My Satisfactions and Disappointments at the age of "24"

Oh god,Iam getting old..Iam 24 today..Life is so fast..24 years has finishied..I thought I could summarize my satisfactions and disappointments which I had through these years in a nutshell manner.Let me start with my satisfactions then disappointments :) because Iam a satisfied man at the age of 24.

SATISFACTIONS:

1.Its very difficult to be fully satisfied in life because human mind is so demanding and greedy ,nevertheless I should be satisfied with what I have got through these years..Gifted parents...My mom and dad...greatest gifts in my life..My dad-my idol,my role-model and my Mom...no words to explain...sanctity of love and affection...they gave me everything what a child would ask for..good education..good environment...everything everything..I cant question them,"why papa you didnt do that for me".I certainly have to be satisfied with what my mom and dad gave to me.

2.Next to parents,comes my school friends..who could do anything and everything for friendship..one of the best circles of friends one could ever imagine..the way we complemented each other..the way we travelled together in different phases of life..Now everybody is sitting in different corners of the world striving for excellance..but still maintaining a bond of friendship even today...I certainly have to be satisfied with what I have got from my school friends...

3.Next comes my city..Chennai(previously called Madras)...I am really satisfied that I was born,brought up and did my education there..I have always been arrogant about my city..Chennai...one of the best cities in the world...heheheee...mixture of class,culture,traditions,modern,sophisticated...Many people reading this wont agree,but never mind...Iam really proud to be from Chennai(Madras)...Next comes my part time job in Germany during my Masters which gave me great job satisfaction which I couldnt get even when I was working in Indian Software Industry..and a great intelligent boss to rub shoulders with...


Well these are my satisfactions but there are many disappointments too...its human mind na....


DISAPPOINTMENTS:

Everybody has certain disappointments during different phases of life...for me..one of the greatest disappoinment was...I COULDN'T DO MASTERS IN US...this will always ring in my mind throughout my life...because such is the passion I had for MS IN US...ONE OF THE GREATEST DISAPPOINTMENTS IN MY CAREER ...Next disappointment...I HAVE NO BROTHERS AND SISTERS...IAM THE ONLY CHILD...I always felt,I should have had one sister to express and share my feelings and thoughts...To live without any siblings is one the greatest disappointments for me...Nother disappointment which is slowly vanishing..of my mom saying..."I should have been a doctor"...Not because I couldnt get Medicine seat its just because I left the Medicine seat which I obtained...:) This disappointment is slowly vanishing,with now my mom saying..."I am a happy mother now"...Thanks to my MS and MBA....

Next disappointment was my first job in HCL CISCO,the job which I obtained at the end of third year of my engineering by campus interview..couldnt give the job satisfaction and environment which I was looking for..such a hostile team members...such a crap work...The disappointment was so high just because I carried the tag of HCL CISCO for full one year during my final year of engineering but couldn't convert into great fortunes in my career.My first job was a great disappointment for me ...

DREAMS:

Even though I had many disappointments and satisfactions in this 24 years...I always have some dreams and vision which I hope to be fullfilled in the next coming years..

1. I want my country INDIA to be one of the superpowers of the world in economy and forerunner in the field of Information Technology and Space.I want my children and grandchildren to live in developed INDIA...I always carry the tag that INDIANS are the best in Thinking...no one can match Indian way of thinking in Mathematics and Engineering (I hope US professors will agree to this point)...

2.Secondly I need a career which will give me full job satisfaction and good environment to nurture my skills in programming and management..When I go to bed in the night...my heart should say...I have done real good work today...such is the satisfaction I need in my career...

3.Last but not the least of my dreams....A caring,beautiful,charming wife of my wavelength :) with whom I would like to spend second half of my life....

Above all these satisfactions,disappointments and dreams,at the end of the day,I would like to lead a simple life,a good son for my mom and dad...and hopefully a nice husband for my wife in the future...:)

Cheers,
Sathish Kumar S