Yes, we’ve finally learnt that each of us have been “spoke”d into grassroutes. I, for one, am excited and very much looking forward to exploring a little bit more of the India I know so little about. It’s so easy to get caught up in day-to-day living. in the rat race, in excelling, in our ambitiousness…that exploration almost seems rebellious. And it is, it’s a rebellion against custom that says you take work-leave only to visit family; it’s a rebellion against the routine of day-to-day living; against the equation that life = a career and most importantly, it will mean a rebellion within oneself as well.

I know that visiting Uttarakhand (which I’m so kicked about!) is going to fuel the dissatisfaction and frustration and doubts in me. What if I fall in love with the forest and want to stay in Rannikhet for the rest of my life? Will that ruin all the ambitious plans I have for myself? Will it make me wonder if I’m where I’m supposed to be right now or if I should change my path?

That’s something I’m mildly worried about. But at the same time, I know that at the very least,  I will get the chance to have that fear, a stimulus for those very important questions/doubts/frustrations. Because it is that discontent that will lead me to knowing myself better, and my choice of path. And in making that choice, I can be happy no matter the outcome simply because I chose, knowing full well what the other options were..

And that’s what GR is giving me: the freedom and awareness to explore myself and  to choose well.

Here is where it starts: I have chosen to “spoke” my way through to Rannikhet;  I’m sure our wheel will be  dynamic - watch while we roll!