NEED FOR SPACE

Something that's being so often used by almost everyone but what I don't get is:

When you see organizations pushing individuals to the limit making them overcome things they could probably do with some balance to their work life, the same individuals wouldn't fight for their SPACE. They give it another term saying it's their ambitious nature that drives them.

The same individuals you put them into the personal space, say it a relationship or family they will not drive themselves to do the same bit in such circumstances. I'm quite sure there are enough things to do and handle at home but does one drive themselves to do their bit for the HOME??

or other individuals who are more part of their life??

I doubt it in most cases.

So what is the determining factor between the professional life and personal life of an individual,

Why isn't there the same "NEED FOR SPACE" in both aspects of LIFE??

GARUUDMAACHI

Garuud means eagles and
Maachi means flat land

Destined for three days of what was referred to as "Outbound Training" i least expected anything to what i had experienced over those days. Walking out of the gates of the organization after a long day of training the expression on most of us were like "Why the hell are we doing this on the weekend". The bumpy ride took a toll where i was lead to answer nature's call half way through. On reaching the place there certainly was a pleasant feeling and to some degree the WOW factor. Since all of us were tired that night we were let off and crashed after dinner with some chit chatting till midnight in our tents.

The next morning it was rise and shine for all of us really early on. Half past six had some masala chai and the view behind the tents and in front of it were enchanting and trully spectacular. At 7 we had to do some workout and had some breakfast before we all got started on the activities. The very first activity was the "Ring Activity" where v were asked about how much time we would take to pass the ring around the circle without the chain being broken. We estimated a time of 15 min but we did it in 2 min or so. It was great fun and we challenged ourselves more to do it better and this time we took just 30 seconds and really did we all feel good about it. Each activity was given some analysis and some food for thought. Official welcome to Garuudmaachi was given to us by Prem ( faciliator of the program ) and Bipin too. After lunch and getting some rest we headed for a trek that was to last for a couple of hours and were supposed to return by sunset.

On the trek up some of the sights were just breathtaking and the fun that we had on the whole 5-6 km trek was just too good. Divakar our guide in the trek had such an amazing sense of humour and nandini one of the colleagues seemed to be the joke at most instances. Half way through the trek we stopped for some water and apples for some energy. The whole trek we were being lead by a playful doggie which we named "Rani". The way down seemed tougher than the way up. The delays in waiting for people to catch up the whole trek, the time spent to see the crab or the snake all were leading us to trek down in the dark. At one point when chirag asked for some chai to everyone s surprise from the opposite direction two comrades from the base camp were trekking up to serve us some chai. The stop for Chai was just amazing - the sight, the clouds, the rain, the 124 year old electric post all have created a picture never to forget. Reached the camp in time for dinner with all of us drenched and stinking to the core. Rajat hadnt accompanied us because of his dislocation but he made such fantastic dinner for us while we were all away. Som because of his slip disk assisted rajat and stayed away from trekking with us.

The following day was a day filled with team activities each which required different strategies to complete the tasks. The tasks thrown at us to complete in 2 hours "A-frame", "Crocodile river crossing", "Delivery" and "Dropping the Ball". As easy it may have all seemed we were all in for a surprise to the difficulties one could face. These activities however taught me the importance of Co-operation, co-ordination, leadership, importance of timely handling of chaos, patience, persistence and more so on an individual level to believe a bit more in myself. Except for the second task the rest were never finished and how easily frustration levels can conquer one to bring out subtle anger levels within each one. There was a lot of retrospection that each of us carried out after these activities and highlighted the holes to each other. Prem too brought in these points and made us relate these activities to work or life in general. That evening we were treated to some more adventure this time in the form of sport. After some theoretical training on rappling i was first to go and boy did i feel like a pro doing it. Couple of hours of rappling and the long stressful team activities didnt kill anyone s energy late into the evening and we wanted one last event for the day. The facilitators obliged and arranged a "Night treasure hunt" in the woods with just a stick, a torch and a compass to help us through the hunt. Though we were split into two teams at the end of it each of us were dependant on each other to finish it. The treasure was souvenior "T-shirts" for the whole troop.

The final day started with a small walk to the other quarters and the views from there. I'm trully amazed with some of the sights and perplexed why they are never marketed for tourism of "Impeccable India". The last activity of this outbound training was "Blindfold" where we needed to all form a square being what as the name of the game suggests with each of us connected by a rope. The activity started out in a chaotic manner and some order was set in early on but we were almost there to completing it but not there just yet.

The best part of the trip was about introspection where each one had to speak about what they felt were the positives and negatives of each other in the group. The facilitators provided some valuable insights which i shall look think about for sure.

Trully a wonderful experience will go a long way in developing me further without a doubt. Moments to cherish for life. As the name of the place suggests the eagles eye is very powerful and that eye provided some sight not just on others but more so to look carefully within me. Whatever it is, however things turn out to be, wherever you fly dont lose sight of the land because thats where you belong so keep your feet on it at the end of the day.

PATH AHEAD.....

Enduring the heat at sea level

You have got to learn how to stay chill

Uncertain challenges posed in the winding woods

You would have to brave all the shit and contribute too

Stimulating forces driving you to run through the hazy conditions

Clarity will be derived with some persistence

The Distant peak would be a journey to explore

So explore it