I am sure every one has moments of puzzle in their life. I have quite a bunch of them. Of late so much seems to puzzle me. When I returned from Belgium, after being away from home for so long, my brother-in-law suggested, I stay closer to home – meant in Madras and if possible near their house – so as to build good relation. That sounded good for me. So I stayed in Madras and in fact stayed in their guest house. It was indeed a good time – I enjoyed staying closer to relations; we went out couple of times together; and they showed me parts of city that I didn’t know before.

But here comes the irony. In the middle of February, I got a call from a head-hunter asking if I am looking for a job. I said, I am not and introduced my sister. Boom! She got offers from Accenture, IBM and couple of others as well. Now she is in IBM, Bangalore. Today I got a call from my brother-in-law saying he has got into Accenture, Bangalore. I am glad for the progress in their career. But I am left in awe, how times changes and here I am in Madras because I wanted to stay closer home but those whom I wanted to be with are not here.

Baffled, I feel the pain of loneliness – again.