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Atal Bihari Vajpayee (89) is a household name in India. The first thing that comes to our mind, when we hear his name is his speech. He is one of the best orators Independent India has heard. Last week I happened to read about his health in one of the daily newspapers. He suffered a stroke in 2009 and thereon he couldn’t speak! He is confined to a wheelchair. More disturbing news is that he fails to recognize people.
From the time I read about it, I felt like writing this piece.
In the month of March 2014 I had been to Ujire (9 kms from Dharmasthala) where I did my graduation in 1991. Though I am a regular visitor to Dharmasthala (atleast visit once in a year), I never made an attempt to visit Ujire and meet my well-wishers.
This time somehow I made up my mind and visited the place. When I went around Ujire looking for my old acquaintances, my teachers and neighbors, I was greeted with very sad news. 5 of my beloved teachers/neighbors had expired and a couple of others were either sick or become very old and non-communicable.
That night I could not sleep peacefully. I was questioning myself, how and why did this happen
- Why did I not think of visiting them in the last 23 years? [I have no answer for this question, even today]
- Was I that busy? [Definitely no. I had ample time]
- Were these people less important in my life? [How could it be? I simply love them. I wish to spend time with them, I want to talk to them]
After the above incident, I have made up my mind to the following this year
- Recall the contact details of all my old acquaintances and establish contact with them over phone
- Schedule a trip to their place within the next 6 months.
- Find an opportunity to call them once in a while.
Personally I find it difficult to reconcile when I see ‘empty chairs’; atleast let me have the satisfaction of spending sufficient time with by loved ones, before it is late.
