TO ALL YOUR QUESTIONS IN LIFE,YOU WILL FIND THE ANSWERS IN NATURE

It was Feb 2001. I was full of dreams. The world presented a great challenge to me. Was a budding engineer . Had been applying for a job. But no call was coming. It was IT Slump happening. The bubble was bursting.

One day came and brought a lot of hope with it. I had a mail in my Inbox. Patni Computer Systems wanted me. I was charged up. Packed my bags and got on to a train for Bombay��.. My time had come.

It was nice in Bombay   (the weather I mean). A bit warm. As one would see the rushing life, he always feel like doing something, and not waiting for thing to happen for him. ............It was life in Fast Lane.
Was not having any tie or nice shoes. Had packed my stuff in a haste. Or you can call it as �dumped the stuff�. The bachelor mark was all over me. Borrowed them from my cousin brother. He worked in TCS. (Wow��.. he�s got it all going for him) Well the day came. Caught an auto and went for the interview. Quite a number of candidates were there. All had come with some hope. I too belonged to their breed. It did went fine but they said they were not interested in a fresher as they wanted someone with specific skills.

��. What�. Then what the hell I was thinking��� why did they call me at all. I was doing good with my hope. They should have not disturbed me. The reality did sink in���� it took a while�

As I walked out the office I was at a loss. Did not know what to do next. Kicked an empty Cola can   lying among the dried leaves fallen from trees.

..hard chance

Reached the bus stop. Saw people around me. All were so happy. Things were going well for them , I guess. I felt so dejected. Wondered when my big day would come...alas , there was still more time .
I knew one thing for sure that I had to give time for myself to come out of this bad moment. Did not feel like going back to my cousin's home(that�s where I'm staying).
...Well I hadn't eaten all day so I first went to Andheri station to grab a burger at the Mc Donalds. It was filling enough for me to think clearly. As I was eating a burger I came to meet a Chinese guy FU KING. It was his first trip to Bombay and had come here for a business. He invited me to his seminar on Monday but I could not go as I had to leave on Monday evening. After that little talk I bid goodbye to him.

Now I had some strength to go on. So I thought why not to go to Gateway of India. Last time also I had gone to that place. So bought a local train ticket to the Churchgate station  and got on the train. There I looked around my self, looked at the passengers. Many of them were traveling for something that they wanted.
Going home after office, meeting someone, going to market place, going to visit some place��� so many reasons to be in that train. I wondered how many people had achieved success in their life. ....mmmm ,I'll get it too some day.
Got down on the station and looked for the bus . Kept on asking people for the bus. Then I asked some old man and he grinned and said that I should walk as its near by....so I said, �lets do it.�

A cool breeze was blowing and it helped me reach there in no time. ...ah! the rush of the people .all of them trying to enjoy, getting on to the ferry boats. All of them excited with there loved ones. I was lost in watching them for some time sat there for a while.

Then suddenly I got the feeling that I should look ahead. Lifted my gaze...I saw the vast sea. wondered about the life beneath it...so deep, so free, pleasant some times and rough other times.

I also spotted some ships  far away and also some submarines jutting out of the water....I got new strength to carry on. Not to feel low and not sit down but to keep on going�..somewhere I had read, TO ALL YOUR QUESTIONS IN LIFE,YOU WILL FIND THE ANSWERS IN NATURE. I watched the waves crashing  on the rocks, being destroyed completely but still coming back.....that�s the way to live...I'll carry on.

Well I got back to my cousins home and we went for a dinner at the Prithvi Theatre. There I spotted a couple of T.V stars along with RAJIT KAPOOR( Byomkesh Bakshi in the popular detective serial). Went back home and went to sleep. The next day I was going back to my college by the evening train. ...and did not feel bad about anything. I guess one just needs time to get better. I Will not Stop .

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