Before the last dying light of every year, almost all of us recall the long list of resolutions/plans that we had prepared for those 365 days, which were mostly driven by our embodied sense of being productive and overestimation of ourselves. Therefore, when reality kicks in, some of them get accomplished and others make their way to the upcoming year’s ambitious list, leaving us in a constant feeling of dissatisfaction and longing. However, it does not at all imply that we should refrain ourselves from being enthusiastic about future/goals but while making our resolutions, we should always leave a considerable amount of space for surprises and unplanned endeavors because, at the end of the day, those are the ones to fetch us the strongest memories.
If I recall my new year’s eve from last year, I am pretty sure ‘Scorum’ was not in my 2018’s resolution list, however, it was there for the most part and even now as the main contributor of this post. To my surprise, this platform has not only influenced me as a writer, sports fan or a crypto-enthusiast but it also had such an impact on my personal life that the new year gift presented by my better half is the perfect representation of it. She spent a huge amount of time to compile most of my articles along with the comments I received and got them printed in a hard copy (Scorum Book).
Obviously, I got really excited and emotional to receive that gift but I was rather more astonished as she always expressed her irritation towards me spending so much time on Scorum. However, she explained how my writings and actions on this platform changed her mind and helped her understand me better. In a brief context below, I shall share that small journey with you along with my new year’s resolution.
The journey towards harmony:
It has been an exciting year for me and my life partner as we got married earlier this year and we started spending valuable time together. We both were sports lovers so we attended some matches from the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and then later, FIFA 2018 world cup arrived along with the launch of Scorum. The problem with that was I already had long working hours and when I would return home I spent time watching football matches and then writing about them.
Not only that it was time-consuming but my attention was also being diverted and she had all rights to complain about that. However, I was determined to use the platform and was looking for a way to connect all of us and they rightly say that ‘necessity is the mother of invention’. So, I published an indirect sarcastic sports story of our dating and marriage proposal while using her nickname (Nala), which finally brought a big smile on her face and she appreciated my attempt to include her.
For some time, everything was calm or maybe when it looks calm to us (male species), we are actually deceived by our limited understanding about ladies.
In actual, that might be anything out of everything, it could be a calm before the storm or we might simply be put to a hidden test to check if we could successfully analyze the situation on our own. Anyhow, soon we had the same argument again, so I wrote the sequel of that story which led me to her acceptance of my marriage proposal with a message to understand me the way I was and a promise to find more time for both of us.
Well, I am not sure when did the things change but she started to have more acceptance for my hobby and in addition, we could discuss more sports together. I also tried to manage my schedule and finally harmony was achieved (I suppose lol).
We kind of started communicating through Scorum and it is becoming like a ritual to share something on special occasions like on Halloween and she also hinted me about the gift in this surprise post. Well, she appreciated our work, expressed her impressions/learnings through it and was also amazed to read all the nice comments on my posts so now she indirectly knows about many authors and their kind nature and requested me to convey her New Year blessings to all readers :)
More specifically, it appears that my effort to portray ‘scorum as the bohemian rhapsody of sports media’ was appreciated so that title took its place on the cover of the book and if you by chance drop by the post, don't forget to check the masterpiece by @tales in the comment section.
Gratitude and a simple New Year 2019 Resolution:
Before this year ends, I would like to pay my utmost gratitude to all of the amazing people here on Scorum who have directly/indirectly contributed to my life in any way and have made their way into this Scorum book of mine.
Some of us might have argued, disagreed or flagged each other but all I can say from the experience that I have shared here today, that its never too late to understand, accept and forgive.
My new year resolution includes nothing but to keep my arms open for anything that can bring positivity to my life, whether from the list I prepare or from the one that nature has planned for me.
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