The book I read today said that more people buy titles of books than contents and that a book sold a million additional copies by just changing its titles. So, I decided to experiment a bit with titles of my post.
What is true is that the post is about the breakfast I just had @ Saravana Bhavan, Anna Nagar (that’s 5 mins from home by car). However, it is more about the events leading up to it than the breakfast itself that intrigued me..
How it happened
Leading a completely opposite schedule has its advantages. This is not a half baked night schedule where I sleep at 3 and wake up in the afternoon. No, I completely eliminate the waking up in sweltering heat part and wake up just as the sun sets! Yesterday was the first of this early morning breakfast adventures.. with a friend after a long night of quite some work, had a lovely breakfast and went back to sleep.
Today, being alone, I debated.. initially, I felt I should probably sleep and wake up in time for football at 5pm. After some tossing and turning, I decided I was still a tad injured (I’d fallen and got bruised a bit last time I played) and anyway, the thought of delicious ‘pongal‘ with sambar and ‘ghee roast‘ won.
So, I was set and ready to go.. and I had a few thoughts along the way which I felt I should write about..
-> Our car has an inbuilt sound that plays when the car is on reverse gear (pretty useful in a crowded place to warn anyone passing by..). I realized how deafening the sound is early in the morning and tried to minimize by reversing the car quickly. Realized how forgiving I am when it comes to things I do. Had it been somebody else, I would probably have cursed them leaving so early in the morning..
-> About 4 out of 10 vehicles actually stopped at the early morning traffic signal. Things are changing in India apparently.. a few years back, that number would have been 1 or 2..
-> The guy in front of me stopped at the red light at a ‘major‘ signal and jumped the red light at a relatively smaller one. Reminded me of a dialog in a movie -‘Do crimes come in different sizes?‘
-> Why do some people wait all the way till the seconds count to the green signal is down to 10(from a number like 60) and then jump the signal anyway. Is it our desire to ‘get ahead‘??
-> We become happier with ourselves when we start keeping small promises. It is when I just parked my car at Saravana Bhavan that I realized that I’d forgotten my wallet at home. While it was tempting to curse myself, I decided to keep my pro-activity promise, smile and enjoy the ride. And boy, did that feel good..
The amazing thing about a positive attitude is that it annoys so many people that it makes it worth the effort.. haha..
-> I had a nice quiet meal by myself listening to ‘Think and Grow Rich‘ by Napoleon Hill..
Very interesting book.. He calls all obstacles ‘Temporary failures‘. I like that.. Maybe I should make sure every stumbling block is always called ‘temporary failure..
-> ‘Success should need no excuses, failure should have no alibis‘ – another interesting line..
-> Your success can only be as good as your plan – and the last one..
-> The service at the place was atrocious. Luckily, the food made up for that..
-> Drove back to be greeted by Grandad who had woken up and was grinning at my late night snack (as I will be off to bed soon..). Thank god he finds it amusing.. :D
-> Who says night people ‘miss the early morning’? I had a lovely early morning.. Now, it’s time for bed..
Haha.. :D
A Learning a Day 
