‘We all lose friends…we lose them in death, to distance, and over time. The key is to keep them in your heart’ and remember the wonderful moments & happy experiences you shared that often form part of your ‘better’ past. As Amy Marie Waltz continues to say ‘for friends lost over the years, when the time is right, you can pick up the friendship right where you left off. Even the lost find their way home, when you leave the light on’ !
Despite his untimely passing away at the very young age of 28, I always cherish the 15 years of deep bonding with late Suneel Singh (IAS of 1977 Batch) ! Another person, who became a dear friend, ironically through Suneel, was Deepak Bhandari, originally from UP but later settled in Mumbai. Deepak went through a rough patch unfortunately and succumbed to illness in mid-life only. The pic below has both on them standing, behind me and another close childhood friend from school, Alok who later became a Doctor.
Dr. Alok Rajvanshi is an orthopedic surgeon based out of India for many years now, in Australia. Distance and long gaps in communication had our friendship fading away till it all got rekindled when my wife, Tandra fortuitously came face to face with Alok and Durgesh at a friend’s son’s wedding in India and a great reunion took place. Alok wants us to visit them in Australia & we await their next trip here. When will the twain meet ?!
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