And then….

There are the other friends who have inspired me and awed me with their immense resilience and grit. They are my little known friends who I have only recently discovered. The college friends I mentioned in my earlier blog are one of them. I really admire Bhakti for her confidence that nothing can go wrong for her. She knows that whatever she will do, she will succeed in it. She is a go-getter and that’s the way it should be. Shraddha is the mature and level-headed girl, a rock really. Khushbu on the other hand is a highly emotional person who cries at the drop of a hat probably. But she awes me with her spirit to be positive despite the negativity in her life.

Firoz is a very smart guy who knows the meaning of surviving under the hardest circumstances. This guy just amazes me with his sheer determination to face the odds with a smile on his face. And he enjoys his life to the fullest. He has been quite a support during my low times. We have a very affectionate bond which I guess only we understand.

Vishal started out as our physical instructor, but soon became a friend. A very highly sensitive and dramatic guy, he can amaze me with his focus and one-track mind about physical fitness and bodybuilding. He wants to compete in a body building competition and wont think of anything else but that. Call him immature and you can get his hackles up considerably.

And then there is Murali, cousin and friend. Since the time I can remember, I have never seen him stress free or just doing something for himself. He is always working for others and getting conned probably by the so-called friends. If you are looking at an ideal son, brother or husband, he is the one you should look at. He is probably the only guy I know who can’t refuse his mom anything. He is a great guy.

My college friends are young, some actually twenty years younger to me. Now that is something that amazes me, that I am surrounded by people who were born when I became 18. One of my young friends told me that if I had known them then, I would probably be carrying them in my arms and playing with them. Yeah imagine that!