And that’s A Decade!

Well just few posts back I had written about the funny importance to numbers in our life …like 1st birthday, 1st salary, 50th birthday etc . While I yet don’t understand why it makes us feel so great but these numbers do leave a mark in our lives.

Yet another such number has arrived in my life … This month I complete 10 years of working. WOW .. sounds big na ? No not at all, not as old as it makes me sound. ha ha ha ...

It’s been a long journey. It began with a young girl all of 20 yrs just out of college totally shattered in life with no faith or confidence left on her own abilities after the 2 years of struggle and failing miserably in proving to the world that she had the ability to stand on her own feet and not dependent at mercies and sympathies of the world. I thought then that I had I failed and miserably. However now that i look back and from a recent quote I heard that said “ A failure is not falling down , but failing to get up again“

YOU know what I SUCCEEDED !!!"

And on my journey came along some people who stood by me, gave me dreams and believed in my abilities, instilled faith, values, hard work and patience. These special angels in my life have come at various stages in my life to help me keep walking on the path that they showed me. While the list of thank you is a long one …but there are few special people that I would surely like to mention here.

Mr Parvez Merchant my best friends father who ‘created’ a job for me in his office because I mentioned to my best friend how I was insecure and didn’t know what an office was like and wondered if I would ever be able to get any job or do anything worthwhile and stand on my feet. Thank you uncle those priceless hours at your office doing very little though to contribute to your work and yet getting Rs. 1000 the 1st salary meant the world to me.

Yashi Aunty and Anand my angels, confidant, best friends and guide …no matter how much I say will not do justice to the love these two have showered on me. They showed me a path and taught me how to walk on it , every time I had a fall they lifted me and set me back on the path again. They gave me dreams and the conviction to make them happen for me …They gave me the faith to believe in myself ! Thank a ton for everything Aunty and Anand. Thanks to my OMM family too. Somuji, Saravanan, Rajan, Bhaskar, Praveen and Prithvi.

Most important Mummy, Dilip uncle, Sanjay Mamu, Sonal, Reshma, Niki, Meena, Seema, Ruchi, Lata aunty, Manas, Raj, who stood by me no matter what and believed in me more than I ever believed in myself.

Thank you all …I love you all and am grateful to the universe for blessing me with such wonderful people in my life !

I would like to dedicate this beautiful song by Celine Dion to all of you …

For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth that you made me see
For all the joy you brought to my life
For all the wrong that you made right
For every dream you made come true
For all the love I found in you I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who held me up Never let me fall
You're the one who saw me through through it all

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am Because you loved me

You gave me wings and made me fly
You touched my hand I could touch the sky
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me
You said no star was out of reach
You stood by me and I stood tall I had your love
I had it all I'm grateful for each day you gave me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true I was blessed because I was loved by you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am Because you loved me

You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
'You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you

You were my strength when I was weak
You were my voice when I couldn't speak
You were my eyes when I couldn't see
You saw the best there was in me Lifted me up when I couldn't reach
You gave me faith 'coz you believed
I'm everything I am Because you loved me

You were always there for me
The tender wind that carried me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth
My world is a better place because of you