Our life is a mix of a few good things ... and the other bad ones that happen to us. This particular blog is just to thank God and acknowledge the presence / happening of these few good things, which are also the biggest gifts given to me by God ....
1. 22nd November, 1986
This was the day when God gifted me my baby brother. Till that time I was so dependent on others, for playing, for emotional support. Papa mummy tell me that there were two twins called Sonu Monu who were my life (kind of). Even if they were back home at 11 in the evening I had to visit them before I went of to sleep. And then Dhiraj came ...
I remember ... Dhiraj had jaundice when he was born .. and hence he was kept in an incubator. I used to visit mummy and Dhiraj in hospital. But since I could not visit Dhiraj, I used to play with another new born kid (somehow he was within my reach, as he was on one of the lower cradles) and come back home .. happy and contented. Since that day .. Sonu and Monu lost their importance in my life ... and Dhiraj took it all. When Dhiraj was finally brought home .. I was the first one to take him in my lap ....
21 years later, he is still my best friend ... Of course we fight .. there is a difference of opinion many of times ... but I dont think that underlying emotions have changed ... hope it will always remain the same ....
2. June, 2001 (Don't remember exact dates)
This was the day when DCE's result was out. I knew I was going to DCE that day ..... Somehow, I can't say that I had a great time at DCE. May be i was too tight assed at that time (and I have no qualms in accepting that). But it was a life changing good thing that happened to me. I knew I had a secure job at the end of four years ... Yes, many a times those four years seemed like a torture. Dhiraj will vouch how much I used to crib about DCE. But I still say that it was a good thing that happened to me for two reasons. DCE was a stepping stone for another great event in my life and of course I owe to DCE friends like Shounak, Yuvraj, Harman and Devender ..... Four years ... Four friends ... does it seem like a raw deal? You bet not ...
3. April, 2005
When we are young ... a small incident can change our life ... however as we grow older .. it takes a lot (of good things at least) to make even a small change to the kind of person you are. But this particular incident .. changed my life ... completely. Remember those mixers used for mixing cement... out side buildings where construction is taking place? It was like I was taken suddenly in one of those mixers ... and what came out was that ready to serve... cement. IIM Lucknow happened to me ..
I have changed ... I believe for the good. IIML does that to you. I have become more assertive, more progressive but maybe somewhere I have also lost something .... it is very difficult to express that in words .. so let it be .. and anyways this blog is about good things ... like Manish Peter ..... two years .... one friend .... (ok .. I can count Avichal also) ... I would still say I couldn't get a better deal ....
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Ah... this post is indeed a a refreshing read... rarely, if ever, we pause to thank God and our loved ones for all the goodness they have brought in our lives... and for this i applaud u GM...
Come to think of it there will be hundreds, no thousands, of such happy moments in our lives, yet its just 3 or 4 that withstand the wear of time... these are almost always about people who mean the most to us and moments that changed our lives forever...
Am indeed happy to have been mentioned in this post... n i shall treasure it dearly... Godwilling i will find a mention in all such posts in the future :)
Gautam motwani....my best frnd, my brother, the person i look upto.......
Okay back 2 the post yup u did crib abt dce u crib a lot abt everything tight assed (u still r sometimes)
but still cant think of life without u and i aint i glad to be among the best gifts of ur life...hell yeah im
Now that's a real honest and heartfelt comment from Dhiraj... My first impression abt these two bros were that they dont seem to agree on anything... they have completely contrasting attitudes, opinions and choices... but keep them apart and they're like two halves of a whole... and i m pretty sure they wud not be able to survive without each other, never mind all the screaming and shouting and the dramabaazi :)
But i am worried abt the tone of the comment... I knew it Dhiraj... all that rap songs n "good lyrics" wud get to u one day :)... Humnein kitna warn kiya tha tujhe Dhiraj... hai na Gautam?
Sigh !!!
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