The sounds of a rainy morning...

It is the sound of rain around me… It is pouring outside and I am just sitting here listening to every beat of it…

It is falling on the bricks of the building under construction nearby… I hear it falling on the railings of my balcony; drop by drop…

Because of the rain, not much human activity outside; silence in all the nature's noise...

Now I hear the thunder… is there lightning too?? Well, a helicopter just flew by adding to the sound effects...

I just opened the balcony door… and I can smell the rain now… 

The rain has slowed down now… people are back on street… vegetable vendors shouting… the construction work resumes… and life is back…

The rain was a short... but heavenly... Given me a fresh start to the day... 

No pains, no gains... so, take that big leap...

I have been a sports person all my life… And I know all about what it takes to win or lose… and what it feels like winning or losing…

No win comes without pain and sacrifice… the pain in getting up in the morning, working out… sacrifice in losing out in evening chit chats and fun for the practice… And the win coming through after all these, makes me feel, all those pain and sacrifice are worth taking… No win comes with sitting by a safe rock…

And we cannot win in life playing it safe… you need to play it hard… 2 years in my job, I knew it was a safe space… sitting by a 'rock' utilizing less than 5% of my abilities!!! It never made me feel like a winner… never!!

So, that's what I decided to take a leap… A leap can be risky if you fall hard… it will be a painful fall… but no pains, no gains… I am ready for a fall now, hard or soft… life will be meaningless if there is no risk involved or no pain involved…

There will be judgemental people around, who is definitely going to call me an idiot... I am preparing myself, not just to move forward, not to ignore the discouraging words... It is going to be a challenge.... a big adventure... and i am going for all the risk...