This is ThanksGiving,another major festival on the calendar.Means not much to me,but in the spirit of being in the States, it again means a fair bit.In the fitness of things,this blog will not be about my usual crib-complain-cry stuff.Rather I was thinking about who are the people and what are the things I should be thankful for.I think when I am alone, I tend to better organize my thoughts and my thinking process is much clearer,and hence this is a good time to make these judgements.
My first thought went of course to my family and the strong support cast that surrounds me.When I travel in the Miami-Dade bus every single day to work and see the people around me whose career means working at McDonalds and gas stations,I am thankful for my parents for having educated me and empowered me with a chance to lead a better life. When I see kids in my apt complex *trying out stuff* I am again thankful to my family for keeping me on the right track. I also think I have some good friends with whom I can take certain luxuries and not feel guilty about it one bit. Eg: One weekend I went to a friends place, (kind of unannounced),finished off partially his Chinese-Tofu rice,went to sleep peacefully without having to worry if he had enough to fill himself. Such people are far and in between and I think I am incredibly lucky to have them. Then there are others from school days and VIT days who keep encouraging and pushing me for better things !
Even considering my present status (or should I say lack of it, pun intended) I think I have a fair bit going for me.I have had a chance to work in a top notch medical device company and with a little luck I will get the position I want so desperately and add a few $ to my bank account which again by gods grace looks much better than it ever did.I know how bad it is when you are in debt,some of my closest friends have been throught that nightmare.At work,things are always fun and my boss also thinks fairly well about me.On the personal front,reading has picked up again.I just finished "Surely you are joking,Mr.Feynman" an extremely entertaining book.Gym also is going well and though I cant put on the pounds and though I keep guzzling beer I am in much better shape than I ever was. So I think admist all the chaos and confusion that has been my shadow since the last eight months theres a lot I must look forward to and be thankful for.My first thought went of course to my family and the strong support cast that surrounds me.When I travel in the Miami-Dade bus every single day to work and see the people around me whose career means working at McDonalds and gas stations,I am thankful for my parents for having educated me and empowered me with a chance to lead a better life. When I see kids in my apt complex *trying out stuff* I am again thankful to my family for keeping me on the right track. I also think I have some good friends with whom I can take certain luxuries and not feel guilty about it one bit. Eg: One weekend I went to a friends place, (kind of unannounced),finished off partially his Chinese-Tofu rice,went to sleep peacefully without having to worry if he had enough to fill himself. Such people are far and in between and I think I am incredibly lucky to have them. Then there are others from school days and VIT days who keep encouraging and pushing me for better things !
So there you are !
