The Moment of Truth!!!

Nobody had commented on my first blog. i was not sure if anybody had even read that. I was a tad sad,worried about its worthiness and mulling over my blog's future prospects.  To be honest, i crave for comments(who does not) because i feel it is the only way that a story can move forward( Criticism is all the more welcome). After posting an article on my blog, i keep returning back to check if somebody had commented on it(i do not know if everyone did that during their initial days). I also do not know a lot of bloggers personally. For the first couple of days, i was extremely disappointed as no one commented. My happiness knew no bounds when i saw a comment on the 4th day. Guess who??

i have recently shifted to a new city where i do not have many friends, any relatives or sustained interests.  The first few weekends were spent either working in the office or travelling to Kerala, Mumbai, etc. 

One fine Saturday, to be precise on 8th Nov, i had finished cooking my lunch(ya i cook my own lunch / dinner.....seriously) and was wondering what to do next. i look at my laptop and the laptop looks back at me with pleading eyes, suggesting, "Nahiiiiii(melodramatic), you use me for 5 days continuously without even switching me off for a complete hour and here you are again on a weekend wanting to use me. Am i at fault if you do not have nothing else worthwhile to indulge in." But what can i do, i am as helpless as ice at room temperature.

i log into Gtalk and start chatting with my cousin, Sreejith, now this guy has a blog and keeps writing on Project Management topics. I wanted him to suggest some ways to spend my weekends. He sent me the URL of one his favourite blogs and asked me to read and comment.

The manjadikkuru's in the Pandora's box inspired me to start writing my own blogs

(Sreejith@.i am explicitly mentioning this over here as you wanted it to be)

When the very first comment on your first blog is from the person who inspired you, what should i say..."i was over the moon" , would be an understatement. I was honestly(pleasantly) surprised and it took me 2 days to reply. 

As if this was not enough, the second comment is from a person whose blogs i look upto and have always enjoyed....

I could not have asked for more.

I end this post with a quote from Dale Carnegie (a few changes marked in red):

"You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness now. How? By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone who has started blogging. Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a life time."

And i am surely going to cherish both the comments for the rest of my life.

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