The Next Thirty Days...Day 5 (Keeping A Promise)

Well ....what a way to end your weekend with fulfilling a promise made. It has been quite sometime I have been telling my wife that this weekend we are going for movie for the past four weeks (almost a month...whew). I don't how many wives in this world would tolerate such a long delay. But being the gem of person my wife is she waited for month long. Though she did complain but that was for the sake of it.

So here's what happened over the weekend. A really good class for my students. A really good training program for one of my clients and a good movie with my wife to end the weekend. So there is a joy in sharing knowledge with others, providing insights that make a difference and fulfilling a promise made one of the most beautiful ladies of my life.

After all keeping promises is really some good fun. Especially when you have different work hours, different weekly holidays and demanding professions and not forget your responsibilities at home. Then you really feel the joy keeping a promise and it doesn't make a difference if its even after a month. What's your take?

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