It's quite a futile exercise to walk down memory lane and count all my friends and acquaintances. For one, there will be far too many to count. And for another, I don't possibly remember them all.
But what I do remember are those moments that converted some of those acquaintances into friends...
All the evenings spent on terrace flying kites or watching planes take-off or discussing random stuff.
All the evenings spent at her place in perennial fear of her uncle's arrival.
A hot cup of tea at 2:30 in the morning shared with my best pals, followed by random walks around the campus.
The hug of recognition for your competitor's ability after 10 gruelling games of squash.
The innumerable pranks on a silly girl who was an ever-willing bakri and the gang who got never tired of pulling her leg.
All the night-outs and idealistic plans of changing the world - literally. And we weren't even drinking then!
There are innumerable such incidents. However, they invariably culminate in that ONE glance of recognition that tells you that you have crossed the line - from acquaintance to friend. Now I realize what Richard Bach said in Illusions...
Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.
Time to make new acquaintances and friends again... :)
But what I do remember are those moments that converted some of those acquaintances into friends...
All the evenings spent on terrace flying kites or watching planes take-off or discussing random stuff.
All the evenings spent at her place in perennial fear of her uncle's arrival.
A hot cup of tea at 2:30 in the morning shared with my best pals, followed by random walks around the campus.
The hug of recognition for your competitor's ability after 10 gruelling games of squash.
The innumerable pranks on a silly girl who was an ever-willing bakri and the gang who got never tired of pulling her leg.
All the night-outs and idealistic plans of changing the world - literally. And we weren't even drinking then!
There are innumerable such incidents. However, they invariably culminate in that ONE glance of recognition that tells you that you have crossed the line - from acquaintance to friend. Now I realize what Richard Bach said in Illusions...
Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.
Time to make new acquaintances and friends again... :)
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Time to make new acquaintances and friends again... :)
Always a good idea methinks.
Same here EU... feel like starting a new journey - new location, new people, new places... very soon! :)
sob..! shit...u will be leaving soon..rite..?
:(
one confession dude...
when u 1st intoduced urself at our group meeting..i was like...shit..this dude is like the non-commital sorts...5 jobs in tht many yrs..!
at the end of it all..i hv realized...u r one helluva guy...! and i am so glad u were in my grp..! learnt a lot frm u...
senti posts mat likha kar yaar...
arey Pappu... mat ro yaar... I thot you were the chic-magnet of the batch, which proved to be true anywayz :)
I still have a month to leave. Was just attending a small party in the SV3 mirror pool last night and took a little stroll down memory lane.
Hence the post!
ufff...magnificent post!
i' thought i'd refrain from asking obvious questions...but have to ask this - did the uncle ever turn up?
:-)
yeah, when I stopped watching the clock all the time... I ended up being good frenz with him too ;)
:-)
dude...u have expressed urself....with great simplicity....keep it up...
i am also feeling that nostalgia...of old times...of acquaintances and friends :-)
Reaally nice one! made me nostalgic as well..
Thx Anon... any links to you?
Priyanka... thx! Where do you blog?
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