This was just after a family dinner at a nice restaurant. It
is one of those moments when you relish the good times with your family.
Mom and I are a little secluded. She looks into my eyes and
says, “I’m really disappointed in you, you know.” I have the ‘Aghh! Now what?’
look on my face. She explains, “Everybody is living for themselves. Including
each living animal and insect. If we being humans do that, it’s really not that
big a deal. I had a lot of expectations from you. I thought you would do more. You
would live for others. But you are getting carried away. I know how your MBA
social circles are. And we always want to be like the people around us. But I
thought you would be different…”
All I could do was hug her tight until it sank in…
Through all the heartbreaks, unconventional life and career
choices, the success and the failure that comes with it…I feel that may be now
she won’t be able to understand me anymore. But she does, always. So much more
than I understand myself. She is always there, making sure that I’m rooted.
Motivating me to rise up and face the challenges.
It is moments like these that make me realize how lucky I
am.
