For me, Monsoons are a grim reminder for me of the ebbs that life brings with itself. One such Monsoon proved to be the breaker of the continuum of a lazy summer that came to an abrupt end.
Pune Summers can be very scorching, and rains, scarce. And in the piping heat that was sucking away all my energy, I was heavily pumping my body with all sorts of “healthy” fluids that I laid my hands onto. But fate had different plans for me….as if the heat wasn’t enough. It was not long, that anything I consumed needed a quick exit from my body like the torrents from the clouds. To add to my misery, my boss wasn’t giving me any concessions and neither was my CAT trainer. Somehow I mustered the courage to pull myself from my bed and march to my office where I slogged for the incoming presentations and the dreaded status reports until I collapsed due to mental exhaustion. A quick diagnosis and a series of blood tests revealed that my binging had given me Hepatitis A, and Jaundice as an annual bonus. The months that followed were the most depressing phase of life as I struggled with an ill body to make up for the time that had already been lost. But a restless mind and a weak body – not good.
I spent the better part of my days in bed preparing for CAT with the only solace being my family and my girlfriend who motivated me to push my limits. But I realized that day, that it is quite easy to say so until you find yourself in a similar predicament. But I soldiered on, not because I wanted to prove something to my girlfriend, but I wanted to see the extent that I can push my mind and my body to. I can say with much displeasure, that CAT was a disaster. However, the lessons that time taught me always remind me that until I push myself, I will not grow. I can either choose to act or react to the circumstances that life puts me in.My story may not be a success story, but definitely, a life lesson that made me stronger.