In the man’s world, as they call it, it’s a mad race. Once you’re off the bus, it’s tough to get back on it. But unlike her male counterpart, even the most fiercely competitive woman is a mother, a caregiver, first. Driven by this instinct, there are some happy mommies who have said glad goodbyes to full-time jobs so that they could be with their kids. ‘‘I want the best for my son and that includes ‘sanskar’, which only parents can inculcate. Being a perfectionist, I wanted to give 100% to both my family and work. But the two things don’t go together. So, I gave up my career altogether for my top priority, my 12-year-old son,’’ says Dr Anjali Kashyap, a radiologist. Searching for harmony, MBA Monica Shukla feels, ‘‘Balancing home and work is an art that decides our level of happiness. I think I have achieved it to some extent. The moment I first held my bundle of joy, my motherly instinct told me to give her the best. Thank God for a work-from-home opportunity that came my way. Now
Fighting the aloofness of the night, the silence and the darkness
ReplyDeleteA Girl zips past!
:) that will be me... after we move into our new house
ReplyDeleteYou are getting into the thing of it, packing dimension into your words.
ReplyDeleteYou know, when I read a haiku I see it as a short visual clipping, the leanest possible.
Don't bother about the worth of what you write. Can we pack it in, can we pack the whole thing in, is our challenge. The only challenge.
You will enjoy the ride. It will give another dimension to each day ahead.
All the best.
By the way, I thought your title is rather unpoetic. Why not change it to 'working girl' or something more subtle?
ReplyDeleteU r right sir... it was too obvious... I guess my years in journalism have made me so unpoetic n straight... How's this one?
ReplyDeletestill not happy enough. but don't worry. don't get stuck; keep moving.:-)
ReplyDeletewhich newspaper are you working for? where? haiku will help you write good picture captions and headings.
I'm working with Times Of India, Chandigarh as a chief copy editor... It's the first time that I'm trying my hand at all this... I've never been very keen about poetry... Don't know from where is this thing coming and I'm not even sure that whatever I'm writing is poetry or not and if I'm going in the right direction... But it gives a vent to my thoughts... And your words matter a lot... thanku so much... I mean it
ReplyDeleteit comes and goes. it is a state of mind, very fickle, isn't it?
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