Sreya-ism...again a spin off from a conversation with a friend...(over good coffee and lots of dessert!)
"So Sreya...here I was on a business meeting with a client and I later come to know I was being judged( by him and his other friends who were on SMS) on the watch I wore. They decided on the business they would do with me on that!!!
Some years later I met a common friend for golf (one who was on that SMS thread)...and he asked me..." So how have you been? Hows work been? "
I answered " Well I have done well for myself, there has been great investment without wearing a Rolex"!
This friend of mine, is very senior in his line of business but still travels by MRT and bus among many other things. Again no judgement calls. Its his choice.
Impressions we form on outer show and brands that adorn. Of the materials we have without , with no care of how we have garbed our senses and conscience. Interesting!
I smiled at him as many memories flooded of similar judgement calls today and through the years. 7 years back when I moved from an expat, very high flying , "all that your aspire for you have" lifestyle to a single room in the middle of nowhere with near zero bank balance. I chose to give it all up. It was a choice I made and responsibly so.
Some people who knew me then and still do now ( you know how some 'friends' move according to your 'level" of living') have been there for who I am and not what I have materially.
I feel blessed and grateful for those souls.
I also feel blessed for those who have known me only in these 7 years without a clue about my past. They dont need to know. I am happy with the woman they know who struggles with hurdles , lives her dreams and stubbornly so! I have NO regrets. There is a thrill in it all !!!
I am happy with all who know me just for who I am now and value me no matter what. I have aspirations of course. But none materialistic anymore. Its more about living my dreams for the sake of it. But that's just me. Like a friend says..."Maybe you had all that one wants...so there is no aspiration there anymore...its a different path Sreya"
Bottomline...I feel deeply blessed
I am happy I chose the life I lead. No regrets. Lots of learning then, now and always
Choose who you want to be. What makes you...YOU!
And never ever stop learning.
Each person we meet teaches us a lesson;if we r willing to learn. Show-offs often have an inferiority complex while ppl like Gandhi wore nothing but a loin cloth.
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