Last week, Metro Rail connected Delhi with Gurgaon. It is an elevated Metro line on Mehrauli-Gurgaon (MG) Road that connects Delhi with Gurgaon. Before the services began last week, commuting to Gurgaon from MG Road was faster as compared to the NH8 route. Now, even the MG Road has traffic jams. What took 35-40 minutes in peak hours for me to reach from my home to Gurgaon, it has started taking me, on an average, 50-60 minutes to reach Gurgaon. I just hope when the entire work is over, the traffic situation gets better and there are lesser traffic jams.

What is concerning is that in the name of development, there are so many trees that have been cut. And the number of trees that have been cut are high! One day I see few trees & the other day, most of those trees are gone. Cut. Killed. It's kind of sad what we all are doing to our environment in the name of development. Trees are cut, but no new sapling is sown.
What is sad that people don't understand that it is every person's responsibility to take care of the environment. Why say everytime, "It's the Government who'll do everything. It's them who'll do it." Why only the Government? And who are 'them'? It has to begin with "I". It's us who have to bring a change, as a collaborative effort.

And change is difficult. Just because people have to move out of their comfort zone. However, is it impossible? NO. Is it difficult? YES. Is it doable? YES, YES.

Do what you love; Love what you do.

I'm back again. It's another Monday morning and yet again a bit difficult to get back to the groove. Very difficult. I 'need' to though.

Over the past few weeks, or the past few months, I've been thinking whether I really love & enjoy the nature of work I'm into. Or even like it. The answer is No. The only concern area is that I need to continue to do things I don't like, as it's need of the hour. Overburdened with financial responsibility. Only if things would have been simpler. And easier.

I'm always for the fact that "Do what you love & love what you do" - specifically in this order. For this, the foremost thing to do is to find out what exactly is your passion. Do some digging in your innermost thoughts, feelings... If you find it difficult, try taking couselling to find out. Try out the top few things that come to your mind - see what interests you the most. And then simply 'do what you love & love what you do.'

I wish I could do something related to music, dance, art, gymnastics, or history. I know I would have been very very good at one of the above fields. However, it didn't happen. I remember being part of the music & dance classes in my school. I was good at drawing & sketching. I was pretty okay at gymnastics and was part of the gymnastics team at various school functions. When I passed out from school, I had interest in history - I still do - and wanted to be a historian/archaeologist. I was discouraged saying there isn't much money in these fields.

I'm now planning to do something related to art/creative fields. I have to. Watch out world - here I arrive! :-)