It was my first
day in college. There was an utmost anxiousness, out bounded curiosity, a loud
silence within me about how it will be the life in the college, how will be the
new colleagues, lecturers. There were so many questions pouring in my unsettled
mind.
At the second
day of my college, I met someone in the class, a bit serious, somewhat taller,from me, slightly dark but with a good heart and mind. - Mukesh Kumar Singh. This was his very
first impression. We were the first comers on that day. No one else still
arrived at that time. So we introduced each other. After that we started to sit
together and our friendship grew. The true test of our friendship came in a
very short time. I still remember one incident in my first year where he showed
me the real meaning of friendship the very first time.
Once
the back benchers were harassing the senior professor without having any kind
of sense and limit and it went beyond the toleration power of that gentleman.
The professor lost his mind and went to principal. Principal came like a
rainstorm and fired all the students of the class, and then he asked to the
professor who those fellows were harassing him. He particularly mentioned all
the management batch students, so the principal immediately ordered to stand up
all that batch’s students. I was one of that batch students’ but not in that
group of friends. Unfortunately or may be fortunately (why fortunately, you’ll
get to know soon), Professor pointed to me and said he is one of those fellows who
is constantly does mischief in the class. I was literally shocked and was taken
aback by his reaction as I was one of the quietest boys in the class, or you
can say the most in the whole college. Even the class was amazed by the
reaction of the professor. Without any cross checking the stats, the principal
grab my collar and drag me out of the class. It was really shocking and
embarrassing to me. Principal threatened me and other two classmates that he’ll
rusticate and give up our LCs. I was getting more and more anxious. After
pleading the principal he came up with me in the class.
The first person
to protest and stand by me in my favor was Mukesh. I still remember he literally
stood up and said audaciously to the principal that I haven’t done anything. If
I were at his place I should have thought first and little bit hesitated that
what would happen after this, but he stood up for me courageously, without any
mind of hesitation for how the consequences will come. After him whole row
started to protest that I wasn’t involved in any kind of activity that would
harm any of the faculty members. Principal agreed with the wholesome protest.
At that point of time, I was moved and I saw my first real friend who does what
he says, who did what he said. This was real fortune for me.
I have seen many
of the friends who are just pretentious and there’s always something fishy running
in their minds. But this was a big show turner and an incident that would never
be forgotten.
The meaning that- in the harsh
times, only REAL friends come to rescue...He’s the person who gave me my
life which was boring, useless, unexciting and unreal, taught me how to live
life with liveliness, and always guided me where I was completely lost. I can
say he knows me well better than myself.
Now when I retrospect, there were some who used me, there were some who took me for granted, there were some for whom I was just a Timepass material and also some who were not my friends at all but pretending to be so. Contrary to this, those who were real ones, who mattered the most are still with me.
This post is not for showing the
world how intense, trustworthy and meaningful friendship we both share but for
sharing this unbreakable relationship and its mystical strength that our friendship
possesses and for the things I haven’t able to tell him. And may be to show the
epitome of friendship for the future generation to come… you truly are the
friend beyond life..