The other day, I was browsing the
net. With my son about to complete his school, one of the things I did daily
was to check out on various colleges. In this instance, the homepage of one of
the leading management schools was in front. I had opened the page that lists
the faculty with their profile and as I scrolled down, my cursor stopped. There
was no photograph but the name and profile was that of a
colleague-friend-philosopher who years ago (18 years at that time!) I had the
privilege to befriend. As my luck would have, we had parted ways in pursuit of
each other’s dreams. While both of us had become successful in our own field,
the affection and respect for each other had lingered on in our hearts. It was
just that we had had no communication and we were unaware of each other’s
whereabouts. Since the photo was not there, I was not sure whether the surge of
exhilaration rising in my heart at reading the name was misplaced.
Long ago in my childhood, I
remember my father telling me that there is nothing more anyone can trust than
the voice of one’s own heart. So, I had to find this person whose photo was not
on the net. A few calls to my friends across the country and one of them
volunteered to check out since he happened to be going to the management school.
I waited.
And the friend called to say that
indeed it was my long lost friend at that school and gave the telephone number
also.
I do not know how many of us
experienced the sheer elation, the way one’s heart sings with joy when you meet
a long-lost friend. I did and even though it was ten years back and ever since
we have remained in constant touch, it is still difficult for me to explain
that moment of joy!
Did someone say that there is
nothing called ‘fate’? Oh, you have not seen life then
.
There are no explanations to many
things that happen in our life. If we put them through the test of ‘science’ as
we know it, we will only end up drawing puzzles. A careful blend of science to
the extent that we need to enhance our standards of life and understanding of
the things that surround us AND faith to fill in all those spaces unfilled by
‘science’ is needed in life.
We exist because we believe. We
aspire because we believe. We achieve because we believe.
Everything else, including
science, is just a tool to demonstrate our belief.
Believe.
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