Moment of Miracle!

It was a late Friday evening and I was walking back to my car after a hectic day. I was smiling about something special. I was remembering this special song from the movie lakshya..

Himaaat so jo koi chaleee, dhartii hile kadmo tale, kya duuriyan kya fasle, manzil laage aaake gaaalee......Since the release of the movie lakshya I have been listening to this song every single day. 

I even remember Hrithiks face full of determination  and whether I am jogging or working it stays with me. It plays on ipod while running and car stereo while driving to work..

Its amazing how time flies by... I remember, I had this dream of working in an automobile company and how I walked in for my interview.  Tensed with sweaty hands and I couldn’t believe that I had the job.

11 months had gone by with a lot of sweat and toil and here I was the most awarded and appreciated member of the marketing team. One accelerator award within 6 months before confirmation and another before a completion of the year! 

How did this all happen..I was struggling at work when i joined, putting in extra hours.. none of my goals were getting completed. I was hitting road blocks all the time..Colleagues weren’t cooperating, and achieving what I had set to do, seemed like a distant dream. I thought to myself mid year and there goes Anand again struggling in his new job.  The auto dream was almost crumbling.. but the last few months from 2013 turned out amazing.. things started moving at work and work started happening.. Before I knew it  something changed, something moved and I was at my destination.. just like what the song says ‘Manzil laage aake gaale’

I couldn’t believe myself.... but  when I look back a few experiences in life taught me a lot and helped me in this new journey...Sports helps us understand life better.. Some people say about sports that its just a game or its just a run.. but its not just a game or its not just a run...  Sports is very similar to life and hence one can draw parallels. Just like its not just a day in our life. Each run, each day each weekend counts. By the time I spend 2500 weekends I would be 50 and half my life would be over..

My running taught me that running and life are all about attitude and effort... you need to give life a 100% and most importantly not worry about the distances... Just keep your head down and look at your feet...Dont worry about the things you cant control its a waste of time...

As each day passed at my new workplace, I also listened to this wonderful track on you tube about attitude.. Its about a how a young guy asks a Guru about he could be as successful as the guru. The guru asks him to meet him at the beach next morning and takes him inside the water.. The guru asks the young guy to put his head in the water and almost drowns him..He then asks the young guy what was the only thought when you were in water and the young guy says I wanted to breathe....The guru says when you want success as bad as u want to breathe than u will be successful. You wont care about any parties, games or any movies..

So is life.. its about how bad u want it...But inspite of all of the above the goal looks elusive. Just like in sports and in running in life too you need a miracle..When you start giving it your all, the goal suddenly starts becoming more and more elusive..It seems tougher and tougher with each step. Each day becomes a conflict between the right way and the easy way..The thing is you are headed upstream and the voice you have chosen is one of defiance..With each step comes a decision to take another..And when you make that decision suddenly one day miraculously the goal comes closer to you just at the last minute after you have given it your all and you cant give anymore. Its as if the universe wants to test your persistence to the goal and the idea you believe in..So just make sure that the goal is something you really want! 

The miracle to hit the last ball six or the miracle when your muscles are aching and cramping and you still run your best timing at the last minute. We dont know how it happens but its just happens..How do we get the strength?  Some may call it plain luck and some may call it just hardwork. But I believe in a miracle..It needs a miracle to complete a project at work when all the odds are stacked against you and your backs on the wall.

On that day when I walked back to my car humming the song, I knew the Miracle in my life...All the effort and the attitude helps but its the small miracles in your life which help you cross the line just in time when it seemed like you would not make it. 

I like to believe that what they show in movies is true.. When Aamir needs a last ball six from the movie in lagan he closes his eyes and prays even as the bowler runs towards him, somewhere knowing that it may be not possible but he prays for a miracle. He thinks about all the people close to him...

I believe this job in Mahindra came as a gift and a blessing to me from Nitya’s mom. All through her life she worked very hard without expecting anything in return and I would like to imbibe the same. She inspired me through her attitude and deeply touched me with her actions. She worked hard not because she had to do it but it was out of love. Her little miracles had saved me many a times at work..

As I walked to my car I looked at the sky with gratitude and smiled for the little miracles which made the jobs at work easier..Its when I least expected things moved...I had experienced a Moment of Miracle in my life that night.

On her birthday I thank her for all the little miracles... 

So the next time we are out early and we catch a glimpse of a athlete running wet with sweat deprived of breath,  and he cant run any further. Or a colleague working very hard trying as a determined force to achieve something at work.  Both mentally driving their body beyond pain, fatigue and beyond reason to the point of exhaustion. How far they will push themselves when no one is watching them is really the essence.  But at that moment take a pause, look closer and feel fortunate that we may just get to see that someone experience their moment of Miracle!