New Beginnings, New You

As I woke up in the morning & started my mobile internet, lots of Happy New Year Messages came at once. That moment I realised it's 1st Jan 2023. It's a new year, a new beginning & a new me. A new me? How? I started remembering what I did in 2022. I got my name in Guinness Book of World Records, I qualified the National Level Super Speaker Competition, I have written many stories & poems, I have made inspirational videos on You Tube. 

By the help of my previous organization boss, I participated in many webinars & online conferences that helped me in upgrading my professional credibility. And because of that I have achieved the position that I am having right now. His name is Hon. Dr. Jaibeer Pratap Singh. A thorough gentleman.

As I was thinking about my achievements, I was parallely thinking about my mistakes too. Yes, as humans, we do commit mistakes. So what if we are holding respectable positions in society. Mistakes are mistakes.

It's been so long that I went to see my village. Whenever my father asked me to go over there, I said I am busy. But the reality is I am not busy but I am lazy. Many times, I thought about taking my wife for a movie but I never said this thing to her. My mom & dad always wanted to visit Kerela but they never went because of household responsibilities & even I never told them that please leave, enjoy your life & I will take care of everything.

One day due to some reason I visited Chandigarh. Almost all my childhood classmates are settled over there. I stayed for one night at my relatives home & called one of my classmates who lives over there. She told me,"Piyush I feel you are the only person who is living far away. All our classmates are settled right here. We keep meeting each other, we enjoy party & outings & we really speaking we actually never feel that our school days are over." I was feeling guilty of myself. After completing college days from the same city, I never contacted any of my friends regarding what they are doing & where they are settled. At least I could have found a golden job opportunity at the same place where they are settled. At least I could also have been close to them. Childhood friends are treasure of lifetime. I lost that treasure.

Returning back I started constantly calling & messaging my old friends & gradually it became a daily activity. Now we message each other, talk to each other, share our regular problems with each other & it feels like we are still connected, in the same way as we were connected in our school days, sharing same jokes, teasing each other in the same way, cracking jokes on each other as we did during school days.

In every possible manner, it's a new year, a new beginning & a new me.