Taking a bow

One of the best things my Mom told me about the (ahem!) M.B.A program at ASB was .... 'Raje! I want you to be able to look back at your time here, after all the struggle and sleep-deprivation and rest.... With a smile and say 'Wow! That was some experience'... and be thankful that you went through it!'

Well, Im glad she did. In fact, I just smiled to myself today, thinking of how I struggled to make it to the 7 A.M classes and the set meal-timings... and feel Im the better for it! I will never know the value of freedom to use cellphones, or why not to use it in Corporate meetings if it wasn't so strict then. I would never know how important 'work-culture' is... unless I saw the strict following of some protocol back in ASB. e.g. the prayer time each morning. Today, Im glad it was there, so that we graduates never got carried away by our tech-savvy nature and cleverness!

Wow... Im glad that my Mom gave me an apt (elusive) goal.. because it gave me a reason to forgive the imperfect, overlook the harsh and cherish the beautiful, about this experience. :)

Thanks Mom! (bowing) I actually achieved what you set me to do. :)

Finally -- why is this something I like? Well, I realize that this is the only way to look back on things, and feel a sense of peace. One day, I hope.. no, I know, that I shall look back on this current time-crunch in another Master's degree, and smile thinking of how I used to groan about another pop-quiz! (Atleast, I hope so!) Is someone up there listening? Hey if you are -- I need a vantage point of view.. about 8 months from now. :) thanks!
Lol... :D Im sure God too has a sense of humor. ;) I can imagine Him smiling indulgently.