Me and my Tie........

When I was in school, I did not have a tie to put on. I went to a small school in our colony. Though we did have English Medium schools in the town, my parents could not afford to send me to those smart ones.

While going to school or coming back, children from both the schools used to take the same route, some walking and some with their bi-cycles. I always looked at those children from English Medium schools with awe. They had neat uniform with ties…..blue and white striped ones and they were looking smarter to me with those ties. I had somehow created a fascination for the ties then.

And then after many years, I started my career as an engineer once I passed out from college and the firm had an unwritten dress code to have formal dress with ties, everyday, five days a week. Dream came true. I learnt how to knot the tie neatly and everyday morning used to sport it proudly going to office. In fact over my thirty years of career I collected a bountiful of ties from different brands, different countries and different clubs. I had a box of them with different colors, textures and designs. I was really happy with my collection.

Now a time has come when I do not have to put on a tie. It is not that I lost love for them, but I found myself overdressed in my current networking crowd. Tie is no more fashion, no more a formal dress code. It is no more contextually befitting. Jean with half sleeve shirts has become my recent trademark.

Last evening I was pondering over this tie episode. There was a time when I longed to possess and a time when I started collecting my possession and now I do not bother about my possession as whatever I do possess, I do carry in my heart only………………