Bidding Adieu

I am always bad at saying good bye to people. Specially when you know that you are never gonna be in that cubical, in that team, with all office friends, with those clients and with all that work around. It's always a bit difficult to deal with it.

I remember when I left my first job, I was actually happy on my last day there. Almost all my friends had left the organization, my old team-members were already waiting for me in the next organization so it felt easy. But when I gave away that cts id tag and came out of the building, got goose bumps and realized that I have just lost something very important. I won't be catching that company bus again and won't be coming to this place, won't use that email id again, won't chatter in pantries, canteens and roam in and around those 4 buildings. We build relationships not only with people around but also with the surroundings!!!

I am facing the same situation again today while leaving my second organization. This time a bit different as I am leaving behind some of my dear friends and some very sweet moments shared with them. But as life has to go on, I would definitely look forward to a new world :)

Be yourself, everyone else is already taken!!!

My friend watched a movie yesterday- 'Mein Madhuri Dixit Banana Chahti Hu' and it came through discussion, how many of us dream of being a person we envy the most? Guys want to be Sachin/Hritik/Aamir, girls want to be Sania/Aishwarya etc. But did Sachin wanted to be a brian lara? or Madhuri wanted to be Madhubala? No, as they had their ambitions in place, they followed their instincts and have reached today at such heights.
The point here is, admiring people and having some role model is a very good thing but why to think of becoming that person only? 


I wonder why people keep on comparing themselves with the other people. May be it's a human tendency to fall for such fruitless comparisons. Or since childhood, we are being told to see other people around and follow them. I remember during school time, my friend's mom used to tell her, "beta look at that guy, he does all his masti but still manages to come first in the class, learn something from him." and it started a phase of comparison for her, today as well when I meet her, I always find her envying someone. 


That's why I really admire this beautiful quote by Oscar Wilde : Be yourself, everyone else is already taken!!! There are so many things which we normally avoid even if we want to do them, just bcoz of the fear, what people may think if I do this. It's all about being true to yourself and doing what you actually want to do. We get this life once and no need to waste it aiming towards something which is not on our list. So just be confident, love yourself and live the life you love :)