OK so I was looking forward to the 3+ weeks in India as a time off from my routine life here in US. It started off with a 3 day trip to Jaipur for my father in laws post funeral service. The mood was somber but I was glad to see everyone at least giving a hint that things are moving on.
And then things went downhill from there. Dad got sick and was in ICU for enlarged prostate. Spent a whole day getting him through tests and paperwork to get him admitted. He recovered quickly after they catheterized him. And then off and on, days were spent in hospital OPDs. Not to mention his behavior as a patient which were were left wanting.
Then a few days were spent decompressing with cousins, a marriage and shopping for that marriage. The days around the marriage were fun. Had a lot of laughs and giggles. Apparently I rediscovered my silly side where I couldn't stop making people laugh; a contrast to first half of the days were spent in hospitals. It was a good exercise and use case in that how important it is to decompress with booze less crazy stupid silly stuff when you are stressed with breakneck pace work and family matters. Just go out at a chill but inexpensive place, happening but not crowded joint or a gathering of close but not many friends and smile a bite, poke a bit of fun at yourself and others and in the process shed the skin of stress and wear and tear of the past week and move on for a fresh one. That's what life is; a day at a time, a week at a time, month by month and year over year.
And then things went downhill from there. Dad got sick and was in ICU for enlarged prostate. Spent a whole day getting him through tests and paperwork to get him admitted. He recovered quickly after they catheterized him. And then off and on, days were spent in hospital OPDs. Not to mention his behavior as a patient which were were left wanting.
Then a few days were spent decompressing with cousins, a marriage and shopping for that marriage. The days around the marriage were fun. Had a lot of laughs and giggles. Apparently I rediscovered my silly side where I couldn't stop making people laugh; a contrast to first half of the days were spent in hospitals. It was a good exercise and use case in that how important it is to decompress with booze less crazy stupid silly stuff when you are stressed with breakneck pace work and family matters. Just go out at a chill but inexpensive place, happening but not crowded joint or a gathering of close but not many friends and smile a bite, poke a bit of fun at yourself and others and in the process shed the skin of stress and wear and tear of the past week and move on for a fresh one. That's what life is; a day at a time, a week at a time, month by month and year over year.
