Realisation hits a lonely soul

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So I came to a new country last week to settle for a year. The office remains almost same as in India, a little less facilities may be e.g. no free coffee vending machines.

Singapore it is. I was excited about this. I always wanted to settle into a new country on my own. I always wanted to see the life abroad.


 I was super excited.  I was earning and saving decent in India and had a higher paying job offer, and many close friends there. I had a fully setup beautiful home to stay and a familiar and friendly flatmate, who was at times, a great company.


 I had everything figured out in India I felt, I knew of great shopping destinations offline and online. I had a huge collection of dresses and shoes and handbags and you name anything. I was in love with my possessions. I had my family nearby. 


But I wanted to come out of my comfort zone and experience a new dimension of life. I was always curious about how people in other country stay. 

So I gave up my comfortable life in India, discarded so many goods and shifted into a new country. I had to travel alone. I was the only person from company in this account. And there was only one person in my team working in Singapore.

And this teammate was here for 12 years, so he had his own circle. So I was almost on my own. Thankfully an old friend was here who did help me and guide me whenever needed.

So I learnt one thing, man is indeed a social animal. We cannot survive alone. No matter where we go, we need people. Irrespective of how much comfort and luxuries we have, we can't be happy without human company.

Maybe that is what human civilization understood very early and invented marriage, a celebration of togetherness of two humans who can stand by each other, no matter what life throws at them. The initiation of this marriage is a happy event called wedding. Though I am not in favour of extravagant weddings, but maybe this grand union of two souls made it so.

So a week in a foreign country did make me realise that, marriage is good, having a life partner is awesome, having a constant company is irreplaceable, having someone to listen to you is the greatest possession.

No money and luxury can bring pleasure without people and company and someone you love unconditionally.



Comments

  1. Tanuj SarvaDecember 6, 2019 at 2:36 AM

    It's a really nice concept of personal blogging. I really like the way you write about your thoughts. Thanks for inspiring.

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  2. Shravan kumarMarch 19, 2020 at 4:08 PM

    Nice one

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  3. AshishJuly 9, 2021 at 12:01 PM

    I really like the way u have interpreted and expounded it..Y there is no blog from long time???

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  4. prashanthDecember 10, 2021 at 8:56 PM

    Nice blog Puja!

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  5. prashanthDecember 10, 2021 at 8:57 PM

    I agree with your comment about marriage, but it can be equally disastrous if the person/soul mate is not the right one for you/one who drags you down.

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