Candid Tales

Yesterday was a day I will never forget.

I heard from an old friend, Lasyavi, and saying she made my day is an understatement...

She sent me this email:

I was so happy I almost had tears in my eyes. It was the biggest surprise to me, and it felt great, to know that I had been able to make a difference in someone’s life, without even knowing!

This reminded of a similar incident that happened last year.

When I was in 11^th grade, my friend Rajakumari came over to my house for navrathri. She was in 10th that time. I took her and her mom up to my room, and her mom was telling me how tensed Rajakumari was about the 10^th board exams. All I did was talk to them. I literally never said anything that could've been taken SO seriously - but at that time I never knew what an impact my words had made on her. I was just joking and saying “10^th is nothing, dude, compared to 11^th. I’m dying here!” Her mom had said that when she came and saw my room, how colorful it was with all the pictures and how I was talking to them, she forgot all her worries. I swear she said that, I'm not even kidding! I told Rajakumari that I wasn't even aiming for CGPA 10 and I got a 9.4, and she's smart so she'll easily get CGPA 10. I just told her not to worry. After that I didn't see them much. And then last summer, after the board results were out, Rajakumari came to my house one day and said thank you to me. I asked "What for?" and she said "Because of YOU I got CGPA 10. Because of what you said that day during navrathri" Like, I had TOTALLY forgotten everything that day and I never knew I had made such an impact on her. It felt so good to know I made a difference in her life.

I'll never ever forget that incident.

Today, this post is dedicated to Rajakumari and Lasyavi.

I want to be a journalist, who can someday inspire the world with her words and make a difference. Incidents like these inspire me even more to believing I can one day reach my goal.

It takes only a minute or two to be kind to someone. Calming down a tensed friend, talking to your sad friend, and helping someone. Don’t think when you’re doing it, because you never how much it could mean to someone.

Honestly, I still can’t believe my old classmate Deepa remembered me and told Lasyavi about me. It surprises me that I am remembered in my old and new school. And I can’t tell you all how happy it makes me to know I meant something to you all.

So this is a big thank you and huge hug to all of you.

Thank you. *hugs*

And thank you all for the encouragement you offer me by reading my blog and telling me how they are. There is no greater praise to a writer than that.