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Rejoinder to an Extraordinary ReviewAm I leaving SU ?
Sir, I am also on Sabbatical, like you , but not from life. But from the glare of fame, publicity and limelight. I have pondered over your request to quite SU and look for greener pastures like contributing to the `black-book' of publications or `biography services'.........to the front page of any leading newspaper ........ the `gem', which many of (my) SU friends talk of.
You see, I have seen it all. I have launched a newspaper and many a periodical, created a heritage park, started the first internet content company in India, revived industries. Now launching a TV News Channel. ..........during the course, also published articles in newspapers including The Times of India and The Telegraph. Oh! ...I have also written obituaries, the most important is that of the French industrialist Jean Riboud , the then Chairman of Shulemberger , which was published in the front page of a leading publication.
However, due to quark of fate, my wife, a poetess in her own right, whom I married after a romantic love affair, lost her mind. I quit my job and started taking care of my wife and parenting my son who was then getting affected and left the glare of life. I say I am on sabbatical, as I am a human being and I do not know, if I might be again lured in to the limelight as my son grows up.
However to be very honest I am very satisfied with what I am doing......leading a so called very sedate life....taking care of my son, taking care of children of the lesser gods, taking to the streets for causes like environment and in the spare time writing biographies in SU, as I am interested in humanity.
Within this, even if one of my friends in SU reads the bio and reverts to me I am happy. For the second reader, of most of my posting, is my son Rahul, who is always encouraging.
Within this when my friend Aline tells me, "What will SU be without you ! " I am touched. When Christine messages me, "Aloke! What's up?" I am happy. When Pearl tells me that she is moved by my writing, I would like to plant a kiss on her cheek. When Sebastian yells that he is grateful for the Share, otherwise he would have missed the spot, my day is made. When Maria tells me that she misses me, there is a voltage fluctuation. When Meg adds power to her voice by adding all her friends to the number, to cajole me not to leave SU, it is front page news. When Isaac offers me the alternative to start a dual Blog in Word press like Jane, to increase readership, it indicates that he is going to miss my writings. When Robert tells me that my Blog is an inspiration, I aspire to do better. When Roby wants to visit India and consults me, I run to the rooftop to welcome her. When Serina messages that she has learned something new about Sign language from my post, I am elated. When Gwen says you are like our new President Obama setting new standard, I raise my benchmark. When Ellie says I actually enjoy your Blog, it brings a smile to my face. When Janine asks if I have posted anything on Geneva Convention, I think I am creating a reference point.
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