God in Disguise!!

Just a few minutes back I came back home with my final report prints and realised I forgot to get the signatures of my Company Guide in it..! Almost midnight and I thought if I should buzz him or not as a mere sign could screw up my presentation or just my project not eligle to be presented..!

Gathering courage I decided to call him and asked if I could come over to get a sign! He is such an awesome man. With all smiling face(I could imagine by his tone) he said come over I would love to sign it..! I grabbed my car keys and dragged my brother from the bed and threw him in the back seat! Couldn't help as it was mid night Indian roads are not safe to drive alone!

Out of the house area I realised I don't have a pen in hand and I couldn't ask my guide cum boss to bring his pen and put his imprints and on that no shops will be open so late! I looked around for any pharmacist stores or ice-cream parlours where I can borrow a pen and return back as soon as the sign is done! But to my bad luck didnt find anything open.

I saw a group of old age people standing by some closed store! Somehow managed to wake up the younger idiot(my brother obviously) ans asked him to go and ask for the favour! He asked them and to my surprise a teenage guy appeared from that group and showed up with a black marker! The young one told him that we'll return it in few minutes while coming back!

And he settled back in the front seat this time..! One foot on the clutch and the other on the accelerator and putting gears I start driving again to find the home address of the Man( My  Company Guide) somehow reaching a crossroad. As soon as I reached buzzed him and he gave directions which I followed with true sincerity and finally reached the destination.

Rushing out of the car with the certificates and the black borowwed marker I reached to him and requested him to put his so important signature there..!
He said smiling, "I never thought My signature will hold so much of importance."
"It actually does!", I replied smiling.
After done thanking him I said,"Thanks a lot and sorry to disturb you so late in the middle of the night!"

"Its absolutely fine! And I know unless urgent you never actually disturb!", And he waves me and goes back inside his house. And I was pretty happy to know that I actually hold a good impression on him..! And with satisfaction I feel I can sleep back the whole night and get recharged for the next day!

All this while the young one fell asleep on the left and I started the car with a sort of jerk to wake him up! I love to harress and nag him sometimes..! Well that was because he has to go out and return the marker to that teen and I dont want to get bored alone driving!

While returning I put brakes at the same place as the people were standing..! Young one steeped out and went towards the group standing. I could see that the group was still intact but that teen wasn't there! He looked around, here and there but nowhere anybody could find him. He also asked that group if they saw someone and they said they were standing there since last one hour and there was not a single other person except them!

Young one sat back inside and i stepped out to look around but in vain. Disappointed I left the pen with those people to return it to the guy if he returns!

Me and the idiot brother both were thinking how this could be possible. Like a group standing and a teenager comes out with exactly what we want and when we come to return it back neither there is the guy nor anybody of the group has seen him..! That moment for a second I felt like that might be god in disguise somehow knowing that I needed help somehow.

I don't know if actually that guy was god in disguise or not but if he wasnt then it makes sense that people around whom he came out from should have seen him though not known him.! I'm still thinking if this truly happened.>!!

Best Friends!

My best friend was in a relationship with a guy I never liked or maybe say never wanted her to be with him..!Somehow I felt he is not the right person for her.

I still remember the night she called me up saying, "I had a break up yaar! I hate that guy like hell, he isn't even bothered of what I say and feel..............." And she continued speaking and I was hearing her proving to be a good listener!

After completing her talk I asked, "Do you want him back or sab khatam?"

"Yaar dekh, mujhe usse koi problem nahi hai, actually kisise problem nahi hai bas yeh hai ki jo karna hai kare but jo cheez mujhe galat lage mereko batake na kare!"

"Abe oye, agar woh galat kar raha hai and tujhe nahi bata raha to there is no point being with him anymore..! Jab tereko kuch samjhega tab na tere saath share karega and tab na tereko true partner milega..."

"Yeah, you are right but what should I do now? I mean we just had a row and i literally bombarded over him for that idiot bitch whom he brought home from college on his bike! And yeh kiya toh bhi jap nahi hai usko again the next day he did the same.."

"How do you know this?" I asked

"There are many people who tell me much more things than this and everybody sees everything! And agreed he didnt say anything to me but he shudnt have brought her when he knows that she affects me and it'll create a problem when I come to know about it!"

"Well, he actually did a wrong thing and what I suggest is sit together and sort it out! Tell him that he did a wrong thing and he has to accept it! See I'm nobody to speak to him about you both! It is you whom I can talk to and save from falling in a pit!"

"I know you never will want any wrong for me..! Okay, I am coming over to your place; will talk there..!" She announced.

"Okay, come soon", and I hang the phone.

It wa around 11:00 pm in the night when she rung the bell and I opened to welcome her teary eyes! I knew she was in a dilemma and I had to help her solve this as soon as possible and bring her out of it somehow; make her smile again!

After being with this guy for around three years, I must say she had changed a lot! A gurl who was a tomboy now is a gurl who actually behaves like a gurl! Short hair and tennis shoes was what she always preferred and now its long hair and flip flops..! I had seen her change through all these years. I never got to experience any of it all but seeing her I decided i ain't falling in!

I bought her a big tub of choclate ice-cream from the fridge and some chips with a dip.. And I could see her face lit up seeing them! She put a spoonful of ice-cream in her mouth and asked me, "What should I do now?"

"Relax for now and stop thinking about him! you are with me now and when we are together we define insanity.." I smiled looking in her dull eyes and she returned a fake one!

I went to my studio and brought out some color bottles and canvas attched to the isle.                      

"Chal kuch naya banate hain!"

"Yes, I'll use blue and you?" She asked with excitement

"Mmmmm, how about green?" I replied aking.

"Ah, I knew it..! But go for yellow..! We can make green mixing both.. ;)"

"Hmmm, kool!"

And she dipped the flat brush in water and then in the color bottle and stroked something on the canvas; I looked at what she was doing and she turns towards me...

"Its your turns now.."

"yeah! Let me put it this way!" I say and use my turn to make some strokes around!

She laughs and says, "this is going to be a mad work from you and me.. ;) Hehe"

And I giggled and feel happy inside to make the atmosphere light! She was happy to do this and I was satisfied for making her happy..! After all she is the one who's been with me through all ups and downs..!

We continued turn by turn and there in the end, a big blank canvas turns into a beautiful painitng with just two colors of two idiot soul friends!

It was fun making this happen and it was fun to finish off the chips and the dip and by the time we finished she had already forgotten about her problems thats what I had tought..!

It was around 2:00 am now and I asked her to sleep as we had colleges to attend next day!

She simply looked down and then up again and said,

"You have always been my true friend in all means! Thank you..!"

Today that girl is happily married to a person who loves her and respects her to the core and is soon expecting a baby! The best part is she overcame that guy and moved on and it was that night, that painitng we made which helped her not me! She took it away with her to the US and  walled it in her main room.

Its been five years she left India but still we talk regularly and with same depth of friendship which we shared long back! Sometimes I feel, friends are true angels sent by god and its upto us to keep them or let them walk away! I never did allow her to walk away nor did she and the destiny like always will keep us holding.. :)

Mentor For A LifeTime!

Its been long since I had a talk with my mentor. Hearing about my bad health from somewhere he just buzzed me asking, "How are you now? I heard you have some bad health issues!"
"Pretty okay now Sir. How are you doing? Its been long I haven't got a chance to see you. I apologise since was committed to some work..."
And he says, "No, no don't be! Its okay since I know that you look up to me with due respect and I too understand you are one of my favourite students... I wanted to talk to you regarding this since long was just waiting for sometime to see you. Let me know when you get some time and then come over and we can discuss things?"
"Sure Sir, but could you give me a hint what is it about?"
"Oh nothing serious just about using your talent in true means and direction"
And he waves away bidding a bye!
I went through my diary for schedule revising as it was exams coming on head and my Mentor wants to see me. I was pretty happy that day as he had called me after so long as in its my mistake that I didn't contact him but in short there was a sense of happiness and true respect for him!
I called him up that evening and informed him of seeing him next day at the institute..! And he was much happy to hear that. In a sentence he said, "Good! Looking forward to see you!"
Next day evening when I saw him sit at his own old place, with his own sort of an attitude the feeling of respect came flowing in and I was happy to see him..!
I greeted him with a smile and he did welcome me with one..!
"Finally! Hows your health now? And hows everybody at home?"
"Well Sir, I'm pretty good to move around atleast and everyone's fine.. :) How are you doing Sir? "
"You can see me..! I'm as happy and as positive as always! Well I wanted to ask if you could do me a favour with your writing?"
I stared at him for a few seconds with fully open eyes and then asked, "What writing? Didn't get you!"
"Well, see I know you write pretty good enough and I want you to write what I have taught you for so long! The way you have been treated and the way you were build up to see you through all so long... you know what I mean!"
"You mean, you want me to put down things on sheets of how you mentored me all through?"
"Yeah! See I dont know how you would think of it and what you think. I know you respect me and so you are here today even after so many years! And I couldn't find a student like you all these years!"
I look down at the table and look at him and again at the table. I think then.. He is expecting me to write my respect towards him; and putting it to writing, you never know if I can do it or not! I mean I ain't sure if this could work. And I'm not a professional writer!
"Sir, do you think I can make it? I never wrote professionally and my language is pretty simple.."
"The best thing about your writing is, you never wrote without a feeling and I want you to put them in..! Just go ahead I'll review everything and ll get it reviewed from good readers..! Can you do it for me? I would get a gift of life from my favourite student!"
"Sure Sir, I can never say no to you but it'll take time and I dont know how much..! My schedule is such I hardly get time to even think about myself..."
"Go ahead! Write when you feel and just mail it to me! No deadlines..! Its your work and it should be the best..!! Coz you never gave anything except the best.. "
And he winks with a smile! I can see his trust and confidence in me and I wave him a bye and leave!
Coming back home all through the way I think about him since the day I joined him and the day I left..! And after so many years he has been the same and how I changed! He has grown old now and getting older each day..!
With each passing day he expects my mail with a new portion and I expect that I bring out atleast an hour of my day to finish his Dream..! I hope to complete my experiences with him as soon as possible as it'll be my tribute to the Mentor for Lifetime..!!