It was exactly 1 yr, since i received an anonymous call. It was as if it was a call from GOD.
All through the 4 months preceding the incident had been an emotional turmoil for me. Not knowing whom to trust, whom to speak to and where to go. I was totally confused and completely down. But all these have been wiped off and my trust in friendship was restored, not simply, but with stronger roots by being associated with this person.
It was late night, when I received this call, when i was driving back home from a relatives place. The caller was intelligent enough, not to reveal the identity. But not for long, when they displayed the number in a public domain on net, 2 days later.
I still remember the conversation, very clearly till date. It goes like this...
ring ring !!!
"Hello!"
"Hi Sashi!"
"Yeah, Sashi here! I am unable to hear you properly. Who is this?"
"Now is it clear? How are you doc?"
"Fine, fine! This is sashi and I am a doc. But who is this?"
"Wont you speak to me if I dont tell you who I am?"
"No no not that way. But i would speak better if i knew to whom I am
speaking too.
But i am a little curious because no body has addressed me before
as Sashi."
"Sashi? I asked for Rishi?
"Rishi? oh! ok! But you said that I am a doc?"
"I asked you to go to an ENT doc, as you were not able to hear me
properly."
"Oh! hmmm.... In that case I am not Rishi then."
"Ok!"
"Fine then! Nice talking to you."
"Yup, nice talking to you too."
"Bye Bye! Gudnite"
"Cye, Gudnite"
I was confused and wondering who could this be and began thinking of a few names as the most probable callers. But never took this incident seriously.
2 days later, when I was going through a profile of a particular person in this public domain on net, I came across this number. I was pretty normal on seeing this phone number and carried on with my work. Some time later, something struck me. I went back and had a look at that number again and now the number looked familiar an suddenly I recollected the call.
The excitement soared high as I began searching the call history in my cell, and when I found the number there, the excitement peaked. I was stunned, shocked, excited and amazed. "What? this is the person who called me?" I asked myself.
I have known this person for 3 yrs, who was a chat friend of mine. We were occasionally in contact with each other through mails. I never expected to receive a call from this person. I decided to call that person back, to tell that you are caught, not that intelligent enough.
What happened next is all history and the beauty lies in the fact that this anonymous caller had turned out to be one of my best friends. I have sailed in one of the most beautiful friendships ever.
Knowing this person had been a great learning experience for me. Experience in terms of learning about various aspects of life and experience in terms of feeling of the beauty of friendship. The principles, philosophical thoughts, take at life, especially relationships, amazed me. Myself being a strong believer of 'POWER OF ASSOCIATION' did feel that these things rubbed onto me. And i started viewing life differently and more positively.
My friend had been a phenomenal force in shaping me up. Shaping up my personality both externally and internally. Right down from the way how I should dress myself up, how I should carry myself to how I should talk to people had been shaped up.
Things that had been inside me were brought out. My hidden potential explored.
My confidence was boosted up. Things which I was afraid off and the things which I thought I cannot do, were now within reach.
Foundation had been laid on how to talk to people, deal with people, categorize people, which I am still learning now.
I FELT SO POSITIVE ABOUT MYSELF ! ! !
Words, emotions, feelings had been rewritten in my dictionary.
The definition of FRIEND changed.
The feeling of FRIENDSHIP changed.
There was a new dimension to things, the way I feel and the way I think.
I am the most happiest, when I talk, discuss, share, spend some time with this person. The moments spent are the most memorable and the most cherished ones.
Dear friend, you are so special!!! You are the best!!! I feel so honored, grateful and thankful to GOD to have known you and to be associated with you.
TOUCH WOOD !!!
TOUCH GOLD !!!
When I think back,
Why did a stranger call me up?
How was the phone number displayed on net?
How did I recognize the number?
How did we start friendship?
How did we maintain it?
How did this anonymous stranger become one of my best friend?
For most of these questions, there are no answers. But i feel that, at every step there was GOD's grace. Taking into consideration so many factors that were responsible for the evolution of such a beautiful friendship, I wouldn't term them as mere coincidences. Rather I would think it to be a work of supernatural forces.
truly a GOD's CALL ! ! !
