The joy of sharing makes you forget pain

 Dear friends, Wishing you all a happy new year 2017! I am back to blogging after a break and my apologies for that.

I was travelling from Mysore few days back and was thinking about  an incident which I wanted to share and what better way than through my blog? :-)

Recently, I was given the responsibility of hosting ‘ThinkBig-Asia’s largest Women Entrepreneurs Meet’ (http://weconnectthinkbig.com/) held on November 14-15, 2016, since the proposal was mooted by me when I was Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Commerce & Industries. I was happy and felt a great deal of pleasure and happiness to organize it, as I have a special passion when it comes to women entrepreneurship.

A few days before the event, I was feeling a bit uneasy and at times near my right rib and at times experienced severe back pain but I brushed it aside as a stress  related issue.

However on 12^th November, past mid night, I developed severe back ache and palpitations and was about to be rushed to the Hospital in Hyderabad... but an ice-pack reduced my pain and I went to sleep.

On 13^th November, my family insisted go and lo! From a scan, I was detected with two stones in the kidney and the doctor suggested some medication but I had no time to buy them as it was a Sunday and I had to be at the venue in Bangalore to oversee the arrangements.

On Monday, the 14^th November, I reached the venue around 9AM and was welcomed by a stream of beaming Women Entrepreneurs. They were all glowing and dancing with joy and enthusiasm. Mingling with them, I was also glowing. Our C&I Minister Hon’ble Sri R.V.Deshpande also joined us. 

The Kannada and Culture Department organized a wonderful welcome dance with drums and beats. Several VIPs, Delegates were walking in slowly. There were greetings of happiness and screams of reunions. Everyone was waiting for Hon’ble CM and the inauguration function was spectacular and the highlight was the ‘ThinkBig song by all the Association Members.  And above all we danced in the evening with the cultural troupe tirelessly. I don`t know where I got the stamina from and the audience slowly joined us making the evening more merrier.  The day passed off without even us knowing how the time flew.

I came home with full of happiness and was watching the pictures sent on my mobile. It was nearly 10PM. I saw a few missed calls and one was from my husband. I called back and he asked me ‘did you take your medicine?’ He said. What, which & why? I retorted back. Did you forget, I sent you names of medicines to be taken for your pain, He said in anxiety.

Oh My God! I forgot, I said sheepishly, I would get them now. Being with women, seeing their happiness, sharing their joy, enthusiasm, queries, posing for the pictures, selfies, I had totally forgotten my inner pain both physical and emotional. I did not felt the pain and in no way it showed up. Instead my face was glowing and I was on cloud nine.

I realized there is so much pleasure in sharing others happiness and being with happy people doubles your joy and any form of pain is completely forgotten. I was relishing every minute of the fun and exchange of knowledge and ideas. I was basking in the success of ThinkBig and totally forgot my pain by sharing other people’s joy. That night I realized that there is no greater pleasure than sharing and being with lovely people, a small hug or squeeze of hand will make a lot of difference and make you forget all pains. The quality of not thinking of one’s own pain and trouble, forgetting all grudges and greed, being positive, not hurting anyone, spreading love, affection and care, as life is all about giving and sharing is the best medicine.

This is the New Year resolution one can adopt and feel the difference.