A lives at home. B lives in a city that is a little away from home. C lives in a country far far away. A, B and C were the best of friends. They went to college together and the friends you make in college are usually friends for life.
Over the years, one lost touch with the other two, but it was always easy to find the way back.
There is nothing dramatic in this story that I am going to tell. There were no life changing experiences or turmoils. It is the story of three people from a city, who spent a few years studying together.
Life today looks different today from the way we saw it in college.
One of these, was the dreamer and the emotional one. One pursued perfection, and had a practical mind. One lived life oscillating between the two ways of life.
In those days, happiness came from hanging out together, window shopping and coffees at Barista.
Fashion meant Janpath and GK.
Silver was preferred over Gold.
Khadi was cool.
Communication meant missed calls.
Food meant Samosas and Muffins from the college canteen.
Transportation meant DTC busses.
Email was not that "in" that time.
Landline were still in use.
Reading meant the British Council library.
Today, one manages a line of business in a company, the second one works for a major auto-maker and the third one is looking for a job in that land far far away. Conversations are infrequent. But one always ends up saying...Ah!... those college days!
And now the three meander through life seeking happiness(as a state of being) and wishing it to be long lasting. As human beings, we keep selected memories. What the three remember of the past is the good parts only. And the rest is forgotten. We have forgotten the fights, the bad marks, the stress of exams, and all those nasty folks around us.
Today I really wonder: Is happiness the absence of turmoil, trauma and tragedy? If yes, then I am happy everyday.
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