A leaf out of my life in Mumbai

Life...Zindagi ke bahut rang hain. Yeh kabhi khushi deti hai toh kabhi gum...

            Off late my life has been full of memories... Basically my life in Mumbai... It has been an year in Mumbai ,an year after i joined my first job, an year since I entered into a new phase of life.. In short it has been one year since i had joined my job in the IT industry. During this year I have seen a lot of change in my life as well as my surroundings.
            I still remember the last days in college when we used to wonder as to how we are going to handle this change. Although I was very confident of myself but there was an element of nervousness. Along with is feeling and enthusiasm of a new life there was the sadness of leaving home and friends and college and all that was part of the student life. It was a mixed bag of emotions which I filled for myself. AND with that bag of emotions and with lots of expectations I left home for a NEW BEGINNING.
            The first day at office I saw all new faces around me and there was a lot of eagerness to know and learn things .But nevertheless I felt cozy in this new surrounding and the welcome to the company was very good.
            Then began the process of transformation... from the college-goers to office-goers, from students to professionals, from college bus to office bus, from casual to formal dressing, from college rules to company processes and a lot more. The mode of learning was the same ‘by name’ in the beginning but in college we used to study to pass the exams and here we studied to groom ourselves for a better career, to fulfill our dreams and aspirations. The transformation process was big but smooth. The pleasure which it gave was immense.
            Along with this professionalism one thing I got for free was the life of Mumbai... The life here I heard was too fast and a bit difficult. But I found it very good. It is of course fast but not difficult. I enjoyed every bit it offered me. All the so called tougher things, the crowded buses, the packed local trains and the huge traffic all had one thing to offer- A challenge. I took up the challenge and it in turn made life much easier in terms of living in Mumbai. This fast paced city all the time inspires to be fast and stay abreast with time and help you get transformed in a fast and furious force which is invincible and unstoppable. The routine inspires you to never say die. This all happens if the hardships are taken positively. It may be a good example of Darwin's theory of ‘survival of the fittest’.
            On personal grounds the life in the as a whole in this past one year has made me but a more mature and I have become a bit more responsible towards life. I have started taking a lot of pleasure in the day to day challenges at work as well as in life in general. Now I have a clearer picture of my capabilities and my weaknesses. I thought it was very well said "Life is your best teacher" and you enjoy the most in this kind of learning.
            Life is indeed very beautiful, only if you can sight it...

Cheers!!!
YoursRohit...