Reminiscences of past decade

I have written this article on 1st Jan, 2020 to portray my life journey for past decade.

Blink of an eye it’s gone. Versatility, eventfulness in personal-life, professional-life and global-behaviors were very dazzling in last decade; tempting enough to give a humble try of a collage story.

Experience of motherhood, holding those tiny hands are greatest gift. I learned many other aspects of life and felt like life suddenly took a new turn.

Arts, literature, movies, history, politics has always some impacts in our life; some of my must mentioned movies were “The Pianist”, “Enemy at the Gates”, “Turning 30”. Our younger kid’s name ( Rayan ) was decided much before his birth when I watched “Saving Private Ryan”. Watching “Blue Planet” with magical narration of David Attenborough is not only mystical experience, but taught us how purposeful is animal’s life, how beautifully balanced is our world. Looking at two lion’s fears fighting on the video above and at the same time thinking of current geopolitical situation of the world , remind me below lines

“...But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth,

When two strong men stand face to face, tho’ they come from the ends of the earth ! “

The Ballad of East and West, Rudyard Kipling

I wake up from above mystic experience with my newborn elder kid - Shawhn’s crying. My husband seated beside me and expressed his thoughts to secure a better stability as an immigrant, he wanted to give a steady, confident parenting to our kids. I couldn’t disagree with that. The idea of migrating to Canada was born at that moment. We moved to Canada in 2014 from USA. I personally don’t prefer to emphasize on the word “struggle”, but moving to a new country with two small kids , especially for both working parents was not easy. My first move from India to USA was more emotionally challenging, but at the same time just boarded into flight with two suitcases, no family, no kids with lots of flexibility in mind and bones. But this time …!! We, the immigrants can adjust ourselves meticulously to the climate and literally dug up happiness from anywhere like trees absorb water even from the sands.

I started to take control of my career, my professional life after resolving initial hiccups, stumbles. I must say I was enjoying the feeling of freedom. My career was rejuvenated at TD, purpose of my higher study was rediscovered. I am not anymore cocooned from real me.

31st Dec, 2019 , just finished talking with my parents over the phone ( as they are in India) and started visualizing the scene of walking beside the river alongside with my father as a kid, how he was making me travel the world with his stories, how he was seeding the concept of dream, passion, ambition and opportunity. It doesn't take long for me to switch back to my current world when my husband requested a cup of coffee while he was watching the migration of wildebeest in Serengeti on TV.