Beyond Bucket Lists
Nobody can give me the meaning of life. It is always my life and meaning also has to be mine. I came across a quote from Mark Twain – The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself. I still read it twice and it hits me differently eveytime I read it. I don’t know if I should call myself a hypocrite or if it’s just the midlife crisis kicking in (I am 44 years old now). But these days, I like to spend a lot of time alone but having said that I also need my family and friends around me maybe after a week’s time. I somehow hate going for official work outside Pune if it’s more than one week. I mean that craze of staying in business hotels, enjoying the rooftop dining, those lovely swimming pools and all in different cities have largely disappeared. I have also realized like instead of mindless travel and focusing on visiting more countries (Maybe ...