my this post aims at introspection and perception about friends, by sharing my experience about meeting with my friends from school, and digging into what is a friend for me.
its been 8 years now, i look back at those seven golden years that turned the immature, introvert shy, chubby guy who could be easily taken into chop, almost by everyone, into a confident, smart and sensitizing young man who could dare to take almost any thing in its stride. It is my school from where i feel that i am still bonded, and had the, 'never forgetting friends', in my life.
I had been lost into my world for quite some time occupied by my own priorities, seldom talking to my good old friends from school. Around this time, the news came that two of my friends are joining me at Bangalore. i was so excited that the feeling of meeting the old friends almost overwhelmed me and we suddenly decided to meet over a Lunch at some place on approaching Sunday. the meet was decided seeking everyone's convenience and ensuring that no one missed the chance.
As decided we met on fixed venue, with little excitement wondering, what would have changed in my friend in past 8 years? to this, non of us had changed so far. after so many year, sitting together and chatting about old days, everyone was behaving the same way as they used to do at school. 6 hrs long chat,just talking about now and then, was binding and poignant. the innocence , the gestures of true happiness, and the thoughtful talks have wrapped our conversations so candidly that, none of us could remember looking at our watches. We all had a great time, being together.
i still wonder many a times that can i ever be so close to anyone else in my life? i had had many a friends during my Engineering and MBA. but the kind of bond that i share with my inmates from school, is unmatched(a few, are part of exception). because i felt that, as i grew, the friends became more for ego, choices, greed, cheating, time-pass, numbers and personal & professional benefits. this may not be true for all but a few, but that is a fact. We may say something to please others and speak rubbish about the same behind their backs, do you think We are friends? and if you do think We can be part of any friend circle, then i would say, we certainly believe in lying to ourselves, rather than facing the 'truth of life'. i feel that there lies a lot in being true to yourself rather being an unscrupulous and indignant and presenting a fool out of you. during all these years, i learned a very nice thing and that was, "making good friends".
i dedicate this post to all my unmatched friends to whom i shall never forget through the journey of life.
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