- more than money it is family and friends who are important. If you die a lonely rich man you can’t possibly find peace. A beggar with a family during his last hours is richer than the former at the end of it all.
So what exactly am I trying to prove out here? I am not sure of. Hopefully by the time I’m in my death bed, I’ll die a more knowledgeable person.
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