Many a times I think, could I be living a different life had I chosen not to comeback from Lakshwadweep, or had that IIT-JEE 1997 exam did not get cancelled, had I Joined that Campus placement (BE) Firm in OMAN, had there been no overnight Durga Jagran continuing in middle of my exam at that CAT Center, had I clicked that IR option in XLRI form, had I (and my finance team) stayed put at Tata Technologies (INCAT) or even i had continued that Job in SAP (FI/CO) Area instead of getting lured in the glam of corp-finance. The more I think the more I know with much more surety that I would be dealing with similar idiosyncrasies of life though in some other form some other place. Can't forget those few simple lines which used to get aired by national television.
Desireth not to be on the young lass’ Tresses…living twice all over,
Desireth not to be in a garland Binding, enticing young lovers,
Desireth not to rest on the mortals Of Emperors – aren’t we equally God’s own?
Desireth not to be on the heads of Gods To take pride in mere fortune,
The Yearning of a Flower from "Makhanlal Chaturvedi"
Desireth not to be on the young lass’ Tresses…living twice all over,
Desireth not to be in a garland Binding, enticing young lovers,
Desireth not to rest on the mortals Of Emperors – aren’t we equally God’s own?
Desireth not to be on the heads of Gods To take pride in mere fortune,
The Yearning of a Flower from "Makhanlal Chaturvedi"