"So you have come….
It is good to see you and especially when the
waiting for you have ended today, I feel that the one of the purpose of my life
has achieved. You know, Arun this unending waiting is an acid-test as some of
times I had a thought to stop waiting for you, feeling that you would never come
or you had never existed in this world but I had always kept my faith over the
words spoken to me by my creator that one day he (You) would come and take me
to the place where I have belonged and that makes me believe in my destiny.
This long waiting for you has tested me in different ways and some of them are
difficult and unforgettable. The weather was severe with lashes of storms.
There were pressures of crushing and fear of losing the directions. There were
times when I was covered and buried under snow, leaves, sand and soil. Sometimes
the running water made slippery and kept me drowning. I was fearful but somehow
hopeful. The lessons learnt during this wait are my asset and I can tell that
this is worth. Thank you Arun for reaching and pick me for helping me in
onward journey where I will meet with my creator and merge in him to complete
my journey. I know you are not my destination but destiny."
"So there you are..
I was looking for you throughout the journey and
knew that when I find you, we would recognize each other from our first sight.
This journey was not easy but search for you, has made my traveling interesting
and worthwhile. During this journey there were times when I was over lured,
angered, happy or frustrated. That had diverted my attention from finding or
looking you. It was fearful too. We both are connected with each other and without
finding each other, our journey could not be concluded and goal achieving.
There were the times when I took wrong turns and that could lead me to another
direction and that means our meeting might not be happening and then again it
would be another long wait for us to meet. There were chances when I walked
fast and might reach to you early, when you could be covered under snow, soil
or water and we would have missed each other. Now I feel that we have met when
it was destined. Now I feel that despite all those short comings and mistakes
that we did before meeting would be thing of past. Now I will try to be a
better one and worthy so that any of my wrong doings shall not obstruct you in
reaching your creator. I will also try to be a better human-being so that you
would not feel ashamed because of my deed. I would try to helpful as now I know
that being helpful is a sign of God and faith in him. I know that carrying you
onward for your journey is one of my purposes in life. You have taught me that
waiting and surrender is unconditional love for my creator. We would not forget
each other as we have become the best buddies, sharing a common destiny. Thanking
you for choosing me as a friend as it is helping me knowing and realizing my
importance in this world. I know you are not my destination but destiny. "
{The excerpts are taken from an interaction between the friends who meet on the tracking path between Sonamarg and Zero Point in Kashmir}
