Disclaimer: Since I am posting this, you might expect something funny, but let me warn you that there's nothing funny below. Read with a strong heart.
Did you hear about....
1. Somebody told me he's still in Goa
2. I heard he's teaching at R.I.T.
3. I heard he left that job long back
4. It seems he's a full timer at ISKCon now
All bloody rumours.. And I so wish they were all false....
Go to ID hospital in Ponda and look around observantly. You'll notice that one building in the neighbourhood is particularly noisy. People dressed in white attire talking in a very soft tone get in and out of it and appear to be busy with something very important. The non-members have a smile on their face when passing by. And if you pass by this place, you'll sure feel like giggling unless you notice that one of those faces is quite familiar. He used to be our friend. His laughter rocked the hostels. The loudest guy of our batch. And here he is now - dressed in white dhoti-kurta, bald head and aloof.
He has taken up "bramhacharya". This means he will never get married and never attend any marriage. His occupation includes social service, prayers, going around in groups to preach about his association etc.
He does not have a personal phone number or email id. His basic needs - and i mean basic (food, clothing and shelter) are taken care of by the association; and thats about it. He visits his parents once every year and thats all they see of him.
I hadn't seen him for over four years, so decided to spend an empty sunday finding him out. I did find him quickly, but wasn't quite happy to see him this way. Nevertheless, I managed to keep a smile on my face.
He seemed to be happy with his life.. May be he is.
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