Ratan's birthday

September 6th....birthday of a very dear friend Ratan...he left me for his heavenly abode 15 years ago....may his soul rest in peace.We did not know each other for a long time may be an year or two and by the time I thought we are good friends it was his time up here on this planet. The worst possible thing is having a fight with your friend and being too late to make up for it. Same thing happened with me....After our annual examinations result in 1995 I got to know that Ratan had failed the examination and we will be in the same class going forward.I had a bitter sweet feeling and guess what Ratan was totally cool about it.But then after a few days we had a fight over a trivial matter and I just stopped speaking with him.Then I got news from a common friend that Ratan is in hospital and unconscious. The moment he got up he conveyed through his family that he wants to talk to me but as bull headed I am I did not talk to him.

June 29th 1995....someone knocked the door...it was a friend and had some news about Ratan.I was worried sick about him by then and just shot the obvious question to the common friend."Is Ratan doing fine, is he out of pain now?" He said,"He will never be in pain anymore." Thats it. I lost Ratan and I lost my chance to make it up with him. It rained and rained seemed like Gods crying with me mourning over his loss. I went to his burial and felt numb while I walked back home.

I am so sorry Ratan that I did not even get a chance to say sorry to you or even that I value you as one of my great friends.Miss you everyday. Happy Birthday!!!!