26th April, 2008: A new day in a new town Dehradun a beautiful valley in the northern regions of India but southern regions of Asia. I was exuberant; i had left my home town Chandigarh and was full of dreams of this new place. I had been an introvert child in my early schooling so had no close friends but was really happy to visit a new place and really wanted a buddy for me. We stayed in a hotel for 15 odd days.
27th April, 2008: My first day in my new C.B.S.E. school “Scholars Home”. Being a quiet child so was afraid of this new place which I heard was full of rich rebels and I was just a new player. My first seat , i was just trying to grab what was being taught although had lots of thoughts in my subconscious mind and suddenly something hit me from my back and that was a piece of paper, a used paper and I was emblazoned by this thought “ Welcome to Scholars !” .
Scholars was a FRIEND’s place, a season of friendship days in some time in august. Although I was settled in my school, while everyone was tying I was sitting alone. Namrah, a sweet Muslim exuberant girl, observed this and while her friend was pulling her away she managed to tie that shiny red thread with a brown plastic painted piece which read “Friends Forever” on my wrist. I felt as if she had tied a responsibility on me and casted some magical spell, some occult feeling. I felt her embrace as if her energy had been transferred to me; I felt the presence of a congenial company I had been searching for years. I felt valued rather she gave me some value. But all I did was staring at her and then at the thread she tied till she vanished away on those small stairs our school had on the two sides, one for girls and other for boys.
From my birth date till Today I thought I had settled in life but something strange, some unknown feeling had been given to me, I started seeing something very differently, on the ninth cloud I realised that something was LOVE for STRANGERS. We all in this world are one of our own kinds but some where we do share a bond, I had not realised this till that day. That glistening thread inspires me to have value for people all round the world.
I never realised the value of people rather I had not realised the characteristics of the most powerful weapon of this world: Human Beings.
That small thread inspired me to get along the roads I had never took and explore a world that was new for me, but was always near me. She inspired me to have a vision of my own, she made me realise that in this world i can also stand for something because when everybody was busy enjoying with their friends she gave me a chance to make one for me. I stated enjoying my days in the school because every time she said ‘HI’ she inspired me to do well and succeed. I started doing well in my studies; she changed my personality as a whole. I became an outgoing girl; she inspired me to see Mother Nature in a complete new manner. I had heard that every human has some lucky charm and she was mine I realised when she inspired and I admired.
It was her birth day party, she invited me we walked, and she showed me a tree where she used to play with her friends as a small girl. There was a sparrow serving her little kids with some flesh and teaching her children something all her little kids were listening to her and obeying her orders. That sparrow had been there for some 6 months as Namrah told me. My sparrow was she. I clearly remember her words:
“Nikki life is this which happens when we get inspiration from those who can’t speak but teach incomparable values.”
From that day to this day I feel the essence of nature. Each and every colour god has made for us. Now, the powerful weapon changed to that little sparrow. Life is beautiful we just need a vision to see it not just a sight.
She taught me two important things: Love and Life. She is now working with a NGO and I am applying the thoughts keeping in mind my responsibilities.
