Saturday, July 5, 2008

Do all Geminis strive for perfection?

3 weeks back, I learned something from Keya (my team mate at Atos Origin). She told me that Geminis dress up for others and not for themselves. Meaning, they are always conscious of what others will think when they dress up in a certain way. Other sun signs do not exhibit this characteristic so strongly.

This left me thinking. She was right at least in my case. I cannot generalize it for all Geminis, but all Geminis, who will read my post at some point in their lives, will surely want to think about it.

For that moment, I thought this was only true in case of dressing up. But slowly, I realized that this characteristic existed in everything that I do. For instance,
- while writing email I am always more worried about what will the reader interpret/understand/perceive?
- while making presentations, I am always thinking on how to keep the viewers/participants engrossed? What will viewers think of this presentation?
- in a conference call or a one-to-one telephone call or a skype chat with client, I am always worried about whether they will understand what I am trying to communicate?
- in 'Yoga' classes, while doing 'Asanas', I am constantly trying to put an effort more to ensure I am doing it the right way because I feel someone will be watching me and what will that someone think if I am not doing it right?
- in most of my conversations with friends/family/colleagues too, I strive for the same.

I have not even spared my SMSes. My SMSes are reviewed twice before they leave my phone.

While writing this blog too, I am thinking what readers will think. I deleted/modified my words/lines umpteen times so that you don't feel bored reading this one. Sometimes I feel, this characteristic brings out the best in me, because I never feel satisfied with what I have done. I am not even satisfied with what I have written in this blog till now. I feel you wont come back again to read my posts. But, life is a risk: Take it or Leave it. I believe in taking it, so lets see this time. I'll be surely better next time.