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Quarter to a century!

19th of July, 2008. This day shall always be remembered for good reasons in many ways. Quantitatively - I’ve spent a quarter of a century on this planet jostling with the other species and its silver jubilee time, and psychologically – the Almighty has always been graceful and life has showered a multitude of good fortunes and blossomed moments to cherish forever. It’s been wonderful to receive greetings and good wishes from family, friends and relatives from all over. Another 17 days and I shall move to the US to pursue higher education. This day brings in tremendous satisfaction to receive so much warmth even from distant friends – whom I once feared I might loose touch with, shall boost the spirits when I’m away for long. Calls from everybody who mattered most and some bonus greetings as well. Kudos to life and friendship! Alongside, I wish to spend most of my time home with my family. I’m getting this opportunity after 2005 so trying to make most of it. Ask me my plans for tonight and I’m totally dumb at this moment – gotta be something spontaneous. A carousal is somewhere around the corner – I’m getting threatening phonecalls to plan one soon. Can’t expect a noble party with hurricanes around you. Alles gut at the moment because memories are something I can carry in abundance with no custom restrictions around. God bless all who’ve actively or inadvertently played a vital part in making this day memorable.

Back from the break..... Part II
The big-day I dreamed about since so long is supposedly over, or psychologically will be over when I shall hit the sack. Tomorrow morning shall adorn new colors in my life but today will always be remembered for long. Party this year was very different. Very sound, composed and pleasing. I went around shopping with my mom-dad and bro and I was so jubilant to be close to them. For a moment, just recollect the joy you might have noticed sometime in life at a parents' face when they celebrate their kin's first birthday. And a series of them follow stream each year. It becomes an inseparable part of their life and they eagerly await this moment for another 364 days. And suddenly kids grow old and move out, the number gets multiplied with integers starting 1 and ending incessantly on occasions. Sentiments ignored, but this was really special. I regretted while having dinner to not carry my camera along - but now I believe I have no qualms, the picture is so lucid and not a glimmer can be erased from the physical permanent memory. But I still miss my octet, its been a different one wherein no cake was spilled on my face and neither did I have my hair soiled with eggs and kitchen-leftovers. Pros and cons united, I got overwhelmed with the gracious greetings and the benign blessings that it seems difficult to close my eyes and let go off this day from the calendar. Thanking god for making me a social animal and I pray that everybody who brought a twinkle in my eye and a smile on my face be blessed with greater joy and delight. God bless ya all!

Comments

Yo Vidya said…
May god bless you with all the success and happiness in your future endeavours :)
Anonymous said…
Extremely touched by what you wrote, may you be blessed in return for all the blessings you prayed to God for other people...

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