** Things we love to do... **

In our life, do we do what we like to? Do we all have a chance or an opportunity to do what we would like to do and What we always wanted to do? Most of us end up doing what we normally land in; where destiny takes us to, without any efforts on our part. We do not go in search of things that we always love to do. Schooling, college, job ... almost everything that we do is what we get and not what we want. Isnt it?

I have a few friends, who decided well in advance on what they wish to do after getting discharged from IAF. This musing is about two of them.

Jaganathan. He is married and has three kids - two girls and one boy. He was with me in Amritsar. Even before retiring, he had decided that he would not go in search of any job. All he wished to do was to be a "Kovil Archakar". I met him few months before. With a traditional "kudumi" and a big "namam" - he is totally a transformed person in his identity. He is a Kovil Archakar in one of a big Perumal Kovil in Tirunelveli. He is very comfortable and happy with his new identity and his new job. He spoke passionately about improving his vedas skills.

Subramanian. He is married and has a kid, a boy. His wife is employed in LIC. A CPI(M) member with wonderful knowledge about Politics. As per his plans, he is now working as a editor (or sub-editor?) for the CPI(M) newspaper "Thee Kadhir", Madurai edition.

"Money" was not at all the base of their decision. Today they are very content persons and are very happy doing what they always wanted to do. The biggest advantage of such persons is that they bring in the much needed professionalism, perfection and dedication to the jobs that they do leaving behind many satisfied people.

-Gowri...