A SMOKED POSTCARD............THE NIGHT THE BIG KIDS STOLE THE THUNDER

Despite all the hullabaloo, " SAY NO TO CRACKERS!...........LET'S NOT POLLUTE !! ", I was amazed to see the quantum of fireworks last night. What really gave me the spark was the big kid inside majority of grown ups unleashing havoc, on the roads, corridors, staircases ( met this big kid who is one hell of a lazy dude......to his little kid he said " come on son, let's blow some stairs of this building" ) , roof tops, in the neighbouring markets ( Surprised, are you ? Don't be. It happens only in India). I could only shake my head in disbelief , when I saw this cool dude in his late 30's, giving the road an extra carpet of crackers, with twinkle of excitement in his eyes akin to a little boy. A little further down the road I saw a masterclass ( Subject - HOW TO MAKE SOME NOISE) in action.............all the kids were standing in a bunch and watching the big kids stuffing loads of crackers inside an empty tin can. Sorry no marks for guessing what happened next :-).

Well, there you have it............not so sure about our little friends, but the big kids surely got smoked last night. And after what I saw, trust me neither alcohol nor marijuana..........all it takes is whole lot of fire power to get you going. DID I HEAR SOMEONE SAY, LEAD BY EXAMPLE ?.............Damage has already been done my friend. NEXT TIME ? Maybe or maybe not...we will see . Keeping watching this space.

THE GOOD WORD.................THE MORNING POSTCARD FROM A TEATOTALER ( READ TEETOTALER)

Have you ever wondered, why good things are so hard to follow? Why bad feels so good? Why simplicity never makes the headlines? Why we get carried away by bad influence? Why we choose the easy way out and follow the bad behavior to carve a niche for ourselves? Well, may not be true for everybody, but for bulk, it definitely is. I experience it all the time.

OK let me give this spark a spin, to make my point easy to comprehend. Do you think it's important for every white collar executive, top to bottom, at Philip Morris to have a puff to stay on course and thrive? Do you think the same way for people on the payrolls of a liquor giant? Many of you would say that it's an important criteria, but I would disagree to that. I know a few, who are holding some key positions in such corporate behemoths and yet staying clear and prospering. And mind you, as I pen these thoughts, they are about to take some critical decisions, which I am sure, will take their respective companies to greater heights.

BE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE.......BUT BE GOOD. In the end remember, it's you and you alone who would be responsible for all the decisions that you make.