This is a story which I found in another blog and it touched me…
So I decided to post it here…
This is a story of Sahil, a software engg. working for a leading company.
After 21 years of marriage, Sahil discovered a new way of keeping alive the spark of love. A little while ago he had started to go out with another woman. It was really his wife's idea.
"I know that you love her," she said one day, taking him by surprise."But I love YOU," he protested. "I know, but you also love her." The other woman that his wife wanted me to visit was his mother, who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of his work and his three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.That night he called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie. "What's wrong, are you well?" she asked. His mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.
"I thought that it would be pleasant to pass some time with you," Sahil responded. " Just the two of us." She thought about it for a moment then said "I would like that very much." That Friday after work, as he drove over to pick her up he was a bit nervous. When he arrived at her house, he noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about their date. She waited in the door with her coat on.
She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel's. "I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed," she said, as she got into the car. "They can't wait to hear about our meeting". They went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. His mother took his arm as if she were the First Lady. After they sat down, he had to read the menu to her.Her eyes could only read large print. Half way through the entree, he lifted his eyes and saw his Mom sitting there staring at him.
A nostalgic smile was on her lips. "It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small," she said.
"Then it's time for you to relax and let me return the favor," Sahil responded.
During the dinner they had an agreeable conversation, nothing extraordinary - but catching up on recent events of each others lives. They talked so much that they missed the movie. As they arrived at her house later,she said "I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you". Sahil agreed.
"How was your dinner date?" asked his wife when he got home. "Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined," he answered.
A few days later his mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that he didn't have a chance to do anything for her. Some time later he received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place the mother and he had dined.
An attached note said: "I paid this bill in advance. I was almost sure that I couldn't be there but, nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant to me. I love you."
At that moment he understood the importance of saying, in time: "I LOVEYOU" and giving our loved ones the time that they deserve.
Nothing in life is more important than your family and friends. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till "some other time".
Someone once said "I've learned that, regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.
I think this is true with your in-laws, grandchildren, sisters, brothers and your friends. Anyone that means something to you-you should spend time with them and let them know how much they mean to you as often as you can.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
Do not cry if the Sun sets at the end of the day, because the tearswill not let you enjoy the beauty of the Stars.
“It is a very short trip
When alive, live. “
-Malcolm Forbes
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Wish you success my friends…
Its not raining but its cooler here, thanx to the cloudy weather.
2day early morning at around 6.30, I along with one of my friend were on our way to the railway station to bid farewell to our friends … when we happen to pass by “THE INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS”…
The very institute where we had our counseling done…
I said him, “look, this is the place we had our counseling done and today we are passing by it to bid farewell to our friends”.
It’s been a long 4 years…
Some great years where we had made new friends had fun, fun, fun.
But the days seemed to have passed away so quickly…
It was fun through out the 4 years…
OK today I’ll not get nostalgic…
We were in the station right in time and hugged our friends and wished them luck.
I just thought that, had I not opted for Accenture , I might have been on the same train to Hyderabad… bidding goodbye to my friends and family…
Neway…the atmosphere at the station got emotional…
One of my classamates mother had tears on her eyes… and remembering Sam’s word…., I repeated the same thing, “Why to worry Aunty, 2day we have phones and other stuffs so we can always be in contact ”…
These words seemed were quiet empty to Aunty and I felt the same way…
May be I couldn’t put them convincingly.
No technology in this world can compensate for your presence your physical presence… no technology
There were a lot of people at the station just to say goodbye, with many of them not very much sure about when they are going to meet each other next…
The same lines everywhere…
“Best Of Luck”
“Give me your number when u buy a new sim”
“Keep sending mails”
“Don’t forget me”
……………………..
……………………..
……………………..
“It’s a start of a new journey for everyone and I wish them LUCK in their new journey, a journey to top, a journey to success…
A journey where you will find new friends, make new relationships… but please remember that when you look back there will always be the same set of people who would be ready to help you as they have done till date… the same set of hands which you are familiar with
Remember its time that tests friendship…
Just make your friendship strong enough to stand the test of time”
Its not raining but its cooler here, thanx to the cloudy weather.
2day early morning at around 6.30, I along with one of my friend were on our way to the railway station to bid farewell to our friends … when we happen to pass by “THE INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS”…
The very institute where we had our counseling done…
I said him, “look, this is the place we had our counseling done and today we are passing by it to bid farewell to our friends”.
It’s been a long 4 years…
Some great years where we had made new friends had fun, fun, fun.
But the days seemed to have passed away so quickly…
It was fun through out the 4 years…
OK today I’ll not get nostalgic…
We were in the station right in time and hugged our friends and wished them luck.
I just thought that, had I not opted for Accenture , I might have been on the same train to Hyderabad… bidding goodbye to my friends and family…
Neway…the atmosphere at the station got emotional…
One of my classamates mother had tears on her eyes… and remembering Sam’s word…., I repeated the same thing, “Why to worry Aunty, 2day we have phones and other stuffs so we can always be in contact ”…
These words seemed were quiet empty to Aunty and I felt the same way…
May be I couldn’t put them convincingly.
No technology in this world can compensate for your presence your physical presence… no technology
There were a lot of people at the station just to say goodbye, with many of them not very much sure about when they are going to meet each other next…
The same lines everywhere…
“Best Of Luck”
“Give me your number when u buy a new sim”
“Keep sending mails”
“Don’t forget me”
……………………..
……………………..
……………………..
“It’s a start of a new journey for everyone and I wish them LUCK in their new journey, a journey to top, a journey to success…
A journey where you will find new friends, make new relationships… but please remember that when you look back there will always be the same set of people who would be ready to help you as they have done till date… the same set of hands which you are familiar with
Remember its time that tests friendship…
Just make your friendship strong enough to stand the test of time”
Friday, June 17, 2005
1 tooth less…..
Yes, u heard it rite…
I just returned from the dentist and had my tooth pulled out…
I had been feeling pain for the last 2 days and had some medicines as prescribed by the local chemist and felt relieved.
But a didi (my friends sis) prescribed me to go to a dentist as my tooth was in bad condition.
I knew I had to go to the dentist but was scared a lot.
Neway I was in the dentist’s chair and he asked me how come I not come earlier.
I just said to myself, “Are you nuts doc How come I know wots happening inside my mouth until and unless there is a pain as it happened recently”.
I had visited the same dentist 6 months back and he had said the same thing then but after having some medicine I felt Ok and see no probs for 6 months.
He showed me and my Mom the damaged tooth on a screen. Man they really look nasty and asked if we wud go for teeth extraction or not and we agreed as the other treatments wud have been costlier.
He gave me local anesthesia and made me wait for 30 mins. In the mean time I tested whether the anesthesia is working or not.
Obviously by pinching my cheeks which felt a bit heavier to me.
Neway, he called me to extract the tooth.
And in no time, I found him wrestling with my tooth.
The doc seemed to me like a plumber doing his normal stuffs (using his muscles to pull something out )
He asked his attendant for a machine
Machine…….. hey he asked for a machine. Dat wud have scared ne normal fellow and made him run out of the clinic.
But a brave guy dat I am I sat there to see wot was the doc trying to do.
Then came the machine and it sounded like a drilling machine.
I felt myself part of a cartoon show where they performs stuff like this and the sound was like grhnnnnnnnnnn……
Ne way the doc won and he pulled out the tooth.
And he scared me by prescribing me some pain killer. So no respite again…
Hey ne1 there can help me out.
Well now I have 1 tooth less and don’t know exactly wots in store for me in the next few hours and may be days.
Just hope everything goes OK.
HOPE HOPE HOPE…….
Yes, u heard it rite…
I just returned from the dentist and had my tooth pulled out…
I had been feeling pain for the last 2 days and had some medicines as prescribed by the local chemist and felt relieved.
But a didi (my friends sis) prescribed me to go to a dentist as my tooth was in bad condition.
I knew I had to go to the dentist but was scared a lot.
Neway I was in the dentist’s chair and he asked me how come I not come earlier.
I just said to myself, “Are you nuts doc How come I know wots happening inside my mouth until and unless there is a pain as it happened recently”.
I had visited the same dentist 6 months back and he had said the same thing then but after having some medicine I felt Ok and see no probs for 6 months.
He showed me and my Mom the damaged tooth on a screen. Man they really look nasty and asked if we wud go for teeth extraction or not and we agreed as the other treatments wud have been costlier.
He gave me local anesthesia and made me wait for 30 mins. In the mean time I tested whether the anesthesia is working or not.
Obviously by pinching my cheeks which felt a bit heavier to me.
Neway, he called me to extract the tooth.
And in no time, I found him wrestling with my tooth.
The doc seemed to me like a plumber doing his normal stuffs (using his muscles to pull something out )
He asked his attendant for a machine
Machine…….. hey he asked for a machine. Dat wud have scared ne normal fellow and made him run out of the clinic.
But a brave guy dat I am I sat there to see wot was the doc trying to do.
Then came the machine and it sounded like a drilling machine.
I felt myself part of a cartoon show where they performs stuff like this and the sound was like grhnnnnnnnnnn……
Ne way the doc won and he pulled out the tooth.
And he scared me by prescribing me some pain killer. So no respite again…
Hey ne1 there can help me out.
Well now I have 1 tooth less and don’t know exactly wots in store for me in the next few hours and may be days.
Just hope everything goes OK.
HOPE HOPE HOPE…….
My first Blog……….
So me a blogger from 2day.
There is just one condition before u read my blogs…
“DON”T EXPECT ANY GENIUS WORK OUT HERE. I CONFESS I’M NOT A GREAT WRITER.
YOU CAN EASILY MOVE ON TO SOME OTHER BLOGS (RECOMMENDED) “
So wot do I start with…
Yeah got it…
I saw a dream last night. It was quiet scary and it made me wake up in the middle of my sleep… something around 3 a.m
The dream…..
I don’t remember the whole part of it, but just writing wot all I rememember…
There was a tall, slim man with a sword in his hand…
Man!!!, the sword was deadly and a sword by any parameter is injurious to health…. Health!!! I mean life
He was moving in the town carrying his sword and chopping off the heads of few and some of my friends.
We were running here and there in the street and managed to escape from his wrath.
Although, I don’t remember how many of my friends fell prey to his sword, but I remember my dear friend Sarat was 1 of them.
So, before u proceed two mins. silence for him…
1…….
2…….
Hey wait dat was a dream man, he is alive now and must be busy doing some nonsense work in his village…
So, u all can cheer up…
I hadn’t talked to him about my dream yet, but will call him and hope he doesn’t kill me.
Ne way, we decided to get rid of dat deadly fellow…
So, we made a plan and called him… yes on phone though I don’t remember his number now.
And if you are still guessing was he carrying a mobile or wot!!!
Don’t turn up to me now for an answer, I myself have no idea…
But, yes we challenged him and he came running…
One of my friend fought that tired beast and killed him…
Yes, they had a small sword fight and the killer was surprisingly overpowered easily.
Hey we won so three cheers
But do you know who was that killer------------à AMARENDRA from the E&TC dept of our batch.
Yes, when I woke up the killer looked like him.
And our very own fighter was none other than TAPAS RANJAN SAMAL…
The next day I meet some people in the streets and I found Ankita along with some of her friends and explained wot all happened yesterday night and how we managed to kill the killer (this is also part of the dream)
So, that is wot I remember….
So me a blogger from 2day.
There is just one condition before u read my blogs…
“DON”T EXPECT ANY GENIUS WORK OUT HERE. I CONFESS I’M NOT A GREAT WRITER.
YOU CAN EASILY MOVE ON TO SOME OTHER BLOGS (RECOMMENDED) “
So wot do I start with…
Yeah got it…
I saw a dream last night. It was quiet scary and it made me wake up in the middle of my sleep… something around 3 a.m
The dream…..
I don’t remember the whole part of it, but just writing wot all I rememember…
There was a tall, slim man with a sword in his hand…
Man!!!, the sword was deadly and a sword by any parameter is injurious to health…. Health!!! I mean life
He was moving in the town carrying his sword and chopping off the heads of few and some of my friends.
We were running here and there in the street and managed to escape from his wrath.
Although, I don’t remember how many of my friends fell prey to his sword, but I remember my dear friend Sarat was 1 of them.
So, before u proceed two mins. silence for him…
1…….
2…….
Hey wait dat was a dream man, he is alive now and must be busy doing some nonsense work in his village…
So, u all can cheer up…
I hadn’t talked to him about my dream yet, but will call him and hope he doesn’t kill me.
Ne way, we decided to get rid of dat deadly fellow…
So, we made a plan and called him… yes on phone though I don’t remember his number now.
And if you are still guessing was he carrying a mobile or wot!!!
Don’t turn up to me now for an answer, I myself have no idea…
But, yes we challenged him and he came running…
One of my friend fought that tired beast and killed him…
Yes, they had a small sword fight and the killer was surprisingly overpowered easily.
Hey we won so three cheers
But do you know who was that killer------------à AMARENDRA from the E&TC dept of our batch.
Yes, when I woke up the killer looked like him.
And our very own fighter was none other than TAPAS RANJAN SAMAL…
The next day I meet some people in the streets and I found Ankita along with some of her friends and explained wot all happened yesterday night and how we managed to kill the killer (this is also part of the dream)
So, that is wot I remember….
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