After almost 3 years, I met my brothers from my mothers (they treated me as their own son or even better at times, love them for that 💗) from my UVCE gang. Thanks to Kathe visiting after 4 yrs, the usual suspects Murgi, Pari, me were there and Lambu was a nice addition. Even though the rest of us are in Bangalore, thanks to Covid we had not met (except Pari, we have out CTR/Chandus outings quite often).
It is so strange that we don't even take a minute to settle in and just felt it was like college days hanging out in church street. We spoke about everything that is happening in our life with the same old banter. And needless to say, the biggest topic always ends up being porn 😂 Back in those days, we were pioneers in downloading and almost had a godly stature in college as the 'Suppliers' 😬 Im sure all of us have our old CDs/hard drives (yes, we used to exchange hard drives back then for the huge collection) stashed away somewhere in a 'solar cooker' (why solar cooker is another story 😆).
This is one gang I do not have to think about before I talk. I can say anything and it will be taken in the right spirit. Weather is the worst of the gaali's or the most below-the-belt comment. It is always taken as fun and returned back with interest. 5hrs flew and we were just getting started. Just wandering on the street with my hand over murgi's shoulder felt so good (TBH if we were gay, we would have been married by now 👬). No wonder we are like brothers and aunty treats me as one of her own. Murgi was so close to me back then, he had asked Jaya to take my permission to get married to him and told horrid stories of how bad a person I was (which were all true) 😁
We all have grown since we first met 23 yrs back but the innocence and bonding remain to date. Murgi especially has gone from being a super ambitious sales guy to a chilled-out, life enjoying bloke who sees happiness in smaller things now. His health issues during the hectic days have made him realize how important life is and nothing can compensate for that. One thing he asked us in the end really struck me and made me think. "Macha, they say just before death, a person sees his entire life as a flashback. What if we are not meeting now and this is kind of a flashback??". As usual, kathe did not understand the question even after murgi explained how there is high brain activity just after death and etc. Imagine, we had met after so long, what if it was a dream before I die?? It was too deep even for Murgi's standards but made us ponder over 😄
I did think what if it was my last few secs, how does my life flashback look? I couldn't conclude but I definitely wasn't scared. Which could mean, I have led a decent life and do not fear the thought of death. Definitely, I saw more regrets than mistakes/failures, which meant I had not tried things with the fear of failure or never given it a serious thought. There was a sudden rush of emotions for all the people who had an impact on me. A huge hug to the loved ones who have been there with me and in my thoughts 🙌. I definitely prayed for them to lead a joyful life. All this happened within mins and I was back to the conversation alive and kicking.
Murgi also spoke about how much we might need to retire. TBH, I don't think anyone can define that in general as nothing is enough or whatever we have is already more. It is a choice people have to make and ensure they do not run behind money and straight to a grave.
We need to realize life is short and unexpected. Things can change in secs and we have to make to most of what we have. Just another reminder to live life fully and enjoy it while it lasts. If you have doubts, just ask "Macha, they say just before death, a person sees his entire life as a flashback. What if you are having this flashback now. How does it look??"
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