We recently moved cities – with bag and baggage and our small joint family of grand-parents and kids. To help them all settle in their new habitat, I decided to take a small sabbatical from my daily schedule and professional responsibilities. Setting up the home, managing logistics and doing daily chores, last few days passed in a jiffy.
I happened to speak to a friend the other day, who
laughingly remarked – make hay while the sun shines. Enjoy your vacation till
it lasts. You never know when you will get this chance again.
I pondered on her words of advice, and the same night sat
down to write my wish list – list of things I want to do before I resume
walking on a tight rope, balancing my personal and professional aspirations. I
am sharing my list here in a hope that it’ll work as a reminder for me J
1.
To try new flavors of premium tea – I recently
heard about a supplier of premium tea. Ever since I have been planning to buy a
few different variants. These I want to enjoy sitting in a corner of my
terrace, away from all noise.
2.
To be able to complete one book – My last few
reads were non-fiction. As each section was a complete thought in itself, it
didn’t bother me if I missed a few sections. And I did miss almost invariably.
But now I want to read one complete book – cover to cover.
3.
To be able to write – To live an experience
which I can make memorable by sharing on this platform
4.
Enjoy a session of bakar with an old friend – if
you want to know what I mean, please read my earlier piece Aristotle’s
Rhetoric Vs Our Bakar
5.
One extensively elaborate, but lazy breakfast
buffet after a refreshing morning walk.
It is rightly said that work expands to fill the time
available. Being a living testimony of this statement, I manage to remain
constantly engaged through the day. Thus I am refraining from preparing an
extensive or ambitious wish-list.
Now keeping my fingers crossed, hoping I will manage to
check them all.
