Time To Say Goodbye

ever seen a shooting star set into the horizon? Well, that is what I witnessed earlier today as I bid farewell to senior leader in Infosys. She has been in this industry for over 38 1/2 years and has seen the best and the worst times of this industry. And the one thing she said yesterday that will always remain with me is that, "Tough times don't last, tough people do. And being tough is not about not losing, it is about having the will to go on despite failures. And this will is only with those who Love what they do!"

I wonder if I sit to count the number of things I have failed at, how many of those things did I give up after encountering that failure? And out of all those things I gave up, how many of them were things I really liked doing? I guess none. Those things I really enjoyed doing are things I still do to this day: Music and Song Writing, Singing, Working on Creative Projects, being a 'Baba' and helping people with their problems. This is who I am and I can never deny, distort or destroy it!

As we watched her leave the programme, I realized there is little time left for me to discover my true potential and take advantage of it for my sake and the benefit of others. We all have to say our goodbyes sometime. All we can do is make it sweeter by doing what we love and loving what we do!