STRANGE WAYS(PART-1) 

   
WHENEVER I REMEMBER THE INCIDENT FROM MY PAST, EACH TIME I WOULD BE SURPRISED BY THE MYSTERIES OF THE THING CALLED 'LIFE'.EARLIER I HAD HEARD FROM PEOPLE, 'LIFE TEACHES YOU LESSONS AND YOU HAVE TO LEARN FROM THEM'. YES, I REALISED THIS WHEN ONE BIG LESSON WAS TAUGHT TO ME IN A VERY VERY STRANGE WAY.LIFE TEACHES YOU LESSONS IN MANY WAYS(AS DIFFERENT TEACHERS ADAPT DIFFERENT TEACHING STYLES)  AND SOME OF THE WAYS ARE REALLY VERY DIFFERENT.SOMETIMES, I ALSO COULD NOT BELIEVE THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE INCIDENT.

ENOUGH, NOW LET ME TELL ABOUT THE INCIDENT.

IT WAS MARCH 2000 AND IT WAS ALSO TIME FOR OUR SUMMER TRAINING IN MY MBA COLLAGE.SOME OF MY CLASSMATES HAD GOT INVITATION FROM TELCO FOR THE TRAINING, WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR THE APPROVAL FROM THE COMPANY WHERE MY PROFESSOR WANTED ME TO DO THE TRAINING.ANYWAY, I WAS IN A HAPPY MOOD AS  RISHI, MY BEST FRIEND WAS ONE OF THE CLASSMATES WHO WAS GOING TO TELCO.I ASKED RISHI FOR A TREAT.I ASKED HIM TO BUY TICKETS OF THE MOVIE, 'KAHO NA PYAR HAI'FOR OUR GROUP.I VERY WELL KNEW THAT HE WOULD MAKE SOME EXCUSE AS HE WAS ONE OF THE GUYS WHO DON'T LIKE TO SPEND A SINGLE PENNY ON OTHERS.YES. I WAS VERY RIGHT.HE SAID TO ME THAT I DID NOT NEED TO SEE THE MOVIE AS I WOULD BE GOING TO WATCH THIS MOVIE'LIVE'.AS SOON AS I WAS ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HE SAID, HE REPEATED THE SENTENCE.I WAS A BIT SURPRISED AND SHOCKED AND THOUGHT THAT HOW ANYBODY COULD WATCH A MOVIE 'LIVE'? OTHERS STARTED LAUGHING ON HIM AS THEY WERE ALSO AWARE OF THE RISHI'S HABIT TO MAKE EXCUSE WHENEVER HE WAS ASKED TO GIVE SOME TREAT. I JUST TOLD MYSELF THAT  RISHI  MIGHT NOT  BE IN HIS SENSES AND THAT'S WHY HE WAS TALKING LIKE THIS.I DID NOT GIVE MUCH IMPORTANCE TO WHAT HE SAID.THE DISCUSSION ENDED VERY SOON AS ONE OF OUR TEACHERS CALLED US FOR A MEETING.

AFTER COMPLETING MY MBA, I IMMEDIATELY GOT A JOB IN A GOOD COMPANY.8 MONTHS PASSED BY PEACEFULLY IN MY OFFICE(YES, I WAS NOT VERY SATISFIED WITH MY BOSS, BUT I KNEW THAT ONLY VERY FEW PEOPLE  ARE SATISFIED WITH THEIR BOSSES).ONE DAY(IT WAS MONDAY), I RECEIVED A CALL FROM MY HR DEPARTMENT.THE PERSON ON THE LINE WAS ASKING ME FOR THE MEDICAL BILLS (FOR MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT WE HAD TO SUBMIT BILLS)AND I HAD TO SUBMIT THEM LATEST BY WEDNESDAY.I SOMEHOW COLLECTED MY MEDICAL BILLS AND ON WEDNESDAY I HEADED STRAIGHT TO THE PERSON IN HR WHO USED TO DEAL WITH ALL THESE THINGS.I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE CALL FROM HIS DEPARTMENT FOR THE BILLS.HE SAID THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO HANDLE ALL THESE MATTERS AND FOR NOW ONWARDS THESE MATTERS WOULD BE LOOKED BY ANOTHER GUY.SUDDENLY I LIFTED UP MY FACE AND I SAW A VERY TALL AND SMART GUY COMING NEARBY.

(THE NEXT PART WILL BE FOLLOWED SOON)