Goodbyes are painful, aren't they? :(
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My cousin, who was also my roommate, moved today afternoon. He's gone to his native place Hyderabad, to spend some time with his family before he leaves for the US to do his PhD next month. He is an amazing guy, who did his BTech at IIT Madras and his MBA at IIM Ahmedabad, both leading institutions in the world. And in a little more than a month, he'll be at University of Michigan: Ross School of Business doing his PhD. He's acheived so much at the young age of 28, and yet he lives such a simple life. He gave up a job at one of the biggest IT companies in India and spent the last 6 months with an NGO, rehabilitating tsunami victims and teaching little kids. I've learnt *so much* as a person from him in the 6 months we stayed together, and yet I feel like I have so much more to learn from him. I'm sad to see him go, and have promised myself that wherever I am in India when he visits his parents after his first year, I'll pop in there and spend a couple of days with him and his family. I'll always remember you, Sripad. :) And hours after my cousin left, a co-worker sent out a mail saying this was his last day at work. Totally pre-occupied with my cousin's impending departure, I had forgotten my friend's last day. That's not one, but *two* farewells in the space of a few hours. :( Somehow, this struck me as appropriate:
"The Road goes on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with weary feet, Until it joins some larger way, Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say." - JRR Tolkien, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring".
All the same, it'll take some time for me to adjust. :( [EDIT]My colleague hadn't left after all. He came up to my cubicle and we had a little chat before he left. :) [/EDIT] Vikram.
http://www.geocities.com/vpunathambekar "You still have the coolest name on CodeProject." — David Wulff to me.
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My cousin, who was also my roommate, moved today afternoon. He's gone to his native place Hyderabad, to spend some time with his family before he leaves for the US to do his PhD next month. He is an amazing guy, who did his BTech at IIT Madras and his MBA at IIM Ahmedabad, both leading institutions in the world. And in a little more than a month, he'll be at University of Michigan: Ross School of Business doing his PhD. He's acheived so much at the young age of 28, and yet he lives such a simple life. He gave up a job at one of the biggest IT companies in India and spent the last 6 months with an NGO, rehabilitating tsunami victims and teaching little kids. I've learnt *so much* as a person from him in the 6 months we stayed together, and yet I feel like I have so much more to learn from him. I'm sad to see him go, and have promised myself that wherever I am in India when he visits his parents after his first year, I'll pop in there and spend a couple of days with him and his family. I'll always remember you, Sripad. :) And hours after my cousin left, a co-worker sent out a mail saying this was his last day at work. Totally pre-occupied with my cousin's impending departure, I had forgotten my friend's last day. That's not one, but *two* farewells in the space of a few hours. :( Somehow, this struck me as appropriate:
"The Road goes on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with weary feet, Until it joins some larger way, Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say." - JRR Tolkien, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring".
All the same, it'll take some time for me to adjust. :( [EDIT]My colleague hadn't left after all. He came up to my cubicle and we had a little chat before he left. :) [/EDIT] Vikram.
http://www.geocities.com/vpunathambekar "You still have the coolest name on CodeProject." — David Wulff to me.
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My cousin, who was also my roommate, moved today afternoon. He's gone to his native place Hyderabad, to spend some time with his family before he leaves for the US to do his PhD next month. He is an amazing guy, who did his BTech at IIT Madras and his MBA at IIM Ahmedabad, both leading institutions in the world. And in a little more than a month, he'll be at University of Michigan: Ross School of Business doing his PhD. He's acheived so much at the young age of 28, and yet he lives such a simple life. He gave up a job at one of the biggest IT companies in India and spent the last 6 months with an NGO, rehabilitating tsunami victims and teaching little kids. I've learnt *so much* as a person from him in the 6 months we stayed together, and yet I feel like I have so much more to learn from him. I'm sad to see him go, and have promised myself that wherever I am in India when he visits his parents after his first year, I'll pop in there and spend a couple of days with him and his family. I'll always remember you, Sripad. :) And hours after my cousin left, a co-worker sent out a mail saying this was his last day at work. Totally pre-occupied with my cousin's impending departure, I had forgotten my friend's last day. That's not one, but *two* farewells in the space of a few hours. :( Somehow, this struck me as appropriate:
"The Road goes on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with weary feet, Until it joins some larger way, Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say." - JRR Tolkien, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring".
All the same, it'll take some time for me to adjust. :( [EDIT]My colleague hadn't left after all. He came up to my cubicle and we had a little chat before he left. :) [/EDIT] Vikram.
http://www.geocities.com/vpunathambekar "You still have the coolest name on CodeProject." — David Wulff to me.
Painful yes, but I will suffer that pain rather than shy away from friendships. Trite but true "Better to have loved and lost that never loved at all". Elaine :rose: The tigress is here :-D
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Painful yes, but I will suffer that pain rather than shy away from friendships. Trite but true "Better to have loved and lost that never loved at all". Elaine :rose: The tigress is here :-D
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Painful yes, but I will suffer that pain rather than shy away from friendships. Trite but true "Better to have loved and lost that never loved at all". Elaine :rose: The tigress is here :-D
Trollslayer wrote: Painful yes, but I will suffer that pain rather than shy away from friendships. Of course! :) Trollslayer wrote: Better to have loved and lost that never loved at all Better to have loved and lost than to have married. ;P Vikram.
http://www.geocities.com/vpunathambekar "You still have the coolest name on CodeProject." David Wulff to me.