PlainSpeak-Straight from the heart

Yes, That is what this is going to be all about-just plain-speak.



First a little about me. People around me have attributed innumerable names to me-arvi, sharma, kurma and a few others that I would rather not reveal;). Currently working in Microsoft India as a tester. Fortunately surrrounded by great people (budding legends should I say) since college days-I will be talking about a few of them in the future posts obviously.



I am a firm beleiver in God-though not in any particular form-I beleive in a certain all-pervading force that drives every electron to move around the nuclues, every planet to move around the sun and keeps all of us standing on our feet despite travelling at thousands of miles per hour through the vastness of the universe. I trust in the immense power of that force to influence our lives-minor specks that we are in comparison- and also most importantly in the power that we are born with-to communicate with that force in a simple but effective way.



The feeling that has been topmost in my heart at any point of time in my life has been gratitude, to that force I have been railing about. Then to my parents who have been living examples of trust and sincerity (I always wonder if any child has ever lived up to his/her parent's standards...I am convinced I cant;) and my loving brother. If the word sacrifice could ever be personified, that would be my mother, and if ever I need a consultant in personal relations and business, it would be her. Innumerable number of times, I have been amazed by her aplomb and calm in handling people, her financial acumen, her love and care for me ofcourse, and above all her sharp presence of mind which have saved me from embarassments time and again. There are people who would write pages about their dream girl...mine would be just four words-"Exactly like my mother". More about my father and brother in future blogs as each one of them would need seperate entries.



It might have been glaringly obvious that I have made no mention of friends so far....Friends...Ah...they are special...Aren't they? My mental make-up is such that I have always relied on atleast one special person at every important juncture in my life.



To recall a few.....



A relationship that I formed somewhere in my school and strengthened in my final years of schooling, one which is single-handedly responsible for my entry into the most prestigious institution in my state, one which I foolishly overlooked through my college life and-as luck would have it-came back to me towards the end offering an even higher degree of advise and support.



People say "Opposites Attract" few relationships prove that fact like this one ;) He was the first person I saw with a maturity that was belied by his puny looks. With an impeccable sense of humour that belied the burdens that were borne by a sturdy heart. With a commitment to values, that taught me, values are not altogether lost on human race. With an intuition that Einstein would have loved to borrow, and above all with a sense of love and respect that continues to radiate everywhere around him.



Then there is this person,who is as straight-forward as the word could probably mean. Someone whom I turn to when I need advise, someone whom I consider a mirror image of myself, (though this person is the better half of it;)). A friend who values relationships and works hard to maintain them, someone who would be at the front of the line when the word "challenge" is uttered. An enterprising and pure-hearted friend, a partner whom you can trust no matter what the project at hand is;).....



For people who have been wondering.."Will perfection never be attained in the human race", well here comes my answer "God makes exceptions from time to time;) I am fortunate to have lived with one." If Dale Carnegie would have been alive he would have regretted researching "How to Win Friends and Influence People" for all he had to do was to come and watch this fellow in action!!! Amazing...truly incredible. To most of us the natural reaction that comes when we feel betrayed is hatred, but to this fellow the immediate thought would be"Oh, His circumstances probably were such that even I might have done the same thing...so let me not hold a grudge and worsen his situation"....God, what chemical reaction is this and why did you miscalculate for everyone else???? He was a leader like noone else, not beacause he wanted to lead, but because everyone else wanted him to lead....he was a friend like noone else, not because everyone loved him, but because he loved everyone and understood them better than themselves!!!



I would make this one final for two reasons-one, this first entry is getting a bit to long and secondly, this is about a very special person. When this person smiles it lights up a thousand hearts, when this person talks you can be dead-sure that it is not going to be about any personal problems or complaints, but is going to be about YOU. YOU..YOU...YOU, probably this must be the way God started the script on her forehead. Very difficult to understand, but very easy to be understood...sometimes gives me a feeling of possessiveness that I seldom feel with others.



These are just a minor fraction of the hundred odd people I wish to write about, but time and space constraints are limiting me right now. Will get back to writing very soon....



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