My Friend,For you!

The element of spirituality which impressed me most is Compassion; Then the next in the periodic table is .......

I was walking like the jack in old axioms, through the shades of tall concrete trees. It was on a dark Wednesday; Street was a little busy than other days, people were walking with a long steps back to their lovely abodes. All the street lamps opened their eyes. I was stopped at the small corner shop for a hot tea and a bite. After Giving the order, I opened my phone for passing the time .Meanwhile i received an anonymous call; I couldn’t recognize the land from where the call was coming...Ya ,May be from Africa, I thought....Aliyo, What’z up. Ahhh, Aliyo & one what’z up ( I searched in my memory folders)...I got him from the folder ‘Collegemate’; Ashish. Mashe, where are you now... Nigeria,... For what! (I doubted), I have been here for last one month..Onsite. Nghe, What!... How did you get this job, Man....Why? In college days, i know how much you hated this C programming... Ha ha, That was a big story...Like in the college times we untied the stories of past, which were a bit of funny and friendly, other on small but serious concerns on politics,economics and education,even life after college(death!), ends with something about families & friends...I never know how long we conversed over phone on that day. But he surely knew how long!.That warm Call ended with a wish ‘will see you,Man’.

While travelling in the bus and even walking through the corridors of the apartment, Until I slept on that day,... My heart was full of the colorful memories of campus... Still I fond of it since Campus gave me a good number of friends. To whom we could open our deepest fears or thoughts. Sometimes they surprised with beautiful solutions!..It was such a cool feeling that there is a helping hand and a supporting shoulder for sure around us! Some were treasures of stories; Some stories were short, some were long, some were funny, some were fearful. In the middle of such a story, Ashish revealed about a personal guilt in that small hostel room! Da, You know I’m 90% happy and 10% depressed...His unexpected statement gave us a strange feeling. I told him, I know about your 10%...He glanced at me...Oho then tell me...Your 10% is that You are not up to the mark of your Mother’s dream!.Yes, you are rite!(He was stunned).He didn't know that I’ve Gift of vision.. ;) Behind every smiling faces there were crying hearts!(Isn't)...and Nobody is up to the mark of Mother’s(God’s) Dream (rite!).I pondered in that night how Our relations were budded; It was through some mischievous ‘para’kal (troubles) and by keeping similar mind set towards woman ;)

As an unknown author says;

A friend is someone we turn to

when our spirits needs a life

A friend is someone who fills our lives

with beauty, joy and grace

And makes the whole world we live in

a better and happier place

In that breezy December he travelled from Delhi just to see his old friends via Mumbai. We sat back at the shades of marine drive to untie the same old and golden stories of campus...In the middle; just reminded him about his 10% depression....Oh, you still remember it!

My Love to you

Subin