63. Perfectionism -- the dreaded attitude to have

I was mentioning to a chat friend on how difficult it was to have a perfectionist attitude, especially when it comes to restarting the blog after more than a year of hiatus. Now, more than any time in the past, I have a starting problem.

Osho's enlightening quote:

The perfectionist is bound to be a neurotic, he cannot enjoy life, until he is perfect. And perfection as such never happens, it is not in the nature of things. Totality is possible, perfection is not possible.

So, without giving much thought to keeping my blog posts perfekt, let's proceed with what comes to mind and see where it takes us. Enjoy the ride!

62. Why Commonwealth Games?

Shera - the Mascot

Wikipedia points out: Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event for member countries from the Commonwealth of Nations. And The Commonwealth of Nations constitute the countries carved out of the dismantled British Empire.

Now, after 60 years of dismantlement, do we need to have The Commonwealth, and with that, Her Highness' Games? Is it worthwhile to continue this legacy?

If someone had asked that question and acted on it, may be, Suresh Kalmadi would have got more time to color his hair and beard black than worry about corruption allegations and construction delays. Poor fellow. He seems to be going the Lalit Modi way.

Now that the clock can't move backwards, let's all pray that India successfully hosts the 2010 Commonwealth Games and Mani Shankar Aiyar eats crow.

61: Any issues?

This one will be a short post... but worth mentioning...

I happen to manage a team which is spread across multiple locations-- Mumbai, where I am, and then in Bangalore and Kolkata.

Yesterday, one of my Bangalore team members pings to inform me that he had to leave early the day before without notifying me because his spouse complained about a stomach ache, and today he has to take her to the doc for further diagnosis.

Of course, who am I to stop people from visiting their doctors? Without giving another thought, I just typed on the messenger: "Go Ahead. No Issue..."

He replies: "She just has a stomach ache, but no, no issue. It's some gynecological problem."

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