Towards Sam@60:A Few lines for Me

Hardly two weeks to go to reach 60. For the last few days I felt like writing a few lines for me. For varied reasons there is a peculiar work pressure, I am feeling. I can’t put it in words. My insatiable thirst for reading remains unfulfilled. I hope I would streamline both ‘reading’ and ‘writing’ in the days to come. The two day workshop on Macro Economics Theory and pedagogy (February 13-14) at Annamalai University provides me a chance to read more about crisis in Macro Economics. To avoid crisis in our own life let me contemplate a few lines. Of course they are meant for me . They may also help others.



Be always in the present and remain positive.
This moment by itself is a present.
Don’t complain.
Always remember to remember the people
Who have nurtured your welfare
And Contributed to your native intelligence
And offer the same to others

Wear always a smile and all the sweetness under the Sun.
That will avoid wrinkles
Not just on the face, but also on the mind.
Forge ahead; surmounting all obstacles,

Don’t be frustrated by the slow pace of development,
On publication side and many other fronts .
Don’t lose hopes. Things will evolve slowly.
Your academic accumulation
And thirst for knowledge will not go waste.
They will goad you to action.
Dream, design, and execute with dedication and commitment.
Your student friends will play a larger role in shaping things

Before the date with destiny arrives,
Do your work pleasantly, quietly and willingly.
That does not depend upon other’s approval.
The task before you is huge, massive .
The divine will must power you to manage it.

Strive to participate in a new experiment,
Be receptive to new ideas, always
Current academic ambience will help stimulate
More serious academic work
Despite the pressure of administrative work.
Don’t give up .

There is surpassing beauty, majestic grandeur
And immortal glory in nature.
Get swayed by it.
Live in close harmony with it.

Children observe well.
They are also difficult to manage.
Learn from them.
Laugh and play with them.
Those heavenly moments
Will make your existence
Just enjoyable.

To play a marvelous game here
What we need is,
Creative capacity, energy and courage.

In doing our work,
Do it faithfully and cheerfully.

Don’t look to the past, only to the future
We may not be charismatic and inspirational,
But we can attempt to evolve in our own way.
Remember Kamaraj and C.N.Annadurai
For their simplicity and honesty.
Internalize their spirit of integrity and commitment.
Dedicate your work, your life
With all love and immense gratitude
To help fellow humans.
The Lord will show the way.