24 hours after I have left my home in Gurgaon, I arrive tired and rumpled at my home in Stormville. Sure enough the weeds have taken over the garden. The deer have broken down the protective mesh which is now strewn on the walkway. The reeds have grown in nicely in the back - but the bushes by the garage are way overgrown. A few rays of sunlight make it through the clouds. It is a freezing 37 degrees.
There is not a soul around. Nor another car in sight. Just a bunch of quiet houses, with lots of green yards and lots of grey sky.
I feel a sense of quiet and peace that I have not been able to experience at any yoga or meditation session. I am home.
I wrestle my suitcase up the driveway (no Mukesh to carry it) and up the steps, fumble for the keys and unlock the front door. Ahh yes, I'd set the temperature inside at 50 degrees - warmer than the outside - so why are my teeth chattering.
I spot my favorite blue rug, I walk into my office with all the books I have left behind......I move onto the kitchen with the big old table that we've had happy family get togethers around - can someone please tell me why I live in Gurgaon again ?
Later in the afternoon, I drive down to the gas station - a full 3 miles away - to pick up some milk and bread - its great to be home but there is no edible food in this house. Again that sense of complete freedom - when I drive myself to pick up my own stuff to run my errands without having to depend on someone else . Later I will cook my own food, exactly the way I like it, with the utensils I have collected painstakingly over the years. I shall lay in front of the giant TV and while away the evening doing absolutely nothing, answerable to absolutely no one. Yes....... this is the good life !
Well that was about a week ago. 2 days of peace and quiet and I was ready for some shopping action. I spent the day in town cruising through all my favorite stores - completing my various errands. Then I spent another day lazing around.
And suddenly I am done. I am ready to join the land of the living - reconnect with family and friends, even do a PM Cadence call - hmm was I really missing work ? Good timing - had to get to Toledo to see Grandpa and the rest of the family.
3 days in Toledo in the warmth of family. And now once again I am back at the airport waiting to board a flight back to Gurgaon. Rejuvenated and ready to take on the world !!
There is not a soul around. Nor another car in sight. Just a bunch of quiet houses, with lots of green yards and lots of grey sky.
I feel a sense of quiet and peace that I have not been able to experience at any yoga or meditation session. I am home.
I wrestle my suitcase up the driveway (no Mukesh to carry it) and up the steps, fumble for the keys and unlock the front door. Ahh yes, I'd set the temperature inside at 50 degrees - warmer than the outside - so why are my teeth chattering.
I spot my favorite blue rug, I walk into my office with all the books I have left behind......I move onto the kitchen with the big old table that we've had happy family get togethers around - can someone please tell me why I live in Gurgaon again ?
Later in the afternoon, I drive down to the gas station - a full 3 miles away - to pick up some milk and bread - its great to be home but there is no edible food in this house. Again that sense of complete freedom - when I drive myself to pick up my own stuff to run my errands without having to depend on someone else . Later I will cook my own food, exactly the way I like it, with the utensils I have collected painstakingly over the years. I shall lay in front of the giant TV and while away the evening doing absolutely nothing, answerable to absolutely no one. Yes....... this is the good life !
Well that was about a week ago. 2 days of peace and quiet and I was ready for some shopping action. I spent the day in town cruising through all my favorite stores - completing my various errands. Then I spent another day lazing around.
And suddenly I am done. I am ready to join the land of the living - reconnect with family and friends, even do a PM Cadence call - hmm was I really missing work ? Good timing - had to get to Toledo to see Grandpa and the rest of the family.
3 days in Toledo in the warmth of family. And now once again I am back at the airport waiting to board a flight back to Gurgaon. Rejuvenated and ready to take on the world !!
Aankho Dekha Haal of Karjat Trip..
ReplyDeleteIt was very prompt and seem some account left out; may be with deliberate conscious of being sensitive