Star (Janma Nakshatram) Birthday !

Yesterday was my Star Birthday. Means, according to the Tamil calendar, yesterday was my birthday. According to the Tamil Calendar years, birthdays are celebrated according to the Maasam and Nakshatram. So yesterday was Aippasi Maasam – Rohini Nakshatram. I intended to wake up early and visit a temple, but as it always happens, I was late. I woke by 7.30 AM, took bath, took out the new dress that I had bought few months back, did whatever prayers I could do myself in the cute little Pooja place that I have for myself at my house and worn it. Wow…it fitted me well, or rather should I say, I was looking good on it. Took a Rick to the temple nearby, the Central Chinmaya Mission Trust’s Jagadeeshwar Temple. The place is always very quiet and peaceful and I like it very much always. With all reverence, I prayed to Lord Shiva, for the wellness of all and attached to the prayer a request to move me out of Mumbai soon. Hopefully that will happen by January.

I had told about my star birthday to a very few people and they wished me. And I was elated. I don’t know about others, but I personally feel really happy when people wish on Birthdays. A small phone call or a short e-mail and a word of Happy Birthday, makes me so happy.

Interestingly, going back three years according to the Tamil calendar, was then the most Happiest day in my life, if not the Happiest of all, was surely one of the most Happiest day. Yeah, that was the day I got placed in TCS. It was Oct 24, 2002, according to the Julian calendar, and it was my Star Birthday.

Now in TCS, Mumbai, I felt, if at all I was not placed in TCS, would my fortunes in life have been any different?