My latest poem....."The Brick"

Hi All
This poem got completed a fortnight back....but never found myself doing two acts together...that is - bringing my diary to office AND finding time to type out the poem in the diary.....
Well, I would like to recall on the self imposed goal in poem writing.....which I took on Jan 2009...I am happy I am quite consistent in all the 4 poems that I have dished so far....roughly 1 per month.
For any mother, even a sumaar looking child will appear like angel.....As they say in a proverb in Tamil. So, I am not the one who is going to rate this poem against my earlier ones.....
As literature Jaambavaans state emphatically, I too feel that once the poem is delivered to public, it is no more belonging to the poet...!! Shoot your feedbacks...I mean your comments....after enjoying the poem....
Suren

"Home Alone !! "

Dear Friends
I have completed close to 100 days at CBE living in a two bed room house all alone. Thought it is time I muse a little bit about this Home Alone experience. The impulsive title for this posting from my heart was "Get out !!" but I got connected with a positive expression of the same point reminded about the title of a Hollywood Movie.....Sounds much better, isn't it ?
Well, to introduce a little bit, this is the first time in my life I am being alone. There was a period I was in Delhi for close to 1 1/2 years but again I was in the safe hands of my elder sister who gets nervous even if I am late to home by few minutes....!!!
I know there are lot of bacheolers staying away from family but many of them either living in group OR safely cuddle themselves in a Mansion. I do not deny the bliss of the "co-operative living" or the "irresponsible living " respectively.
But....from my limited experience in these 100 days, I feel there are tremendous opportunities for putting our lives in proper track in many dimensions, becoming better time manager and mature as a better personality. As an individual, I always have a tendancy to get into mood outs and for the first time in my life, I discovered that I have to do few basic tasks about myself how much ever the depression is looming !!! I think I came out of the depression spell much quicker getting deeper into the physical activities that every house demands.
I cook, wash the vessels, wash the clothes, clean up the floors, arrange things as home, bring drinking water from ground floor....and perhaps if you are smiling reading this, YES Gentleman and Gentlewomen, I never have done all these activities for such a long time. I really enjoy every little bit of HOME ALONE life that I have strong hesitation to take some external help which is very much available here too.
Above being self reliant and getting out of mood swings, I also have been immensely enjoying the luxury of "wierd" living whenever I wanted to....like reaching office at 5.30 AM on couple of days, reaching home at 12 Midnight, experimenting with food stuff which is not normally done considering the majority's choice at home, impuslively going to a night show cinema....and going for long strolls at unusual times......!! I am not talking about a carefree life but a life that I can stretch the way I want to if I feel a need.
Incidentally, I read in an article in the magazine "Frozen Thoughts" about the personality getting shaped up by living alone in a different geographic territory for a brief while.
I dont know how long this phase of life is going to keep moving for me.....But I only know this !! Just in case it ends, I am not the one who is going to regret for it......For, I have involved myself with this phase - the sound of the silence and the power of solitutude - immensely.
Suren

WHO AM I ?

Dear Friends,
Let me forewarn you that the purpose of this musing is neither any thing with spirituality nor I got elevated myself to the stage of saints like Ramana Maharshi....!! Its just that I am musing about myself and what is the "real" me craving for......!!
Well, I did get couple of feedbacks appreciating my earlier posting on "Principles of Management". Some of you might have wrongly imagined that I am imagining myself as an "all rounder".....Huh ? Not really so. I am just a bits and pieces of all the three categories that I was talking about...
Some times when I am in terrific frame of mind, I become so creative and keep blurting new ideas much more than what people around me can tolerate.....!! I really dont even mind the irritated faces around me when the right side of my brain pulsates with ideas... (just to add, these days, I am becoming bit conscious about these things !!)
Similarly, there were some situations I had feverishly worked on executing some thing as I always like to race with time. But let me remind you that its not so always....Throwing out all electronic gadgets viz., wrist watch, cell phone is quite a normal thing that I can do any time I want.....So, I had been a great executor in practical life only when I am not in the "throwing" mood....its important to be straight at least when we speak about ourselves right ???
There are very few occassions that I have also been an all rounder...but let me repeat the adjective once again....VERY FEW. The whole musings was revolving around a personality whom I am working with at office who inspired me a lot and definitely I dont deserve - in any manner - to call myself as an all-rounder in the way I had penned the musings.....
Well, then, who am I ? Dont you think I need to ponder this deeply as I am inching towards 40 already..and my grey hairs are quite visible though I stand at 5 - 6 feet away from mirror ?
When I ask this question deeply and thinking it aloud...YES....seems I have some clarity. Let me share it with you !!!
Visualise a gun man in front of you taking a target, aims at it and hits on the bulls eye.....Got a mental picture ? I am neither the gun man who executes the idea of shooting (creative people) nor the bullet which dutifully hits the target (the implementors). Then, who am I....???
Do I sound really scary.....as If I am inching towards Ghost-hood.....?
Well, I think I am the trigger of the pistol (gun). The pistol as such is not even remembered as a vital part of gun. Please note that the trigger is not big enough to be labelled as an all rounder but functionally it acts as a vital link between creator and executor !! But, the main difference between me and the trigger of a pistol is that I am a proud trigger with a loud mouth.....like a child enjoying its own pranks with loud laughter not really minding about decency.....!!
Its great to be a trigger, believe me !!!.....
You know some thing ?? this is an excellent subject (karu) for my next poem which I feel like titling as "visai" - which means in tamil "trigger"........!!
Let it flow thru' me some day if shambo decides so....!!
Suren

Musings on Principles of Management !!

Dear Mate
This is not a musing as a fallout of my recent promotion at office.....neither the "one pager" that I have been promising to some of you about "Leadership" for quite some time. The one pager is getting built up in bits and pieces exactly like how a leader evolves.....!! One important virtue of leadership is patience...and please hold on to have a glimpse of my one pager about Leadership...Fine ?
This is just a extempore musings that I am tying out as the words come to my mind....without the inordinate care that I write the one pagers....Well, I am sure you will find this interesting and thought provoking....please go on.....
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People who have studied in commerce / management stream cannot forget Fayol's principles of management. If I remember right it is one of his first principle (may be in the top three ?) about Division of Labour and Specialisation"...!! A non commerce student may find it amusing why we need a principle on some thing very basic....but let me gently point out them that these were evolved during the earlier centuries when the word Management or Organization or Corporation were unheard off !! Truely I have enjoyed the 16 principles or so of this gentleman and here comes my musings on just the one identified...
People can immediately relate to manufacturing environment and typical ITES , IT industry with "division of labour". People who are moored to practical aspects of life can also easily relate to home environment (where mother takes all the responsibilities and father takes the world's responsibilities...I mean..reading news paper !!) and social environments.
But, I strongly feel even in the thinking process, we can apply this principle ?? Shall I tell how....
Have you seen people with green hats in their heads...always dreaming and able to come out with new ideas...which normally many of us cannot even imagine about. Such people according to me seem to have a specialisation of Ideas.
There is a second group of people who are very committed and with an iron will....with a dogged determination of achieving the goals that they take for themselves. Call them implementors or executors.....or what ever.....I feel they are the hands and legs of the former group who symbolically is the brain of a body....!!
Now, with my corporate experience so far and seeing many wonderful personalities whom I admire and also imbibe to some extend, I have clearly seen there is a third group of specialists who are distinct from the above two easily identifiable groups....
when an idea is given, these people are able to think thru' an idea....visualise the future based on the idea.....set up a process of implementing as well as executing an idea.....and walk out calmly to implement the next idea that comes to them...they dont care about not having lot of creativity but they are able to take the ideas from others without any ego problem....!!
To me, this group of people is quite fascinating and inspiring...because they fill up the big void between "idea" manis and "action" kings .....!!
In cricket parlance, I feel the idea givers are like the opening batsmen who can give a great start.....and can afford to get out after 7 or 8 overs.....(I mean the 50 over matches, ok ??). It is the people with ability to visualise who can see thru' the score taking over from middle overs until the end. They some times even finish the innings but many times ensure that they are not required !! They are capable of living without limelight....
There is not so much brain involved in implementation - in my feeling....; I also see that the people with lot of ideas can afford to sit lazy and not participating in actual implementation. But both the groups are extremely crucial....as per "division of labour" principle...
But the inbetween group that I am talking about.....needs every thing and position themselves as "all rounders"....capable of doing both the other roles if needed.
That brings me to the last part of my musings....the definition of "all rounder"...Huh ?
Who is an all rounder, Gentleman....and Gentlewoman ??
Some one who is capable of batting and bowling if there is a need...but not doing both every time he gets into some thing. In fact, I would even go one step ahead, he should be able to just sit and relax within himself if there are very powerful Idea Manis and Executors around him who can take up his role substantially.
All rounder is not about doing...its about a state of mind...isn't it ??
Suren

My new poem.......

Dear All
I proudly present my new poem to you......
After every poem that I write, I feel so complete that some times I strongly suspect if I am going to dry out.....only to come up with the next more satisfactory experience to follow up.
I penned this one sitting at Isha under a tree last saturday where I spent my whole day. I methodically wrote my goals at office and at person...for the next quarter and then with a sudden spurt of idea, wrote this with little effort.......
Not sure if I am supposed to "muse" before a poem.....while a poem is a musing by itself....!! Well, it will be really nice to become a poem myself.....instead of being a writer......What do you say ????
Please go on.....