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
You are the essential part of this bigger picture.
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I don't feel I'm even a speck :-)
ReplyDeleteAh! I wish we could see the scheme of things before hand
@ Kalpana ji
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Little negative i think.
Everyone is the essential part of this bigger picture.
Actually what i think is "speck" is the weakest word in world. :-)
you are both the speck and the whole, which is the truth. once we feel it from within, we are in union with the immeasurable, immutable, eternal thing that is never born and has no death. (do i scare you? how can you write such a poem at such young age, Charu Ji?)
ReplyDelete:) U are scaring me... I didn't know these 3 simple lines cud be read in a such a way
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