Its all about a second....

It was the second day after i joined with the company. Company had  an induction program for the new employees to introduce everything about the office to the new comers. I knew only a very few faces on that day. My friend and me sat around a table. 4 other people also joined us at the table. We made an introduction with the people around the table.

  The program started. Everything was going serious and also fine. Senior Managers, project heads, HR managers, etc and such top officials were having a few sharing of words with us. Before lunch there was another speech by a top official whose speech was so inspiring and motivating.  I was tempted many times to stand up and applaud for his beautiful speech. But standing up alone will make others think that i woke up from sleep.So i didn't.
 
  After his speech, he was answering to the queries by the audiences about his personal life. Even though i was motivated by his talk, his answering session made me feel bored. So i started drawing speaker's head (side pose) in the notepad given to us. HR managers noticed me not listening to him and drawing something. HRM couldn't see what i was drawing.I put a small signature on it and wrote thank you by its side. I was simply drawing it and as the picture was good i just tore it from the notepad and folded it and kept with me. HRM was having a bad opinion on me when i was tearing the paper. They were murmuring each other.
 
 I thought of giving this picture to the speaker. But i was really tensed. I want to give it, but i was tensed about the reaction of others. My mind was telling me to stand up first. But my legs were not giving me the support. I was telling in my mind." I should give this. I should give this. Just stand up. Then give." I was telling this for many times to my mind. I started sweating even though the room was air conditioned. I shook my body to get out of the shivering. Heat was going up in my head. Hands sweating up. Mind telling " Stand up man, stand up".

 I was just lacking a single support to stand. If i didn't give, nothing will happen. But if i give, i can't predict the reaction. What to do? "Give or not". One second to stand, it could change everything. I was haunted by my positive attitude and confidence which made me say myself " Give it. "

 Finally with a high pressure, I closed my eyes and took a long breath. The speaker was near me. I was about to stand up. Suddenly another person from the audience stood up and said to the speaker that his speech was so encouraging and motivating. The speaker was happy to hear it. Speaker went away from me.  Everyone applauded him for the good speech. Damn... I lost it. The speaker asked " Can we leave for lunch ?" HR said " ok ". My mind again started heating up. Speaker asked again to audience " Anything else ?"  A change in a single second. Some power from my mind pushed me up to stand. I stood up. I don't know what to say. Legs were getting weaker. The speaker came to me and asked " Anything to say? " .

 I was searching for words and slowly started. I said " I am not an artist or a painter.  But this is for you. I tried to drew your picture. This is for giving us such a good speech. " And i gave that paper to him. He was surprised to see it. HR was saying " Wow". My ears filled with silence for a second, then suddenly got filled with full round of applause and excitement sounds from audience. My mind got super cooled.  The speaker said, " And that made me my day."  And the session was ended for lunch. The HR and other people were eager to see the picture and he was happy to show it. I escaped from the scene after telling my mind " You have done it man.." . During lunch, everyone was searching for me to ask about the picture.

 That day got over. Days passed. After 3 weeks, we had a meeting with that person who was the speaker on that day. He announced all official things to us. Before we start to leave the room he asked " Who was the guy who drew my picture on that day ? " I said " Sir, I am." He asked my name and i said it. He told that he was having that picture in his purse and he had shown it to some of the other officials who met him 2 days before.  I was so delighted and i was proud of myself for that one second. And that day also ended up with a happy mood.

"A single second has changed everything.. Like this every second is waiting for you.

 Just be positive, confident and do it."

This is my advice...



Thank GOD

RAM

3 + 1 = 4 days, A new experience in life...

     I had a desire for acting in a movie and i was chasing it down for past few years. I tried a lot of times to get a chance, but wherever I go I was dropped down. And finally i got a chance to act in a short film now. And shooting was done in 3 days and an extra 1 day, totally 4 days. It was a new and good experience in my life which taught me the difficulty of making a film and about the team work. A little more work for the film is still pending.
 
     For 3 days, the location for shooting was at Shenkottai, a place in Tamil Nadu. A beautiful place with paddy fields on one side, hills on another side, forest and a huge pond also which makes the place more beautiful. But the atmosphere was so hot and dry. Some people of the crew used sunscreens, but it didn't save them. I didn't use any of the chemicals. Everyone was affected by sun burn. It was hard to lie on bed as the shoulders were completely burned.

    First day i was fully in front of camera. But second day, i tried to be in the shade whenever i was out of camera. But that too didn't worked. It was harder to sleep than the first day. I thought if i were a Film star, i could have a person holding umbrella whenever i am out of camera or i could have an air conditioned caravan to rest in. I slept on that day, just because i was tired. Some of the artists were there just for hours. They too were affected. Just think  the difficulty of others who were there for three days. Third day i had a wet towel around my shoulders every time.  That was a great relief. And i was so happy to get out of that place. when the director finally said "pack up". I was driving the car back to Trivandrum and it was really difficult to move my hands and shoulders.

   Somehow on recovering from the burn, another call for 1 day shoot came. Again had a shoot for a day at Aruvikkara, Trivandrum. And shoulders started burning. Now again recovering. I understood how the commercial film actors and the film crew try hard to make a film success. That is a real team work. I was happy to have a good experience in my life. I love such different experiences.

Thank GOD

RAM