Finally, the 17 year old relationship came to an end. He was gone, rather taken away, when I returned from work today. It felt strange to return home today. A strange emptiness.
Over the past three years, he was primarily relegated to the reserve bench. And he accepted it ungrudingly. His utility was gone, but unlike a pro-team owner, I was unable to trade him. Afterall, he was my companion for so long. Loyalty still carries some meaning in my world! Plus, it was hard for me to pull the trigger till this point.
He was witness of my many escapades, sharing many a road experience. He witnessed me forging a special friendship with Tony. He was there when Tracy arrived for the first time in the US, when she learned driving and when we left NC. So when I drove into the driveway this evening, I felt a sudden void. The Legacy was no more.
For the last 3 years, he made his presence known silently at least twice daily. Our relationship had withered, reduced to these ocassional greetings exchange. Then why was I so sad with his departure? Afterall it was my decision to let the old go to make room for the new. So why this pain? I suddenly realized that we don't do so well with loss, separation, and death.
This reflects my thoughts and activities outside of my daytime job. I feed on creativity and crave for autonomy. I have more questions than answers, more ideas than implemented solutions. Samples of that process. This is a bi-lingual blog - in Bengali and English.
- Sanjoy Haldar
- My primary area of interest is marketing effectiveness. I focus on marketing analytics, process and automation with the goal of optimizing marketing ROI. Past experiences included leadership positions in industry leaders in Transportation, Financial Services, Software and SaaS industries.
My motto
Think big, dream big, strive to change the world around by first changing the world within.
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