Last week was a time to rejoice as I had some of my old
friends visiting me and then I was also out of town for a couple of days and
that was again a great opportunity to catch up with some old friends. These
friends of mine, most of them Udaipurites, have made a name for themselves in
their corporate lives, in the bustling metros of Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore,
London and beyond, all in the echelons of top management and all super
successful in life with super growth and super money.
But during our get together, more often than none, the
discussions that took place all revolved around our “Good Ol Days” and that too
in our very own Udaipur. I gradually found out that these memories have formed such an ineradicable mark in the minds of my
super successful friends that they easily outweigh the “Growth
and Money” that they have amassed in these years. A friend from Mumbai,
who is now a top honcho with a leading Investment Bank put it aptly by saying
that though he might have ample money and power now but what “he misses in life
is life itself”; Money galore but hardly any time to spend it with his family.
What is precious is not wealth but quality time with family and friends, which
is such a scarce commodity! He even admitted that he envies me for being in
Udaipur, away from the maddening run against time of a large mass of Humanity,
probably in the same way I envy his growth.
The problem with us humans is that we hardly appreciate the
things that we have with us and look and compare with others and think of
ourselves as being “have-nots”. Though to keep a track of others is not bad per
say, as it drives you to be better in life, but to continuously ape somebody
else may lead you to bugger up your present, in search of an elusive future.
The proverbial “Rat Race” which starts as soon as a child
starts his educational journey and intensifies over the years and culminates
only when it becomes too late for the person to realize that he has been
running all his life for a better future and in the process has compromised on
his family’s and his own life and neglected on the small things in life that
actually make it precious, like a simple walk in the rain or seeing kids grow,
their first steps and their innocent naughtiness. But, as the wise men have said, “You cannot
have the Cake and eat it too”, you too have to have tradeoffs in life and that
might involve you taking decisions that might lead you to breaking down bridges
to the way of being “Super successful” and amassing unthinkable money. But at
the end of the day, the wise men have also said, “Its All “bout Money, Honey!”,
so that makes a tradeoff very tricky and very personal (oh, these wise men!)
At Blue Caramel, we strive to give each member a quality of
life along with growth, so that the member does not have to make any major
tradeoff, at least professionally. If the Blue Caramel family takes care of its
members then they sure can have a great time with their families!
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