It was the early nineties and I was in the first throes of the rat race. A smart-aleck (surprisingly an IIT, IIM type) watching me beavering away remarked that life is a marathon and you dont have to finish everything this afternoon. Somehow that stuck in my mind and I am now convinced that if you play for the long-haul everything is fun – even the disappointments. Have been working on the thought ever since with one refinement. If you get it right and the long-haul is fun, then the spelling needs to change. So, here are my ruminations on everything. And I call it Long-hol (yes, you guessed it – for “holidays”).
The Long Hol
January 15, 2007 · 3 Comments
Categories: India Travel · Life Miscellany · Luxury Vacations · Vacation News
3 responses so far ↓
little indian // March 2, 2007 at 8:35 pm |
Very close to my own life’s policy,
“do not do anything today,
that can be left for tomorrow.”
I have lived by it for decades.
ketan // March 27, 2007 at 5:05 pm |
quite honestly, hari, no offence meant but i seriously thought long hol was the mallu (and i dare say gujju) pronunciation ….
harinair // March 27, 2007 at 5:09 pm |
Hey Ketan
That’s interesting – didnt think of that one. Now that you mention it….
And yes, I do pronounce it “Zimbly”.