I have an amazing clarity of thinking. Dhruba Hazarika told me that baba. Don't "there she goes again" me.
My father had published a book and wanted a press release for it. Dutiful daughter (me, dear reader), wanted to see Papa's wish fulfilled. The press release was the reason Dhruba da informed me about this ability. I was first surprised at the comment, never had thought of myself being particularly clear headed, but was gloriously happy to be handed over the realisation. It was kind of a Eureka moment. That too from Dhruba da.
I had not known Dhruba da personally. I used to read his articles in the newspapers and really enjoyed his write-ups. But I often heard about this IAS officer from my husband. They were Guwahatians and martial art practitioners and had opportunities to bond. He is also the founder of the North East Writers Forum and has written fiction published by Penguin.
Being the terrorizing microbiologist, infection control practitioner and QMS adherent that I was (this is also an awareness brought to me by other grateful folks, and yet an epitaph that would not have displeased me), I took my profession very seriously and was clueless as to how something as alien as a book press release is done. I had never attended a book release function.
For some reason, intuition perhaps, or maybe some other connection which clicked to me then, I decided that Dhruba da would be the best person to advise me about how to organize the press release. He was nice enough to agree to sit with me for half an hour and explain what was to be done. A sheet of A4 size paper gathered my notes and the next day I was started up. Challenges gave me adrenaline surges, as they do to most people.
I soon collected a list of all the newspapers and television channels from our hospital liaison officer and contact numbers of their journalists and had a tiring but enjoyable time inviting the press guys, organizing the press meet, designing the invitation letters and getting them printed, inviting guests, deciding who would release the book, deciding the menu and venue, ordering the food, bouquets, flowers and decorations, pick-up cars for the chief guests, press release folders and other odds. I was the team leader helped by the 25 members of my joint-family-after-marriage stronghold and others like Deepam da and friends of my in-laws and my cousins.
Dhruba da was also on the dais. He told me about my 'clarity of thinking' after the event. I had injured my foot 3 days earlier. A chair in the room received a very swollen and painful right foot at the end of the press meet when I put the foot on it to reduce the swelling before driving back home. I had been standing all the time as I had anchored the proceedings.
The aceclofenac tablets that released the pain from the foot, subsequently started the sequence of events that has put the mind that had 'amazing clarity of thinking' into this state of confusion today. Paradigm shifts happen all too often when one's roof top splits open and spills in unexpected contents from the skies/dirty rooftops. And one wonders if the lifetime spent getting one's world neatly organized, even if organizing often meant 'compromising,' was worth anything at all.
And yet the answers come. Slowly, steadily. But the answers one accepts at any particular point of time depend on one's mood and steroid levels, the position of the stars (after all the stars determine your destiny, you Hindu reader), on who one has just interacted with and what kind of spiritual talk/article one has just listened to/read on the internet. The spiritual ones give the most peaceful answers and the effective people give the most useful answers. The effective answers also have spiritual elements to them. But it is difficult to get the effective people to give you answers. They are busy people because they are effective and everyone wants their time. Agreed, now this is getting a little confusing.
One thing that I see with complete clarity as of this moment is that when you get a fresh lease in life, you must grab that lease and start completely afresh. Completely, totally, no looking back, include all other synonyms please. However, this needs courage. Many have it, the courage that is. Pompy has it. Julie has it. Ashok has it. Effie has it. Monica has it. Alvita has it.
I have a froth that is tugging my lease back a little. But I'm getting there. No confusion about that. There is a good feeling to the thought of relocation of body, mind and soul somewhere far away from the past, to a new beginning, a thought that is very empowering. A very desirable state of being. I want it. Froth, clear up soon.
Conphujan, I know you still dere but you veeeery tiny now. Go-way please. Some effective advice would have helped. But does or does not the advisor want to give advice? Now dat sumthing I really conphujed about. *puzzled 'not so' smiley*
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