Another sleepless night! Thought of catching a bit of sunrise as I get little opportunitiy to do so. Sun rises every day and sets, but we seldom enjoy the beauty of the process. Thought of going out for a drive. Thought of getting to Juhu beach and take some photographs of ‘MV Wisdom’ (huge cargo vessel which is stranded for the past week within hands reach from the beach). Attempts are being made to pull it or push it or cut it or maybe lift it, which seems highly unlikely. The tug of war is going on nevertheless. Well, these were the things which I thought of, yes, only that. The key to the car is not accessible at the moment. So I dropped the plan(s). Instead switched on my computer again and here I am spreading my loneliness to no one.
This Thrusday was eventful. Met someone I admire. Everything said by him makes sense to me. The youth icon, Chetan Bhagat. He has a team which takes care of the business part of him. To promote and market the brand Chetan Bhagat, and to make him reach out to the far stretched youth and of course to the corporates who in turn pay him money, which is the business part I was talking about. I had applied to break into his team, and thus I was called for the interview. I thought it would be an office, but as it turned out, the address I was called upon was his home and he was the one at the door to welcome us. A big surprise. He briefed about the profile and about himself (as if we didn’t know). About his next book coming up around Diwali this year. It’s a dark love story and the protagonists are ‘gopal’ and ‘arti’. That’s all he said about the book. Asked me to wait in the kids room and also allowed me to play with the toys while I waited. Two round interview was conducted, one by the CB team and one by CB himself. It was pretty relaxed. I have little hope to get through since I my answers were pretty honest. Yes, it’s complicated. Plus my profile does not suit their requirements. He told me that I would be getting a call next day if I was selected. And the day just passed L. Which makes it safe to assume that I haven’t made the cut. And that’s the reason I am writing about the experience with him on my blog. If I got through, I wouldn’t have.
All said and done. The point I would like to make is that. When we see someone on the TV or newspaper or anywhere as a celeb. It seems distant and we assume that those people are different and that’s the reason they are there. But they are just as normal as we are. And we can be them too, no big deal. Luck remains a big factor. What I mean is, it’s not that every talented or every hard working person makes it large in life. If everyone is a CEO, the work would not be done. The fish has to be killed to maintain the balance of life. And not everyone can be the hunter, someone has to be the huntee.
However, meeting with the celeb himself hasn’t sunk in yet. It was a wonderful experience. This is more like a diary page to me which I would love to go through somewhere later in life.
The sun will raise, and with it I’ll prepare to set.
Have a good day..
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