Snow White

I woke up with a start, a glance at the cell phone revealing that i had overslept. The blinds of my window were drawn horizontal. As the groginess cleared from my eyes, the view infront slowly settled in to focus. Wisps of snow hung in the air, like they were placed in position. The illusion only broken and reformed as they gently swayed in the light wind. A bare tree with arms stretched out stood across me, the snow settling on its rough fingers. It has been preparing for this moment all fall. Closer to my window lay a few stubborn shrubs. Stubborn to let go off their leaves. No short shrubs shed leaves, did you see that? The short are always stubborn (Nature's rule). I thought about the squirrels. And, on cue, i see them huddled underneath the cosy shrubs. The wind blows harder and the snow flakes are whisked away. As the wind winds down, the flakes settle into a new pattern. I will go do some work, then.

Green Grass

A lazy guy once said the grass is always greener on the other side. He didn’t want to go all the way to the other side. When I was at my intern, I missed school so much. The laid back atmosphere and the feeling of home exerted a far greater pull than ever. A few of my friends have graduated from school and started working. There are nuanced differences in their work culture and they have been thriving accordingly. What stuck me most is the job of an old friend of mine. He works like a consultant and the job seems to be tailor-made for him (black goggles inclusive). He works far less time, gets good projects on his resume, excellent pay, paid travel across cities. He works in the south of the country during winter and north during summer. Pakka Vagabond.

Jobs as a rule are meant to be routine. We spend one-half of our day doing the most routine thing. The other day on History channel, there was a show about how this guy came up with an instrument (something like a violin), learnt how to play it and perfected it. That was his life. There is no point in this post, just couple of things I want to talk to you about. Drivel, if you will.