Roti, Kapda aur Makaan

Confinement - Day 44 : ✔

Ask me how it is going and I'll tell ya 'pretty good' given the present circumstances. I have food, I have shelter, I have clothes...roti, kapda aur makaan as Manoj Kumar would put it. Yet finding mid-term security and stability seems to be compromised as I am to become jobless in a few days. Should that be a subject of worry? not necessarily. Of concern maybe, one which does not involve unnecessary stress or strain. After all, what have I learned from life all these years if not to expect the unexpected?

I have a few projects running through my mind and that's already a positive start. By now we are all aware that the whole world is going to change post covid-19 and if one does not get into the starting blocks right away, chances are that many of us may lose our bearings and end up into a chaotic race for survival. To see conditioned things as they are, accept that change is inevitable and consider that it could be an opportunity to discover oneself through unleashing a hidden potential shouldn't be that scary unless leaving that comfort zone would seem too painful.

During my short passage at Rogers, I would often hear the managers talk about agility during the work sessions. An adjective which formed part of the new motto of the company after its re-branding. More than ever I think that could be of good use. To handle the coming situation with deftness is all I need to keep me afloat and though I am very much aware that I will be vulnerable, that financial risks will have to be taken at some point, how will I ever know if I don't go at it? Everything is changing. Only those who have a set of eyes  capable of seeing beyond conventions, beyond defined biases, beyond status will understand the bigger message.

This time last year, we were getting prepared to fly to Rodrigues and life never seemed happier. This year, countless deaths around the globe, economic crisis and no job. Despite this terrible situation I have the love of my family, the encouragement of friends and the indefectible support of my love, one which keeps the flame in me burning and gives me enough inspiration, courage and confidence to stand up to my upcoming responsibilities and to integrate this new self of mine into my whole being.