"...At the stroke of the midnight hour, while the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom..."
This is one of the phrases that makes me remember my class 3- that's a 15 yr old memory. Class 3 was fun. The only other memory from class 3? I wrote " I want to be a char-ten-count-ten when I grow up" when I was to write "5 lines on myself". In those days I never knew the correct spellings of Chartered Accountant, let alone knowing what a CA does.
And now, 15 years later, on 13th August,2009, almost at noon, while the world is imprisoned in office and other redundant work, I AWOKE TO LIFE AND FREEDOM.! I finally realised that much seen, much fantasized and much prayed for dream of being a CA, and that's really a lot if u ask me.
And now I realise how the world used to treat me, and me treated the world. And I can't stop comparing the pre- and post-13th aug era!The world is suddenly a wonderful and awesome place (it's raining in Delhi since 3 days, so maybe that's how everything is so awesome now). Everyone and everything is so charmy and nice. And I can't stop grinning from ear to ear (but in a sophisticated, professional way, not like a clown).
And I suddenly realised some of the "things to do post CA" were really stupid- either they are useless now, or I've outgrown them - both - things and people. It's like I've suddenly grown up. The last time I felt this grown up feeling was on 28th May'04, at exactly 5.45AM, when my class 12th results were about to be announced. But things are different now.
And now I realise living a CA life is not that simple. With great power comes great responsibility. This is my gift, and this can be my curse too! I've to uphold so many things - integrity, confidentiality etc etc. (basically all the adjectives in AAS-1). And I am supposed to behave in a much more sophisticated and professional way (though I don't think wearing shorts in public would tantamount to professional misconduct). And I guess am not supposed to do bird watching (atleast let me say that ;))And I realise that now I am supposed to do all that job hunting, the interviews, and the job itself- and that's giving me jitters.
Will write more later, till then, keep appreciating my blog, and keep giving your true and fair disclosures (like I disclosed material facts in this post). And keep depreciating, thou dear earthlings ;)
