Hmmm.. it can creep into your person. May be this is what makes me take criticism so seriously. May be I should lighten up and continue. If this is what I can implement because of what happened in the meeting, it may be is worth the struggle and mental anguish.
I need to remind myself why I do what I do. The joy is in the work not what people think about it. I hope I can remember this always.
Well, time has come on a great player. Roger Federer retires with 20 grand slam trophies - an unimaginable number. Yet, he is third on the list. That's the problem with pushing frontiers, once you show it can be done, others will do it better. Good on them.
As a Federer fanatic fan, I would like to thank him for the wonderful memories. I still remember the night out for his 5th Wimbledon final - he won that. After 2009 or so my life got in the way but until then I think I watched all his grand slam finals. I could not get myself to watch his recent games because he lost a step and was not playing at his best. I could not watch the genius struggle on a mortal plane. That's a testament to the standards he set himself!
Hope he has a great retired life! You and your family deserve it! Thanks for the single handed backhand and the several magical memories.
PS: Federer was also helpful in bringing me closer to my wife - I will owe him forever for that. I have an admission to make - I was ok with Federer losing the 2008 Wimbledon Final provided I got an Yes. Usually, I pleaded for his victory! Sorry Fed!
One of those months where everything seems to be hard and going nowhere. I knew having kids and raising a family is hard work. But, some days its very hard. The sheer effort to take care of kids when they are sick is very tough - it becomes insurmountable when you have a kid who gets sick often. It hits you two ways. first, it is not easy to fix the problem and the stress of keeping watch every second if the kid is getting affected makes you tired and drained. Second, you have to watch the amount of suffering/pain the kid goes through. He is moody, tired, stressed and at 5 years does not know how to handle it. He makes compromises - isn't it harsh for a five year old to compromise on playing in water or eating ice cream. It is tough to see the growth and the reason for the growth. I wish he did not have to. But, that's life. I hope it gets better for his sake.
We are supposed to be entering a smart world where AI can solve every problem we face. Unfortunately, AI still has to be used by people. It does not matter how smart any piece of infrastructure is - as long as wrong decisions are made by humans involved it will fail. That is why I think the focus should be on improving the personal capital and infrastructure together not a either or approach. The unfortunate situation in Uvalde, Texas is an example. For the police to wait for 1 hour to enter a room barricaded is unbelievable. An example of how all fancy guns/infrastructure failed to provide safety for innocent kids.
