10-10-10

A good day....

Is a day when you learn something new..And there is so much beauty and knowledge and wisdom in this world, that every day can be good, I say!

Well, today as I was browsing through for some interesting reads, I eyes were freezed by title of book called '10 10 10' by Suzy Welch. I flipped through it and essentially she says:

"When making any difficult decision think about its consequences in 10 minutes, 10 months and 10 years."

Wow, I thought. That *is* a great rule to live by!

Now I don't plan to read the book itself (reviews are average) but the five minutes reading that was certainly well spent!

On the way home I tried applying the 10-10-10 rule to a few dilemmas I'm facing in life. Let's take a relatively minor one, like not being able to blog often these days.

It isn't lack of ideas, but a question of priorities. I'm trying to complete all my assignment besides my regular reads for my class participation ,hey not for DCP..:))...and that takes all my heart, soul, discipline and determination!

So when I feel like writing a post I often just... let it slide.

For 10 minutes: It feels bad.

In ten months: It may affect this blog's readership (sometimes I wonder, if I slow down too much would I simply lose the *desire* to blog?)

In ten years: If I write a book which touches lives and ignites minds, it would all be worth it!

So, folks, let’s try and apply this 10-10-10 rule in our own ways, and see whether can we benefit from it; But hey, don't overdo it....

Like today I also learnt that I can eat an entire thin crust pizza (all 8 pieces) when really really hungry. But I don't think it qualifies for the 10-10-10 treatment.

Will just compensate by eating light tomorrow!

Mervyn Lewis

Roll # 15

What do you want to become in life..???

10.30 In the morning, Mr. Amitabh chatterjee, senior VP of Godrej Saralee walks in to address the class of 60 students. We as usual were sitting as ducks expectation some Gyan. Within minutes, everyone was foxed with simple question; what is our Goal in life/ purpose of life. As often, the class engaged themselves with “desperate class participation” (DCP) trying to make their presence felt. During this process, I was taken back to my school days where I was asked similar question by one of our elderly gentlemen who stayed in our locality. He emphasized his children to score high marks, and bent on them pursuing dreams which he couldn't fulfill , attitude was no different from most of our parents.
When I was thrown this question then, I thought being a vagabond exploring new places seemed great, because in my non detail English reader, adventures in far-away lands brought me far pleasure than sucking up to Axioms and Theorems. I also thought being a news reader was fun and visiting new places. BUT, was that an answer you could tell to anybody? NO, not when the kids around me in class 9, were rattling off words like NTSE, BITS, IIT M and Blah blah...
Didn’t want to think too much and I said "Engineer". I knew heart of hearts; it wasn’t something I wanted to be. Secondly I had not faced too much success in life. So I didn’t even know whether my brain could take me to the path of being an engineer. I suddenly felt that I was carrying loads of guilt by giving that answer and that guilt carried all the way till my engineering.

Today I look back, and ask myself what would I want to become, I still not have answer. I still like being a vagabond traveler, but that’s probably a phase of life that I might enjoy. So is the answer to the question always a profession that would yield money and keep you secure or that would give you happiness? I seem quite lost. One thing I see is it’s never too late to keep asking this question, as long as you don’t carry guilt with the chosen path. Let’s see how life progresses!

Mervyn Lewis
Propogator-15

" Life is a comedy for those who think and tradegy for those who feel"