Do you have guts? I was not asking this very often for quite sometime, I think most of the people I have come across for past 6 years did not let me ask this. Congratulation mates, most of you have guts ;-).
Not long ago,
My Friend : Kari, can I talk to you personally?
(His tone was a bit concerned)
Me : Why not, I need to finish off something, 10 minutes?.
(10 minutes? was it enough for me to prepare for what is coming on my way?)
My (worried) Friend : OK.
My mind : What is coming on my way?
is it about career?
is it something personal?
is it about girls? (yeah it is about time for him to get married ;-), ha ha).
My friend was getting a bit restless, is he really? ;-). But the environment was... I vaguely completed my work and glanced at him to judge my guessing ability.
We were walking on the road which runs through a nice residential area...
The sun touched us and said good bye on his way out of the work; team of next generation Dhonis and Sachins were playing cricket with their own ground made rules (birth place of creativity ha?); the breeze was carrying some kids voices who were trying to escape from their daily home works; few stares at us from the couples who were chewing their whole day brain food at their lobby; "Brinjal-o-Brinjal", "Brinjal-o-Brinjal", screaming vendors to make their day; a rare sound of the bi-cycle bell saying that move out of my way; a taste of Doordarshan theme music flew from far away; a mild bark from a pet dog from some house, it sounded the same as Whisky (our pet dog) ;-).
All reminded us of our childhood days. Yes, we are childhood friends. We tasted the tip of these nature and walked slowly towards nowhere, yes, we did not know where we are heading, but we were enjoying this deliberate attempt.
My friend might take some time to start, but he will start. I trust him.
My (nervous) Friend: Kari, I have something to say.
(Did I not tell you that I trusted him?)
We continued walking, and ofcourse talking as well; I sensed a mixed feeling in him; he struggled to get the flow; he was in dilemma, should I say or should I not; atlast he decided to talk about it; he was concerned and nervous all along the talk.
Me: (Just 'hmmm' ing all along the talk).
We just passed a milestone which said 2 km to our house.
My (relieved) Friend: Kari, I finished, this is all I wanted to tell you.
Now my friend had thrown his mixed feelings in the air and he relaxed. I thought I am a good cricketer and tried to catch it, but damn, I was wrong, could not hold the catch for a long time, dropped it. hey! hey! I did not regret the drop since it was deliberate, because, I think what my friend told was not worth even a calorie of my energy.
Alright, alright, I know you would like to know what it is, let me digest this in my mind for you to read.
Few days ago, one of our relative who went to his home was telling some unpleasant things about me to his parents.
Few weeks ago, one another relative indirectly questioned him, why he is still associated with me(Whether he perceived in that way or they really meant that, only a time travel can answer).
Obviously, his parents were worried and concerned about these as my friend.
These are not strangers to me, my ears met these hundred times. Most of the times my babelfish never translates these zero sense talks to my brain, but, my babelfish is less experienced to understand that these zero sense talks will only make me stronger, so sometimes it reaches my brain ;-).
Me: My dear friend, there is nothing to be worried, it is time to feel proud about ourselves, since our friendship is enviable to someone; someone is jealous about our growth.
Me: Do you know what we should do to them?
Me: Just thank them ;-).
I heard someone saying that Kari might have got married already.
This came to me through a friend few days ago, funny isn't it? (maybe a joke) yeah, I laughed, laughed at the poor soul who was spreading these rumours, whoever made this up, I thanked him for making me laugh.
Well, none of the abuses or rumours made on me were pitched directly to me, it was all pitched on my near and dear ones thinking that it will definitely bounce on me and affects me personally or professionally.
Hola! My dear (gutless) souls! Let me say this loud and clear, all these abuses and rumours you are seeding only makes me and my true relationships stronger. Moreover it makes us feel proud of what we have achieved as family and friends and it helps me to identify the right people. I would like to meet you all gutless souls to Thank You and would like to request an appointment to introduce you to my trust planet citizens who can teach you guts. So, stop hiding behind the sarees and make an effort to talk to my face directly about me.
Do not be afraid!! If you say I am wrong or made a mistake,
If I have, I will accept it and learn from my mistake.
If not, be prepared to receive a smile, hug (and a kiss*) as a gift.
* - Only on the cheek ;-).
