God is Great! whatever be the situation Good or Bad. Even in
the worst cases I have heard the same words and seen the same faith in this
man. I am talking here about a simple man living his simple life who trusts in
God and lives to the full. You won't have a dull moment if he is around. The
typical mumbaikar with his Hindi, hailing from Dharavi. Wait, hold on to your
horses, Don't you start judging because of the place. By the time you reach the
end you will be flabbergasted.
On the day of the interview I saw a shy guy sitting waiting
for his turn. I had just made friends with a person ram for instance. Ram
whispered in my ears " you see that guy there, he is very arrogant and
bossy". And to my surprise ram was speaking about the same person. on the day
of joining i kept my distance from him. But minutes later i saw four to five
guys listening to stories of this same shy, arrogant, bossy boy. He was like
the heart of the crowd, a standup comedian, one who could make you laugh with
anything. I still kept my distance because who wants to be around a showoff.
But God had other plans. Both of us landed in the same project. so now i had to
talk and relate to him on a regular basis. It was a pain listening to his
endless stories and laugh at them when what i really wanted to do was throw him
out of the office. 
So what changed him or rather what changed my attitude
towards him. We had a group building exercise and this same tambhi ( younger
brother) bro as i call him shared about the series of misfortune incidents he
had in his life. when his Dad and Aunt
left for their heavenly abode . How he Got himself together to take care of his
Mom and family. I saw his heart and all that he tries to cover up with his
bright smile and endless crazy jokes. His mission to BE Happy and Keep others
happy. Since then it's been a heal of a roller-coaster ride. From making endless business plan, Study abroad plans.
Though none of them worked out i am glad our friendship and brotherhood became
stronger in all these struggles.
I feel so blessed that I have a brother in you. Brother from
another mother. Though we are going separate ways we have a lot to achieve and
some of the dream destinations we have to visit and sure we will do that. Till
then farewell bro. See you next Christmas.
Never judge a Book by the cover. Never judge a person from
the place he comes from. I was wrong in my assumptions and i am happy that i
was wrong otherwise would have missed meeting such a gem of a person. so
remember next time when you judge someone, you might end up becoming BEST FRIENDS. Remember where the lotus comes from.Oh sorry forgot to tell you the name of the guy " Prashant Devraj" Hats off to you bachi.
