Wednesday, April 15, 2009

a Fitting Farewell Gift !!!


I walked away giving him a sweet peck. I walked out of the class. The last possible class in VNIT, or my B.Tech. was about to begin just after this.
A couple of my friends asked me to bunk that class. It was to be the Information Security class, a class I seemed to show zero interest, although the subject was an interesting one. I too was reluctant to attend the class.
So I picked up my notebook on the bench, gave a sweet peck to my place, where I sat throughout the year.
This was that divine place where Kakde's lectures seemed to me like Lord Krishna's GEETHA( or GITA, incase some people have problems to 'understand' !!) discourses to Arjuna.
This was that very soul, which talked to me daily, which consoled me for my oracle's debacle (I had flopped royally in oracle's interview), and for my most awaited MBA chance that I put down the drain.
He( read 'my place') was the one who supported my decision to avoid sitting in other companies after Oracle until Avaya, and fed some wisdom onto me; in fact, he talked to me about everything possible, yes no exceptions at all !!
I somehow felt him call me before leaving the class. I looked back, bid him a farewell, and walked out from the door. I neared the steps to realise that I cannot leave him, not so quickly. I immediately informed my friends to get going, for I wanted to attend the last class.

His anger, which I can't stand, was a major factor for me to attend classes. Else he would be wrath with me for not meeting him. He would show his anger by pulling someone else to him when I attend the next class, thus depriving me of his company. Thus he loved me so much.


I was relieved. I felt my place hugging me when I sat on him again.. for one last class. Generally he will never allow me to be distracted; he would shush everyone around for me. We both have had the best of classes. I always tell him everything, even the most personal matters..!
We both were very happy to be back with each other. He told me to scribble something on him so that he can cherish for the rest of his life. I was in tears when I wrote on him.
The teacher on the other side was teaching some thing which seemed latin to me as usual. This I felt is important to mention now because however 'latinish or greekish' the teacher teaches, he was always there to help me understand, and put me on track. But today , he told me "lets talk for one last time.. forget the class..". I never removed my hands off him the whole 60-70 minutes.

He told me to sit in my favourite position, i.e. folding both legs, like how one sits on the floor. For probably the first time, my legs never became numb, which generally become so in about 20 minutes whenever I sit in such a position.
Class seemed to get over fast!! Friends around were saying our ma'am to leave the class. I felt the 60-70 minutes we devoted to each other were too fast, but too divine.
The whole class left. The whole classroom stared at me with great love. It was such an emotional feeling. I felt like kissing every brick in the wall. I went to my place again.
He too could not control his tears. I bent down onto him, kissed him for as long as possible and thanked him for everything.. for setting my future, my life, for being with me in every part of my life.
I did not want to wipe my tears, for this is the minimum that I thought I could do for him, i.e. let some tears for him. But he seemed to wipe my tears and promised me something that I never imagined. He promised me that he would be with me always, just as how my Master SAI is always with me loving me and guiding me.
Then I pecked the blackboard. He taught me so many things with love!
Before I left the class finally, I pecked my place once again. Now there seemed to be no response. I shook him, asked him to get up for me one last time. My heart broke. I just then realised my pant had been pulled by the nail in the bench, when I left towards the blackboard. This is yet another proof of his love for me. But why was he not responding now?

SAI responded to me, "my dear.. don't you realise..? I am Everything.. his soul has merged with MINE.. you can always see him in ME.. yes, HE is permanently with us.. ". I was enthralled!!
I bid farewell to the classroom, came out thrilled, latched the door, and kissed the door, as a sign of bidding one last farewell to my classroom!
I walked to my cycle, looking back at my department. Now when I was about to bid farewell to my department, I was stopped. I heard the Goddess, the Soul of my department, say me that She too is coming with me when I leave the college.

"WHATT!!" - I asked. "Don't be dumb like others trying to find logic in everything. Certain things are beyond human ken!" -She told.
SAI quickly added to remove my doubts," Only fools try to find ME through science and logic.. Aren't you aware that Science is only a part in ME.. then how do you find ME only through science?"
I came back to the hostel with a great deal of happiness, for I am not going to miss any of my non-human best friends. as they verily are situated in my heart now!
Also this was a spiritual treat to me! Lord SAI explained with utmost simplicity what was explained throughout in Bhagavad Geetha.

What a realisation..! Had my bench not pulled me back when I was about to bunk the last class, I would not have got such wonderful farewell gifts!!


I love you my Sweetheart CompSci dept!!
I love you my Sweetheart seat !!
I love YOU my MASTER SAI !!

3 comments:

  1. awesome article baba...loved it...wish i had a companion like that in the final year.. :P ..i just kept switching places.. :P ...
    keep writing man... :D

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  2. too cool.. great writing baba! couldnt stop laughing when i read things like, "He( read 'my place') was the one who supported my decision.." and "I always tell him everything, even the most personal matters..!" taking their meanings literally.. : P
    hope to read more of your writing soon.

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  3. gr8 work .. I hope everybody reading this should get inspired by commitment and loyalty towards the things which are close to oneself ..inspiring work ...

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