“Impression” quite an
impressive word when we think since our childhood times
Let us go through the
entire journey of impression which we form since childhood till the time we
realize what impressions are all about.
When we are children
we get impressed by one of the child from the peer group, who is supposedly the
wealthiest in terms of colourful stationery, chocolates, sweets, toys etc. We,
as children, get so highly impressed by that kid and unknowingly he becomes the
“hero” in our eyes and that’s the first impression of that person which we
carry with us.
Then as we grow a
little older, we reach the fifth grade. Then amongst the teachers, the one who
is the most friendly, sweet looking, pays quite a lot of attention to every
activity of ours becomes the most impressionable teacher. Her impression gets
us carried away to such an extent that we sometimes want our mothers to be like
them too.
Adolescence is
actually quoted as the “most impressionable age in a child’s life”. This is the
time when we become much more aware in regards to the opposite gender. This is
the time when a number of people can leave a number of impressions on us and
which we blindly love to follow or start idol worshiping the same. It’s the
tender age and not our fault then. Then the best looking boy around, who can
also speak well and is aware about impressing girls is the most impressive one
in comparison to the others. We fall for such people very easily and fondly
too.
After this age, there
is a break on this journey of forming impressions till the time we enter
college. Do you remember your impression about a professor in college? Usually we
all do. In college the professors who probably do not even realize that they
are falling prey to all these impression realities. They just have to be knowledgeable
and smart on their subject, that’s about it. We all get impressed by such
professors and suddenly start taking keen interest in his subject. Also in some cases, students use to shift or
change sections for professors, that use to be a bit too much, if I come to think of it now.
Then we hit the most
crucial part of our lives the corporate world, where we meet a number of people
as colleagues and have a number of bosses. But I guess even bosses do make a
mark in our lives.
I took you all
through the entire journey of impressions as to make everyone realize something
so obvious yet not clear. All these people since childhood, who made or created
some impact on us, who were impressive enough, yet they did not have an ever
lasting impression. Do we remember each one of them, or maybe even one of them
every single day or in every single moment of our lives? I guess we do not, as they
haven’t been so impressive as a matter of fact.
But there is someone
whom we do remember every single day and in every single moment of our lives. It’s
the Supreme power, the Divine God, who was so impressive on us that we cannot
alienate the impression. This is something which is embedded in us very deep
for us to realize so easily. His impression is the guidance we receive in our
everyday lives. We cannot separate ourselves from it. We probably never realize
the depth and the vastness of this impression but keep banking upon it as well
as demanding wishes whenever we are in times of need.
Salute Him for this ever lasting impression on us!