As the soothing waters of the clasp of your arms wash away my worries,
The mellow moments set in, time slows down, and there are no hurries.

Closing my eyes, I sink to the bottom; unlike the outside, it’s a peaceful place,
I feel your love and affection pierce through the waters like warm sunrays.

And just as sun rays nourish life on this earth, your embrace… it nourishes my soul,
And so, to give you a hug, I’d gladly travel from pole to pole.

Your stories’ve lost sheen - they’ve all been told,
Dust’s settled on your laurels - they’ve all become old.

Without a raison d’etre you’ll always be at strife,
In your struggle, elusive will remain the meaning of life.

You will sorely miss the awe and beauty of creation,
The mastery of an art… the pleasure of appreciation.

Get up, get going, let the creative juices flow,
Apply yourself, be sure to be consumed while doing so.

The infinite power of your mind and body you must embrace,
Else you will remain marking time at your own place.

Evolution is the path to satisfaction and happiness.
Constant change is the only secret of success.

I’m glad to hear your ambitions, that you’ve aired,
However, it is necessary for you to be mentally prepared,
You must know that there are hazards in every occupation,
And when you’re holding a scalpel during an operation,
To cut open a person, wouldn’t you feel scared?

Kids can say the funniest things. Little Johnny was wiser beyond his years. He calmly responded…

Earlier too on these reasons, I did dwell,
Then I reached a conclusion - my plan I shouldn’t shelve,
My reasoning is really simple, forward and straight,
There isn’t really a reason for me to be afraid,
Cause it isn’t like I would be cutting myself!

Good point.

Indian - Let that be your religion.

Also, my friend Mayank Raheja asked me a long time ago to post a poem that he wrote. I think now is the right time for that too -

Come my India, come fly with me
as the economy rises and the uneasiness of the limitations goes away
i sit in the middle of the crowd
with my head held up high
within the constant chattering of hopeful souls
people just like you and me
with cryptic lives and curious minds
who analyse and interpret what the future has to offer
this new India of my dreams
where man meets the machine
i can see you rising above the clouds
of every sector man has found

so come my India come fly with me
towards my dream and my beautiful dream
Come my India, come fly with me

Mayank Narindra Raheja
(Love you always my India)

Son: “Priyanka Chopra looks really different in this picture…”

Father: “How so?”

Son: “I don’t know… I can’t seem to put my finger on it.”

Father: “You mean the change is that subtle?”

Son: “No. I meant that it would be rude if I did.”

Shouldn’t that entitle us to work like government employees half of the time? Can you imagine what an IT company would be like - if it operated like a bad public sector company?

Scrap email.

Have a form for everything - “Bug log karna hai? Yeh form bhariye. Kal tak kaam ho jayega.”. There are several advantages to having a form for everything. On days you are really bored, you can make all the forms disappear and say, “Aaj form khatam ho gaye madam. Kal aayega.”.

Better still, when you are REALLY REALLY bored - first make the forms disappear. Next, make bad photocopied versions of the forms and sell them outside the office for a profit.

Pay bribes.

To get work done. After all - kickbacks would be our only “real income”, right? Here is how a manager would get the latest performance data from an employee… or even hand us our next paycheque.

Send people in circles.

Manager wants an update on some bug? Ask her to go to Raviji’s office. Raviji would redirect the manager to Amirji. Amirji would redirect to Kirtiji. Kirtiji would redirect to Poonamji… Oh wait… Poonamji is on a vacation. Try again after 2 days.

Spend the entire revenue of the company.

That’s how governments operate. Unspent budget is a bad thing - you are doing a bad job of utilizing your resources properly, if any budget is left unspent. Go buy that pool table you always wanted for your team. Or better still - hire one “chela” to say “Jee Sahabji” to everything you say.
 
Make silly excuses.

“Code sync hone ko time lagega sir.”
“Abhi toh code compile ho raha hai sir. Do din mein aapko results mil jaenge… Mein bata raha hoon na sir.”
“Shaam ho gayi hai sir… Itne andhere mein forms kaise bharenge?”