"Hey! Don’t push me। Who is that pinching me? Move aside, you are covering me up"!
What a golden and memorable moment that was! Evidently I can not remember the day and date but still echoing the above dialogues in my memory. It was one of the brightest and remarkable days of 1990. All grade XII students were gathered in front of the school intending to capture the whole class portrait.
O my God! How fast the time swept away? I can’t believe that I have already left 18 years back in the warm arms of my reminiscence. I used to think that I was so rich, full of will power and contented; I had the whole thing more than that my extensive desires. I had obliging and supportive companions, reticent but too cute angel in my delusion, colorful dreams and the promises of endless friendship. It seemed; all go same way ever and ever. But it was just my immature feeling and fantasy. I realized today time runs incessantly being a mountain, a long distance, and somewhere blooming good relation and somewhere generating an awful relation. Whatever, the time rules in all and is the factual truth.
Today all friends departed each other, strong and affectionate group broken in individual। Gradually, one after another all slipped away from the grouping so as to build up good living and in search of bright career. Honestly, I was the one who cracked away first time from the friendly circle and leading an exiled life. The circle was broken into pieces and scattered individually in different corner of this gigantic world. Time passed so long ahead although Prakash and Koden are still being mediators for communicating my messages with rest of my departed friends. Thanks for you guys from my inner core of heart.
In reality, I found my life is like two sides of a coin। I never could select both sides in my favor. Even though, all my old friends hitherto in my memory and inner core of heart. Wherever you are! Always be happy! It is just a message to say that still missing you all so much. Guys! You all may meet occasionally in the same courtyard where we used to play, sing and dance but I have been missing that gathering since almost last two decades. Anyhow, I am sure my destiny undoubtedly takes me back one day and mingles me once again with you all. Guys! Keep mailing and phoning hai……॥! Out of this frame, I got one more friend when I was just trying to start my life right after the graduation. Yes! He was Chandra Bahadur Ghalley my soul mate. He taught me a lot in my life. Honestly, he did more than a true friend does. We used to seek out each others’ happiness with minor means. By nature, there was an unparallel gap between us; I was a bit lazy with blunt mind, but he was sharp minded, straightforward and an ambitious person. Even though, it did not bring any negative impact in our pure friendship. Eventually, we were compelled to apart each other in search of our bright career and affordable vocation. We departed each other forming a huge gap of distance between us but our friendship is still swinging at the same place. Despite of binding in family responsibilities we have not kept aside our friendship. Ghalley sir! Let it be going as it was ever and ever. Missing you so much Yaakhi! It is an Arabic slang word which is used in habitual conversation like tapaiko or kya naam in Nepali.
At the corner of this space, I present my warm and special gratitude to the photographer who created this portrait including me with my friends। It always produces warmness of my departed friends in my exiled and lonely life। Additionally, I pay my pure respect to my honorable principal, vice principal and class teacher for being with us here.
Ultimately, once again extend my sight over an old portrait and put it back safely at one angle of the Album.
