It has been almost 8 months since I came back from Korea...Hard to imagine that 8 months have passed living in bangalore... did it pass too soon, or too slow??? Cant really answer that... But things are not the same in life as they were before... I would say that it takes atleast 6 months to settle down again after a long time... that settling down can be seen more as compromises & adjustments... I never wanted to do them, but there was no choice....
To look into the things, I went back to the life which I had left back in Korea....
I spent 2 years & 10 months living in Korea... I used to come to India but more as a visitor. All the comforts were available back there.... the best part was, I never paid for them. A big appartment, bills, even food on weekdays.... So whatever was spent was on me... going out with friends, enjoying the clubs... partying... or sitting at home. There was a sense of tranquility even sitting at home. Peace prevailed inside the mind... isnt this what we try to achieve throughout life?? "peace of mind".... the magic word.... I remember people telling me that they just pray for "peace of mind" in a temple.... I got it without praying for it.... I think I was lucky.
I even visited US, France, UK & some other European countries from there. Most of the time officially, at times personal trips.... each time I enjoyed the most. It seemed that its pretty easy to get to any part of the world from there.
An ordinary alien like me used to get more respect in Korea which we hardly get in India. Be it banks, taxis, bus, subway, talking to random people.... you feel respected. Never felt that in India. I miss those days....
Fast forward->->-> its today... the weekend was pretty lame... it was spent more in retrospecting what I was & introspecting what I want now... life is tough here in India... when you drive on the roads, you feel like yelling at every person on the road, feels like they are driving in an amusement park rather than city roads. Fighting with auto walas as they always demand 10 or 20 rupees extra without any reason. Paying at least 50% more for things than the rest of India.
My home is 3 kms from the office, it took me 35 mins on a rainy day to meander out of the jam packed roads & reach home... everyday is new a challenge here.... the whole time here is spent on accumulating the basic necessities... there is not enough time to think ahead... NOW needs to be secured if you want to think about NEXT.. Securing NOW takes a long time here. Tired after coming home, you try to relax by watching TV, or chatting with friends... but still there is no sense of satisfaction....
I miss my "PEACE OF MIND" in my country......
To look into the things, I went back to the life which I had left back in Korea....
I spent 2 years & 10 months living in Korea... I used to come to India but more as a visitor. All the comforts were available back there.... the best part was, I never paid for them. A big appartment, bills, even food on weekdays.... So whatever was spent was on me... going out with friends, enjoying the clubs... partying... or sitting at home. There was a sense of tranquility even sitting at home. Peace prevailed inside the mind... isnt this what we try to achieve throughout life?? "peace of mind".... the magic word.... I remember people telling me that they just pray for "peace of mind" in a temple.... I got it without praying for it.... I think I was lucky.
I even visited US, France, UK & some other European countries from there. Most of the time officially, at times personal trips.... each time I enjoyed the most. It seemed that its pretty easy to get to any part of the world from there.
An ordinary alien like me used to get more respect in Korea which we hardly get in India. Be it banks, taxis, bus, subway, talking to random people.... you feel respected. Never felt that in India. I miss those days....
Fast forward->->-> its today... the weekend was pretty lame... it was spent more in retrospecting what I was & introspecting what I want now... life is tough here in India... when you drive on the roads, you feel like yelling at every person on the road, feels like they are driving in an amusement park rather than city roads. Fighting with auto walas as they always demand 10 or 20 rupees extra without any reason. Paying at least 50% more for things than the rest of India.
My home is 3 kms from the office, it took me 35 mins on a rainy day to meander out of the jam packed roads & reach home... everyday is new a challenge here.... the whole time here is spent on accumulating the basic necessities... there is not enough time to think ahead... NOW needs to be secured if you want to think about NEXT.. Securing NOW takes a long time here. Tired after coming home, you try to relax by watching TV, or chatting with friends... but still there is no sense of satisfaction....
I miss my "PEACE OF MIND" in my country......
