Today was one of the most amazing days of my life- I kind of feel happy and grown up, an adult. In my 30+ years of life, there have been a lot of moments which have made me self aware of the progression i have made as a human being- today was one of those those. A day, when I feel a little bit more
evolved and clear headed than I was yesterday.
I was out for lunch with a colleague of mine. We had a great lunch, connecting, talking of things from career to caring boyfriends, how life is changing, and what we want to do. I was relating stories from my life and she from hers'.
The moment of elation was when walking back to office she commented- it is nice to have you here and learn from you, - to see how you have progressed your career- your life.
Later in the day, I was with another colleague of mine sitting and having tea. This time, I was more of a listener, just asking her stuff around what drives her, what does not- getting to know her better. There were so many times in these conversations she would pause, quieten up and think. To me, when someone is quiet in a
conversation and thinking, it is a sign of them pondering over a POV they might have not thought of earlier. I found it amusing, that I could actually ask things, that were getting her to think- in just 5-10 minutes of meeting.
Well, my day did not end here. After work, i was out with friends of dinner and drinks. This time, in a group of 10, i knew only 2. By the end of the evening, I had all the others thoroughly engaged, in my conversations. The cool part was that I was not making an effort. I was picking on parts of the conversation that I would not normally do. I was truly having fun. Talking about driving scooters in the city over hills to attending lectures in the basement of a
residential building to just being myself. Is this me, someone, i have not known for such a long time - someone who has been hiding somewhere.
The night extended into a long night at a friends place which ended at 2am. This time, i was with a sustainable agriculturalists, an
investment banker mom, a techie and I. A diverse group, each one accomplished, yet grounded and loving what they were doing. The quality of conversation was enriching- we spoke about languages to food to marriages to boys to business to books to movies to aspirations to life to evolution to genetics to gossip about people to kids to holidays to travel to politics to religion to home improvement. Am i just that diverse to speak about so many different things or am i just having fun, in every moment. I have started saying things just instinctively and it is amazing to see how people react to it.
Today was a day, when I felt people were reaching out to me to get advise, to give advise, to share, to be, to exist. Am I 30 year older or 30 year wiser. It surely felt wiser.
What ever it was, it was great day. The age is making life funner rather than older. The ease and the comfort with myself, is making each interaction- amazing. Amen, i hope this evolution continues.
