I first started reading her books on my flights back to Hyderabad. I used to buy her books from the small Higginbotham counter in the Chennai airport.
I don't know why - but i do like Shobhaa(we both are Capricorns and have the same zodiac sign - boar). I relate quite a bit to her, a person from a middle class family living life on her own terms. Someone who can share her views with people and is not scared of being judged.I loved her book Spouse - which talked about the subtle things which are important for a marriage / relationship to succeed. I loved the fact that she made me realise how simple things like holding your partner's hands can make you feel so good.
I also loved her book SpeedPost:Letters to my children.
I grew up with the notion that parents are perfect human beings - but now i know i am not perfect - no one is perfect. I loved the fact that she was able to accept that she was wrong, she was not perfect.
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Same here. I have been doing a lot of soul searching myself over the last few months experience the same set of feelings. Great to see someone else I know, feeling the same way I do. Hope you just find your way out of it yourself.
I kind of liked this article for what it says.
A couple of really important take aways.
http://itsfine.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/chetan-bhagats-speech-at-symbiosis/
Don't let the spark that got you here , die in you.
Good Luck!
Its cool that no one is perfect - wish i can use that dialogue in my annual reviews :)
ReplyDelete@sriram - "no one is perfect" - that can be used against you as well :):)
ReplyDeleteexactly - thats wat i meant!! i wud want to use that argument when someone says you have not done this!! :) But it doesnt work that way!!
ReplyDeleteEveryone is perfect ... ahem .. in their own way. Its just the definition and point of view which keep changing..
ReplyDeleteNobody is perfect. If anyone was then God wouldn't have existed :)
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