Life between two Aamir Khan movies

It was a year almost to this day when I watched a movie. The last movie I watched was Dhoom 3 on the 25th of Dec 2013. Today on 24th of Dec 2014, I watched PK. The two Aamir Khan movies that released back to back...a year apart. And life in this one year was no les than an Aamir Khan movie.

2014 had been the year I will never be able to forget. 17 Jan, we welcomed a little angel in to our family. And angel he did prove to be in the year that followed. We named him Aarav, and true to his name he helped bring peace in an otherwise tumultuous year. Oh, and there was more joy, with our hard earned money getting us a beautiful apartment in a near perfect location. Come June and my career was taking off really well, my personal life was very happy with the whole family coming together thanks to Aarav, and then suddenly, like Hiroshima, my perfect world crumbled in front of my eyes...my mom contracted a disease that was known to be lethal. The same lady who was so healthy that I used to feel ashamed of my stamina in front of. The same lady who never quit smiling...and she did so till the end, going down fighting on the 13th of July. Even in her death she earned respect of the doctors cause they had never seen someone put up such a brave fight against this disease. There I was, in shock, not knowing how to react. This is when Aarav brought peace and sanity to the family.

On the personal front, a year where I had the happiest moment of my life, with my first son coming in to the family, and the saddest moment when I lost my mom.

But hold on...the year did not end here, nor did the roller coaster ride. At work, I had a stellar year, with my team really coming to its own. I saw the growth of super stars and leaders in my team. Without doubt, I had created and led the most envied team in my org. The fruits of our labour has today resulted in the long cherished dream of our org going commercial finally see light of day. But...ironically, today my entire team stands diluted and I don't lead this team any more.

Strange are the ways of this world. And 2014 has strengthened my belief in the saying that you get immense pain and joy only if you can bear both, and I guess I am still sane :-).

One thing for sure I have adopted, much to the dismay of many, but the one thing that had helped more coast....silence...