I am smiling....

I am happy.... Actually very happy! Let me not jump the gun and start from where it restarted!
Many people would be euphoric to have touched base with friends from past courtesy social networking sites. I also belong to the same group. Well, I have made friends & lost touch with lots of people over the years, some acquaintances and few good friends.

With Dad's postings this cycle would get repeated every time. In fact if I think back about all the stations Dad got posted to, I could list out atleast 3 friends in each station who could be called close friends. But there as some people who touch few cords in your heart and become too precious. I too met people who meant a lot to me & was lucky that the feeling was reciprocated.

The social networking sites helped me get back in touch with many of my friends. But, among many there was this one person I was desperately looking for and it seemed that she had vanished into thin air. I tried all I could to find her but invain.

One fine day , a mail drops in my mail box which starts with, 'xyz (a name similar to her's) has contacted you....'. At that moment I was preoccupied and was about to leave office for a prefixed meeting. It just didn't strike me that it could be her so instead of probing further I left for the meeting and my day to day work. I came back to office late in the evening and while checking new mails reread the message and just out of curiosity opened my account.....

My colleague came over and asked if all was ok.!!.. I could not believe my eyes for few minutes. The friend I was searching had found me!
Her message started with a 'remember me' line.!! I laughed reading it & thought, 'only if she knew.........' This was 6 months back and we are back in touch & how!

This happened because of the social networking site. But for it I don't think I would have ever managed to find her! Welcome back in my life......................

Things That I Miss

Over the years life has taken many twists and turns! Life introduces us to new things, emotions people with every turn and some old experiences, moments, people and things get left behind.
We in our rush to live our whole life in a moment sometime just let few precious moments slip out. So I thought that I should stop for a while and atleast remember those special moments, days, weeks, things which were (and are still) dear and special to me.

. My Grandparents (They have left for heavenly abode....I miss them the most.. both sets)
. My Cycle ( The betting and racing.... Going to school on it everyday)
. Writing Letters and eagerly waiting for the postman!
. Going to Native Place for Summer Vacations.
. I am hungry... A pet dialogue of my Cousin at 2 AM. (She is no more)
. Receiving & Sending Greeting Cards on special occasions. (Also shopping for them)
. Playing Basketball (The Lay up shot)
. Late Night College Parties (The risk of being caught was so thrilling)
. Urgent Phone Calls During Exam Time (Trying to find out how much syllabus others have revised)
. Sword fights using long bamboos with my cousin on the top of the garage at my Grandfather's place (It has been ages since have been to that house... Don't feel like going there)
. School Picnics (Going out with friends was the best thing)
. Breaking out in a jig in the middle of the road (Oh I loved doing it.. esp imitating Amitabh Bachchan's dance steps)
. Stealing Jamun from a tree near School after School Hours ( I was very Notorious)
. Bossing around and dictating terms to Seniors because my Mom was their teacher (By the way I was in 6th Std n the Seniors in 11th & 12th)
. Singing as if no ones watching/listening (I am a pathetic singer)
. Performing on Popular, foot taping numbers (The preparation & working on Choreography was more fun than the actual performance)
. Laughing & Giggling for hours n Hours with no specific reason! (People used to actually think that we have gone mad)
. The Cellphone free era (and still be contactable)
. Stealing Kacha Aam from Neighbours garden and eating it with Salt & Red Chilly Powder ( That used to be yum)

I have not numbered the list as all are equally missed....... There are many more but these are the most missed...
I am sure everyone will have one such special list.
I have also prepared a list of things I want to achieve in life, guess I'm yet not ready enough mentally to share it with anyone but me.

The Friends

Everything in life has a definite start and then it goes on till it has a definite end!

What if............................
There is no start???
Is it that there would be no definite existence if there is no definite start?
Interesting Thought........................
But this may seem a bit confusing so let me put it in form of a story....

She & Her are good friends and they share most of their deepest thoughts. Well.... most, I believe!

One fine day She decided to visit the lanes of past which had led to She & Her friendship. She remembered who had introduced She to Her but could not remember actually how they had met or how and when had they become so comfortable with each other to discuss things which they may not be comfortable discussing with anyone else!
So She picked the phone and called Her, the most natural thing for She to do when ever she was caught in a 'situation' or was in some dilemma.
She posed the question to Her and it was followed by silence at the other end.
Both didn't remember how they met or how they got so close.
Most surprising part was that both didn't remember if they had talked about or discussed anything which could be termed as personal in person. They remembered all the fun, the movies, the theatre visits, eating ordered food, watching TV.
They were not able to trace the beginning of what seemed the most natural thing to do today.

After I realised that She & Her can't figure out how their friendship started I decided to let it be.

But it got me thinking!

Sometimes God sends people who become an important pivot in your life & you thank God for being so thoughtful. The relation becomes so big that the rest is ignorable.

If something does not have a start but exists, then it may just go on for ever and ever and ever (Amen to that!).

So next time you find yourself in a relation whose beginning you can't remember, may be its a Good sign!