Not a lot of things can match the feeling of home cooked comfort food after a long and hard day. And one realizes this the most only when one leaves their home and thus their comfort food, home, space and a lot more. A similar such thing had happened with me when I had left my home to pursue higher studies. Extremely excited about moving to a new city, a new house, a new college I never realized the importance of proper meals until it became so dire that I actually started falling sick because of it. Since I lived in a paying guest house, I didn’t have access to a personal kitchen. I generally left in a hurry and always skipped my breakfast and mostly my lunch too. All this accumulated to a point where I started losing weight and lost all my strength and stamina.
I realized that I had to do something about this. I changed my schedule, paid more attention to my lifestyle and didn’t skip a meal no matter the situation. Slowly, life came back to track and just when situations seemed to be improving, something I never expected happened. I got a certain skin disease which put me off gluten for months. Gluten is an element which is present in almost every dish we Indians eat. I had to become extremely cautious and selective about food and had to stop eating from the common canteen.
This is when packing lunch for myself changed my life. I had no other way but to pack my food every single day. The task of cutting the foil and packing my food which I used to find so mundane during my school time became a norm in my life again. But this time it was different. The five minutes that I took every single day turned out to be an integral part of my daily schedule. They were those five minutes of the beginning of every day when I started the day with myself. I didn’t worry about assignments or projects. Those five minutes were my own that I spent over self care.
As months passed by, I got better and started eating gluten again but something about packing food stuck with me. Those few months were some of the most challenging months of my life but they also taught me the importance of small things in life. The things we take for granted. Packing a tiffin might seem like a very small thing but in retrospect I realize how much it made me better both physically and mentally.
Even today when I write this and open my lunch again, I realize that what I eat might have changed, my box might have changed but one thing remains. The FreshWrapp foil I pack my food with. It’s this little thing that has come with me through my entire journey while seeming insignificant. Its these little, seemingly insignificant things that collate bits and pieces of life together to form a complete picture. Without them, the picture would be incomplete.
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Leela Prasad Gedela
Leela Prasad Gedela, IIM Ranchi.
Nice Article
17 Jul 2019, 12.48 PM
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Prapti Jain
I have a Bachelor's degree in Economics. I love to read and sketch.
Thank You
17 Jul 2019, 07.09 PM |
Saumya Sachdeva
Pursuing MBA in HR from IIM Ranchi.
An interesting read!
19 Jul 2019, 04.40 PM
Shivakshi Singhal
Pursuing MBA in HR from IIM Ranchi
Great article!
19 Jul 2019, 05.02 PM
Arna Bairagi
Former Software Engineer, 1st year MBA student at IIM Ranchi
Great article....
19 Jul 2019, 05.16 PM
Navaneeta Saikia
MBA-HRM 1st year student at IIM Ranchi.
Very articulate!
19 Jul 2019, 05.48 PM
Sibi Saravanan
MBA Student, currently pursuing my MBA in Human Resources management domain from Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi. Did my engineering from VIT university, Vellore. Was part of the Technology and Gaming club in VIT.
Nice article
19 Jul 2019, 06.55 PM
Deep Sarkar
A dreamer from Kolkata who loves to try his hand at anything and everything- be it the creative arts, the sciences, the technical space. Currently pursuing MBA-HR from IIM Ranchi.
Article packed with goodness
19 Jul 2019, 07.05 PM
P SUKHDEV SOREN
P sukhdev soren , IIM Ranchi
nice article
19 Jul 2019, 07.45 PM
Vivek Rana
He did his undergraduate from Hansraj College, University of Delhi and currently pursuing MBA-HR from IIM Ranchi.
Wonderful, loved the title :)
19 Jul 2019, 07.55 PM
Tania Chadah
Tania Chadah MBA student at Indian Institute of Management, Ranchi
Great read Prapti ! :)
19 Jul 2019, 08.31 PM
Gayathri Menon
After completing her B.Tech from NIT Calicut, Gayathri, an avid reader and a dance enthusiast, is currently purusuing her MBA in HR from IIM Ranchi.
Loved it!
19 Jul 2019, 08.33 PM
Vivek Sahu
I am a highly enthusiastic person and always ready for new challenges. For me, agility is the prime concern. Having a technical background in the field of mechanical engineering from NIT Agartala, I worked for Tata Motors for 46 months. There I was involved in the area of Operation and planning and this was the remarkable experience for me. Currently, I am pursuing MBA in HR from IIM Ranchi. My area of interest is not limited actually it's a little bit wider I have an interest in consulting, Analytics, Performance management, Industrial relation and more on the list. Traveling is the thing which is inseparable to me. This is my super hobby. Interacting with the new person and making networking, I do like.so, in short, I am an Icebreaker.
Amazingly crafted
20 Jul 2019, 01.54 AM
Parushi Garg
Great Work...
20 Jul 2019, 10.16 PM