Long Lost Friend

Long Lost Friend
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Yesterday was a special day in my life.I met a dear friend after a gap of 10 years.We hugged each other,and covered up a lot of ground.


Lets Call him Pramod.i met Pramod 12 years back,when i was a big exporter,and he had come to me for some stitching work.He had 20 machines,and needed work,and i have plenty of work to give to him and many others.I took a liking to him,and soon we became friends.Most Fabricators(people who take our garments for stitching) are uneducated,and Pramod was an MBA, from a very good family.His work was good,rates reasonable.His ambition was to be an exporter,and he told me so.


I helped with whatever i could,guiding him with the export registrations,and advising him to attend Garment fairs,giving him my samples to display,and taking him around town,making him meet other suppliers,in short i was doing all i could.Lady luck smiled on him,and soon he was on his way.Good orders flowed in,and he got going from a rented place.


But soon money got to his head,as did Ego.He said something to me one day,which hurt me a lot,and I told him that from this day,I will not see you ever again and walked off, never to see and meet him for the next 10 years.In between i kept hearing about his progress from our common suppliers and businessmen,and he progressed very well.


Last year, my daughter got married,and I debated for many days,whether i should break the ice and go and invite him for the wedding,as these are such occassions,where i felt why keep an ego.But I felt he may misunderstand my intentions,thinking that now i have become a big person,and Kamal is now out to woo me.This thought kept me back,and I did not invite him.


2nd of January,a common supplier of us,calls me and says pramodji wants yr number and wishes to speak to you,shall I give him your Telephone no.Thinking for a few seconds,I said yes,not a problem.After about 10 minutes Pramod calls me,wishes me a happy New Year, and apologises profusely for the misunderstanding between us,and says it was his fault,and can we make up and meet.I told him,no probs, since you have said sorry,lets forget the matter and meet.


But his busy schdule did not permit him,as he was attending Garment Fairs all over the world,and yesterday we met at his office.We hugged each other,holding back our Tears.A lot of water had flown under the bridge,and we sat a few hours catching up on family and other matters.


I have more or less retired from business,while he has zoomed to be one of the top 5 Garment exporters of Jaipur(from a total of 2000 exporters),having astaff of 200 plus,his own 30,000 sq feet office building,and a fleet of cars,the top of the line.When God smiles,he literally rains money on you.


Im glad the past is behind us,and hope our friendship lasts for many many more years.

If any of u I lites have any such incidents in yr life, feel free to share yr story on my comments, or write a blog,im sure we do fall out with people close to us, and maybe make up sometimes.Ego is the biggest culprit really.

KAMAL MAHTANI

 

Aabhi,


Yes it felt great.After all the feeling are there, and how can we forget the times we shared together.

Good to know u met yr friend, and im sure it must ahve been fun.

Try finding other friends,and it will bring a fresh infusion in yr life.Regards.kamal

Kanaka,

Yes it is a small world after all.Congrats and hoping u find more of yr friends.Regards,kamal

 

Veda,

You know what u have that those frineds dont have ? You have a lovely wife Shanti, and u have Shanti(peace) and love at home.That is waht they re jelous of.

You know we are 4 brothers and 1 cousin brother.We are all very close to each other.So many are jelous of that ? People being jelous of love between brothers, and that we love our mother so much ?

This is the world Veda,its not just people are jelous of yr wealth or anything.

Thanks for yr lovely comments.Regards.kamal


Kamla,

Yes even one good friend is something to treasure.The world is fullof jelous and envoius people.

I always beleive in hiding what i have,and crying all the time, business is bad etc, so borrowers stay away from me.I never borrow and live withing my limits.

Thanks and regards.kamal

Krish,

Thanks dear.Regards.kamal