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#SangamNiti GOODBYE
Giving up does not mean stopping your climb uphill. It only means
choosing another mountain or another route. Yes, and luck does play
a big role in your success. It is clear to me that the harder you work
the better is your Tao. Or call it Dharma. It is crucial to have faith in
yourself. Believe that you’re good enough. Have faith as you define faith.
Not as others have defined it for you.

In what format have I chosen to say all this? Only a memoir? No it
wouldn’t all fit. Maybe a speech. But that would take away from the
excitement of the journey and I can’t imagine how it would all fit into
one coherent narrative when my life has been anything but such. Maybe
as a letter to my son? Yes, that sounded like a great idea. It encouraged
me to open up to share my experiences, my life, in an authentic and
undiluted way - as it happened, as I saw, as I explored, as I reflected.

But still, there is so much to do, so much to learn, so many horizons to
explore. So much I’m yet to know about my own life. As I open my study
room’s windows, I feel a serene breeze wash over me. The soft glow of
the moonlight inspires me of the ancient Zen masters to worry about
nothing. I feel stillness and immense peace come over me. The time
when the Head aligns perfectly with the Heart.

I know that time waits for no one. But the glory of sharing my life will
be timeless.

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