Today, I spent nine hours at my old company.
I reached there by nine in the morning and left by six in the evening.
As it was Holi - Holiday in the new company, I thought of meeting my friends at old company. I had messaged to few last night if they were available today. Most of them were surprised to see me. Some of them wished me 'Hi' and walked a few steps before realizing that it was not a usual sight. They then came back to me and told me how they realized later that I had quit and was no longer with the company.
There was not a single moment when I felt lonely. One or the other friend would walk past me, talk to me for few minutes. When there was enough time when no one visited me, I read 'The Secret Letters of the Monk who sold his Ferrari' book.
I met most of them. Managers, Peers, Juniors, Friends, Security, Helpdesk - everyone talked to me and wished me good luck. Some of them were surprised to know that I had come just to meet my friends. Well, I took the words 'Stay in touch' quite seriously ;)
The amazing fact was that those who rarely interacted with me also talked with me. I felt a strange sense of calmness. Maybe I was not expecting anything from anybody. There was no pressure. Maybe I was just enjoying the present.
A strange feeling of calmness. The calmness you feel during and after meditation. I was afraid to disturb the calmness.
All in all, it was a good day spent with friends and I was right by deciding to spend the day - 9 hours - just talking to friends.
As they say, "Relationships Matter"
Thursday, March 8, 2012
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