In All Humility

I made a deliberate choice. I would explore all Delhi and India had to offer and revel in every new experience ahead of me. Where tennis filled my hours no end in Singapore, Delhi would be different. I have been blest with the freedom to do as I please and I would blaze ahead with it. For three-hundred-and-eighty-two days, I have lived the Delhi chapter of my life with structure that did not allow for much female friendship and camaraderie. After all, I had so many worlds to conquer, and conquer them all I would!

Photography classes at Triveni Kala Sangam took 3 mornings of my week plus some evenings and afternoons for shooting. Tennis took two mornings and a Friday evening. Weekends with David were sedate and sometimes frenetic but who can't use a little spice now and then? Seeing India with David always took precedence: photography and tennis took a back seat to that. So, my life was pretty set, (barring my domestic staff drama, of course) I was on track, my eyes steadily on the goal to conquer the world! With an empty nest, I had the complete freedom and the wherewithal to get anything done, the world was my oyster!

This has been a week of surprises. I reluctantly participated in a tennis tournament. I allowed myself to go with the flow; I set aside my plans of conquering the world and reinventing myself, immersed in the here and now of the tournament. I played hard, cheered louder, and laughed heartily. I discovered and forged friendships that I never sought. I have found new delight in the courts. Once again, tennis is taking center stage. In all humility, I embrace the tender buds of friendship. You awesome tennis ladies have melted my cold, cruel and wicked heart.