Numbers – I am an accountant. And so, NUMBERS are a very important N of my life. When I was in school, we had accounting as an optional subject in the 9th and 10th grade. And I fell in love with the subject. As I learnt the golden rules of accounting…what to debit and what to credit….I knew this is what I wanted to be doing for a career. I took up accounting in college and then became a cost accountant ….I hold a certificate of merit for having cleared all 8 papers of the final cost accounting exams in one sitting….a feat which I am very proud of and which would not have been possible without the help and encouragement of one of my dearest friends (you know who you are…as a rule I never mention any names except my own on my blog so am not mentioning yours either...but this is one time I really wish I could make an exception…thank you from the bottom of my heart). Even today, years after graduating college, I love what I do. Balancing reports, reconciling accounts, figuring out discrepancies, preparing financials….this is what I am meant to do. If a report does not balance, if the bank statement does not reconcile…I will be at it until I can figure it out, sometimes up until quite late at night to do it….there is a challenge to it that I immensely enjoy. And I really cannot imagine myself as anything else but an accountant.
Nature – I love NATURE…..whether it is the green of the grass and trees or the many different colored flowers, whether it is the blue water at the beaches of Kovalam in Kerala, India or the blue water at Lake Tahoe in the US, whether it is the waterfalls at Athirapally in Kerala, India or the waterfalls at Yosemite in the US, whether it is the natural beauty in Goa, India or the Jurong bird park in Singapore…..Nature in its many forms fascinates and captivates me. Sometimes, I just close my eyes and imagine myself standing next to a waterfall or watching the sun set at a beach…the mental picture works wonders for me. Yes, Nature can soothe me and make me feel very very relaxed.
Needs - So many NEEDS…..Sometimes, I need motivation. Sometimes, I need reassurance. Sometimes, I need a friend to talk to. Sometimes, I need to be left alone. Sometimes, I need a sounding board. Sometimes, I need encouragement. Sometimes, I need appreciation. Sometimes, I need to be with friends. Sometimes, I need silence. Sometimes, I need a shoulder to cry on. And sometimes, I just need a sign.
Signing off feeling quite ‘Nostalgic’ at times and also knowing that sometimes it is just ‘Necessary’ to say ‘No’ and this quote by Nelson Mandela
‘It always seems impossible until it is done’.
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