Ek shikayat 

I don’t know why you left us so early? Untold, uninformed, silently. You know, you promised that “we will grow young and you will grow old together, we will celebrate together, we will mourn together”. You were a great friend of us than an elder of us, we argued with you, fought with you, laughed with you. You were as generous as sun, you were as humble as mother, you were as calm as water in a lake, you never returned anyone hopeless who ever come to seek help from you. We have shared memories with you of our childhood, prayer grounds, classrooms, exams and results. You were among those who appreciated as well as guided us in difficulties.

You were the one who welcomed us on our returns with open arms and a priceless smile, you celebrated our achievements and encouraged on our failures. You taught us the values of oneness, love, patience, courage, acceptance and mutual respect by your actions rather than instructions. We learnt the value and greatness of friendship from you. Whatever remained the conditions(good or bad) you never lose hope and come out of all the hurdles.

But we will always complain that you left us untold and silently, you broke your promise. Had you told us once, we would have broken all the barriers to reach to see you once.  No doubt you have disappeared physically but we can see you everywhere around us, your memories and teachings will always remain with us, your memories will welcome us and bid goodbye to us, we will always remember you on all occasions of our lives. But the space that you have vacated will always remain empty, our eyes will search you everywhere just not to find you anywhere.