This change has been the first as an adult. As we grow old
,we still think we are young. Our habits , responsibility and accountability do
change – but all these don’t make you look back. 6 months back , my good friend
Prem was diagnosed with a Brain tumor. It was a set back , cause , we friends
would often meet at lunch , discuss sports /politics and personal lives. We
would lunch together and from our young days have been doing what we were doing
for the past 20 years.
Prem was the first from our group to relocate to Bangalore. We
were excited and disappointed as well. As time flew by , one by one our friends
circle in Mysore dwindled and the same group increased size in Bangalore. In my
opinion, the core friendship blossoms during the grow up /career days – cause ,
each of us would go through the days of tension , penniless pockets and at each
time – there is one who steps forward to support the other in terms of paying the rent of the accommodation,
food etc. This is the time the bonding grows. All of us lived off each other at
some point in time.
I realize that life is a matter of 2 nerves. All it takes is
a twitch and no matter what we have achieved
it all empties to zero. The last 6 months of interaction with prem , he made me
see the positives of life and be grateful
for what we have.
It will be an empty feeling of not having Prem during our Lunch as
we move onto the next stage of our lives.
