Learning to count my blessings

This does seem to be an admirable skill trying to see the silver lining even when one is in deep sh*t.

I landed in US for the first time in summer when the weather was warm and pleasant. Lots of people land in peak winter welcomed by blizzards and snowstorms. Yeah, I too have the experience of landing in Michigan in January in a small-town accompanied by heavy snow-fall.!

I landed in Boston which had a pretty good public transport system(trains and buses) eliminating the need for me to buy a car which is the de-facto means of transport for the majority.

My car is currently in the workshop undergoing major repairs burning a big hole in my wallet but wait, it again has happened in summer and hence I am walking to office.

Walking to office implicitly means that my house is pretty close-by(less than 2 miles) which is a luxury for most Americans.

Walking to office also has an additional benefit of burning the unwanted calories in my ever-growing tummy as a consequence of eating yummy food.

Most importantly, it gives me time to ruminate and contemplate every day on various events. In short, I am having an opportunity to spend 30 minutes all for myself in the morning and evening which is a rarity for most people, these days. Hope the world envies me.

Minneapolis is a great place to be in summer. I am glad that I am not in Arizona, California or Florida in which case, I would be sweating and puffing my way to office.

Every dark cloud has a silver lining huh..