"Strange that we rarely talked to each other in college" I expressed to Swetha on how different things were back then . She was happy to see me as we met after 3years. She too felt that college was indeed such a place where memories take their best shape and that it's our choice to see them either as good or bad. I have known her for almost 9 years and that's the only thing I ever knew. She was my classmate in engineering and the craziest thing about her was that she never let her smile fade off no matter what the situation was. She was a one stop destination to anyone who wanted a listening ear and a shoulder to lie on. We all used to tease her every now and then but she always took our tantrums with a light heart. "Such a childish mentality" I once thought but during all these years I slowly realized that being childish is the first sign for a person to let others wishfully know that you care for them. The most interesting part which surprised me was when she said that she never wanted to do B.tech and that it never bothered her when she was asked do one additional year. I was more delighted when she said that she made more friends and had an awesome time even then.
At first I thought that there wouldn't be much to write about her but as I keep exploring the memory lane, there is this gentle smile on my face reassuring me saying 'dude! You are not done yet'. From my out burst on hearing the name she came up with for our junior freshers party which said "Crazy kiya re" to me jumping in excitement on knowing that she had become an RJ, from my inability to hold her in my arms during our first yr fresher's party paper dance to my silent irritation on my lecturers for not letting her continue with our batch, I somehow chose to keep all these from many such beautiful memories created in engineering. We and few others even organized a cultural event once which was a great way to get away from classes and then spend precious time in canteen just talking. It was really precious time well spent as even after all these years we still remember what we talked and the songs we sang ignoring to the fact that there were people around. She even mentioned that she had those songs recorded in her phone. Would love to revisit them some day.
An Entrepreneur in Disguise
After all these years there she was living her life to the fullest, making her dreams come true taking one step at a time when the whole world around her was madly in a race to out run each other never even knowing why they had got into that race in the first place. In a time when top institutes were producing thousands of managerial graduates promising them to give silver platter packages so that they can lie, deceit and steal in the name of 'Improving the business' we rarely get to see few entrepreneurs in disguise who are smart enough to understand the simple logic of demand and supply, identify a diverse market and be the best in it. She was one such entrepreneur, still so down to earth that she would just shrug it off with a smile saying "oh this is just what I like doing. There is lot more to do in the near future" A cloth showroom for kids, not for grown ups for kids. How simple was the idea?. Having seen young parents all around who love so much buying for their little ones with no expense to care for, an enterprise which could give them high end quality clothing at a reasonable price is a fact too good to be true. She knew her work and she understood her customers even better. I even had to hear a blunt reply when I went to shop for my nephew 'Dude!! boys never have many options to choose in clothes unlike baby girls'. She handpicked almost all those awesome dresses I bought for my nephew. She also told me that she does event planning which is once again a great service industry in its initial days waiting to be taken over by Giants. A superb human with so many roles, it only gets better as you interact with her more.
Goddess of Freedom :
Freedom is often misunderstood as an ability to do what ever one wishes for without getting influenced by anyone else's thoughts or prejudices. but true freedom is the will to go ahead and be true to yourself, dream big and live every moment turning those dreams into reality. we are living in a world of bonded relations and consequences where every decision impacts everyone around us. Its within these unbreakable bonds lies that freedom of having fun in the best possible way, where imagination can take us to new heights if we are ready to believe in ourselves. That's where I place Swetha as the Goddess of freedom. She played her part in every person's life showing how simple it is to be free no matter how dark the reality is. "How difficult is it to smile at our own selves?" she quoted once. Many a times we ridiculed her to be immature where in fact she was being the wisest with the simplest lines any layman would understand. I dedicate her this very song of a person who is living her life believing that its the best thing to ever happen to anyone. I will always remember Swetha as a friend who is kind enough to ignore, wise enough to forgive and strange enough to say "Chaltha yaar. let's put a smile on that face'
I really wish to attend her wedding lifting her pallaki along with her uncles as she comes to the mandap. It would be my honor to see her start a new beginning in her life's Journey. An event truly meant for time to relish on.
Happy Birthday Buddy,
Keep Smiling and
Stay Awesome.
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