Second year of engineering…1st day of college… a class of 60 sincere students (10-15 sincere, remaining: students) 10 girls from different divisions in FE came and introduced themselves to each other. Some of them knew each other since Jr. college days. Days passed. All of them started gelling together well. Ten girls with ten different attitudes. But one common thing, their idea of life. More or less different dreams, ambitions but same level of determination to achieve them. One thing, which kept them together, was their values. For a particular issue, they would react in exactly opposite ways. But would work together to find solution to each other’s problem. One fine day in third year, one of them declared that she will be moving out of India as her family will be settling down abroad. That was a moment when all the girls realized their friendship. Till then they used to have fun, but with limited emotional attachment. The idea of one of them leaving the college had its effect. Does it always happen with the girls’ gang? Can’t we stay together forever? These & many more thoughts…Thought of parting ways after some years brought out the real essence of friendship. In next one and a half year they lived their friendship like never before. The friend of them who settled abroad named the group of nine as ‘Navaratnas’: Nine gems with different colors, different characteristics. And in that respect the friend who named it became the ‘Johari’, the one who made other nine to come closer to each other.
Everybody promised to be in touch with each other on the last day of college. They managed to do so in spite of their busy schedules at work. But with time, the call frequency reduced. Priorities changed. They could meet each other twice or thrice, in next one and a half year. Meanwhile, the ‘johri’ friend came to India to visit them. They got a chance to recollect all the fun filled moments of college days. Again on another fine day another friend announced that she will be moving to Delhi with her family. It was time to meet each other. They planned a night stay at a friend’s house. Each one of them knew this is the beginning. Very soon, every one of them will be leaving like this. They will be getting married. And settling down in some other cities. If not in other cities then they’ll be getting busy with the responsibilities of their families and careers. That night, everybody had something to share. Their journey in last one and a half year, their plans about future…They had so much to talk and all they had in hand was single night. That night they realized that nothing has changed much. Time & distance hardly had any effect on their friendship. Each one them grew closer to each other. Who says when girls come together they only do gossip? There is lot more to discuss than just to gossip.
Next day, they went back to their day-to-day life. They must be working in their offices or attending lectures in their colleges now. Somewhere at the back of their mind, they must be thinking about the things they told each other that night. Like I’m doing right now. Hopefully we will keep on meeting & none of us will be leaving that time. This entry is especially for the most amazing girls who are the most wonderful part of my world.
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