2014 Reflection

A blossom from my garden Anjanapura Bangalore

It is the last day of the year and right time to reflect on the year gone by.2014 has been a year which I will remember through out my life.This year I completed 30 revolutions around the sun.It was a very challenging year on both personal and professional front.I will sum up the year as the one which really tried,tested,taught and made me stronger.This year I could do some new things which made me happier and better as a person.I realized there is much more to life outside office.Some things which really made me happy this year are

 1.Cooking:This year I set out on a mission to learn cooking.It is said ,"way to a persons heart is through food".I tired out more than fifty recipes and succeeded with most of them.Success with cooking depends on  having a good state of mind and cooking with attitude of serving others.End of the year I got a compliment from my mother that I can cook better then her:).

 2.Gardening:I started gardening with a single rose plant.I faced opposition on two fronts that there is no space in house for gardening and who will take care of the plants in my absence.Now we have close to thirty plants.We now look forward to new blossoms every day.Observing plants and flowers grow is great way to relax and wind up the day after having a stressful day at the office.

 3.Pet:I wanted to get a pet dog but was not successful.So adopted a stray dog which lives in our apartment.Best thing about having a pet is the unconditional love that these animals can give to you.Every day he eagerly waits for my arrival from office.He accompanied me for all my long walks even though he had a broken leg .Animals can  teach us love, companionship and loyalty.

4.Trees: When I was doing my masters at VJTI Dr Kalam visited out college.One of the pledges that he asked us to take was to plant and nurture 10 trees during our life times.We planted 20 trees this year.Silver oak, Peepal, Bamboo and Tree Jasmine were among the trees that we planted this year.I hope this trees will out live me ,providing shelter and shade to humans and animals.

5.Football:This year we had the football world cup. Luckly I was in Germany during the football world .Before the starting of the world cup I had a feeling that Germany would win this world cup.I predicted German victory,but there were very few takers for this even in Germany.Finally Germany won the world cup and the rest is history.Germany is generally very quite and disciplined country.Best part  was to see the German people come out on street,cheer and celebrate German victory.

 6.Cycling:I missed out on all my health targets this year, but end of the year brought a new ray of hope.I decided to pursue a healthy hobby of cycling.In last two weeks I have made progress by buying a cycle and completing 100 km of cycling.I hope to carry forward this hobby with rich health dividends in the coming year.

 Wishing you all a happy,healthy and prosperous new year 2015.