Taking decisions

Sept,04: One of those times when we wished we knew what lies ahead. After our project was taken over by the customer company, I had to option of joining the customer's company. Higer pay, security and better roles beckoned me. But something was holding me back, probably the same thing that made me join the company in the first place.

I went on my annual vacation, this time it was to Rajasthan. My imagination could tell me the greatness and the glory of the kings that ruled those magnificient forts. My philosophical sense could tell me, all that greatness and glory is long gone. All that remains is vague memory and the forts. But in Udaypur the situation was different Rana Pratap Singh is very much worshipped for his devotion to motherland and for never bowing down to the Mughals. Even his horse - Chethak is worshipped. The person is long gone but he is still remembered for what he stood for. It is said that he spent 14 years in the forest on a horse back fighting the mughals with an army of Bhil tribesmen. Something that motivated me and confirmed my decision to stick with my "Indian" company. Chauvnistic ? Yes.

Over the period of the last one year, I came to realize that in this software industry, where people ready to switch loyalties with little carrots, loyalty is indeed sought after. I also realized that loyalty and a healthy respect for ideals pay dividends in the long run. Every one of us has priorities and constraints and to what extent I can carry this ideology at the expense of other priorities remains to be seen...