Yesterday I
had an important job-interview, one of those occasions that can really change
your life. It will take a few months to learn if my life is in fact going to
change or not but, regardless of the outcome, I was happy. Because I had a chance
to present myself to such an important organization and because I realized that
so many people are with me in so many ways.
While on
the train to the prestigious organization, I played with the pearls necklace my
mother used to wear every day at college and which she gave to me as a present
last Christmas. In our library at home, there´s a black and white picture of
her holding me as a baby, wearing that necklace.
While mentally
going through possible answers to possible questions, I started to nervously turning
the ring I was wearing around my finger: a bulky silver spiral inspired by a
staircase of one of Gaudi´s buildings in Barcelona, one of the many presents my
lovely aunt brought me back from one of her many travels around the world.
Pinned to
my navy blue coat was the twin-cats-brooch my father got me a few years ago. He
loves cats, as I do, and I could picture him taking a nap on the couch with our
two feline family members cozily resting on his belly as two big furry
doughnuts.
Already at 7
am I got a text from my personal cheerleader, my good friend who sometimes
believes in me more than I do, and later a funny email from my good London mate,
one of the very few who knew about the interview.
Another
friend from my home country sent me an email wishing me a good time during my
upcoming Asian weeks. He ignored that I had another focus prior to my
departure, so I just asked him to send me good vibes. He asked at what time. I
said between 9 and 12. He sent me an email at 10 reading “Thinking of you and
concentrating for you”.
Later on,
between one assessment phase and the other, to kill time while still trying to look professional, I started
reading through my planner and realized how many great experiences I have made
this year. How many beautiful people I have in my life. How incredibly better I
am doing compared to this time last year. How very grateful I should be and I
am.
To me,
things are not important for their intrinsic value, but for the love, memory
and affective worth they carry.
Yesterday I
suddenly remembered that (dream job or not) I am a multi-zillioner.
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