Dear Sachin,
Congrats!!…on getting back ‘your life’!
You were just a kid who just wanted to play cricket…only because he loved it…! You didn’t play it to invite interviewers, attract sponsors, demand photo-shoots or pitch for press-conferences…you never wanted to play it for being a role-model, a mascot or an award-winner! You played it because that was the only thing…you knew!
I can understand how it feels to have so many strangers believing that they know you well and love you beyond a reason…or hate you without one! I can imagine how suffocating it must have felt to have people strip you off your dignity by constantly guessing your intentions, dissecting your efforts and projecting their own complexes on you!
I can understand that while a whole nation celebrated after a win, all you wanted was a quiet dinner followed by a nice sleep…And while a whole nation cursed a loss, all you wanted was to go back home, be with your loved ones, hold your son tight and kiss your daughter’s forehead! Instead…you had to live up to the hopes of a billion strangers!
Well! Don’t worry about what would happen to them after you leave! You were just a prop they played with! It’s their hobby…they have done it to all the Kapils, Azhars & Gangulis…and would continue to do it with all Dhonis, Yuvis and Kohlis!
You see…they always invent Gods and crucify them to satiate their hunger for inspiration…only to then visit them on Sundays! Well! Go and enjoy yours…as amidst the voices of remembering you and missing you, they have already started forgetting you…
Wish you less Godliness, and more Cricket…!
PS: Yes! I know that he is yet to retire from tests…
About Sandeep Atre
Dr. Sandeep Atre:
• Counseling Psychologist and an internationally recognized ‘Emotional & Social Intelligence’ Expert, with experience of more than two decades in helping people ‘sort out’ and ‘excel in’ intrapersonal and interpersonal matters. He holds a PhD in Management and a Master’s degree in Psychology (www.dratrecounsels.com).
• Founder of Socialigence – a venture specializing in development of ‘Social & Emotional Intelligence’ and its offshoot interpersonal skills through workshops and an award-winning online course rooted in neuroscience and psychology (www.socialigence.net).
• Author of two books related to his domain, namely - “Understanding Emotions Logically” and “Observing Nonverbal Behavior”; and third book on various aspects of life, named “Two Paras of Everyday Wisdom”. Moreover, the collection of his Nazms and Ghazals is published as a book titled “Baat Jazbaat Ki”.
• Corporate Trainer, with experience of close to two decades. Has conducted 150+ workshops/sessions for 50+ organizations & institutions like CSC, Cummins, Piramal, Ranbaxy, Lupin, Bridgestone, Michelin, Eicher, Maruti, Force, Idea, Airtel, NBHC, SBI, HDFC, L&T, Zydus, Thapar University, Banasthali, Narsee Monjee, Symbiosis, IIFM Bhopal, Azim Premji University, Nirma, Welingkar & IBS Hyderabad.
• Co-Founder and Director of CH EdgeMakers – a leading ‘Coaching and Training’ organization of central India for more than 24 years. He has trained close to 100 thousand students for ‘Soft Skills’ & ‘Entrance & Recruitment Preparation’ (www.ch-india.com).
• ‘Management Speaker and Orator’. Has featured at platforms like TEDx, IIM, IIT, NIT, CII, YI, CII-IWN, TCS, IMA, ICAI, ECA, ISHRAE, NEN, Sahodaya, Aditya Birla Education Academy, Round Table, LinkedIn Local, Rotary International, MP State’s Teachers’ Training, Academic Staff College DAVV, Police University Rajasthan, Police Training Academy Indore & more than 100 institutions.
• Member of noted associations and boards. Has been an ‘Executive Committee’ member of Indore Management Association. Associate Editor of IMA publications. Governing Council Member of Banasthali University’s SBBJ Centre for Research in MSME & Promotion of Entrepreneurship in Women. Executive Member of IMS, DAVV Alumni Association. Member of Rotary International’s ‘Group Study Exchange’ team to Minnesota, USA. ESI Coach with FWSA Australia.
Note: For glimpses of work, watch YouTube Channel ‘Dr. Sandeep Atre at Socialigence’.
