Welcome to 5 O’Clock Reflections, a daily blog by Hemant Rustogi as he explores lessons learned in life, business, and his quest for wisdom. Each month Hemant invites a person who intrigues him, to join him for a 5 pm interview to share their insights over their favorite cocktail. You can learn more here.

Building Memories

The house is far from complete. The trusses for the roof are bare, and the skeleton structures of the wall hint at what the house will look like, when it is ready. Yet, even at this early stage,  I can see the visible excitement in their … [Continue reading]

Celebrate Diversity

If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse gift will find a fitting place.Margaret Mead … [Continue reading]

Ties That Bind

Can you count on one hand, the number of true friends in your life? As we travel through life’s journey, we come across those who touch our lives and define the kind of people we turn out to be.  Some friends become distant, yet fond … [Continue reading]

The Lost Pups

The routine is all too familiar. She heads out of town and the dogs look at me with confused eyes, and strange bewilderment. Where is she? Is she even coming back? They are incomplete, as am I, when she is gone.  At least I know that she will … [Continue reading]