Looking Back on the first decade

Episode 1

2009 marks the end of the first decade of the 'new millennium' that started in the year 2000.

Life is a journey, they say, but nobody tells you where the devil this journey is headed.

In the words of the legendary Frank Sinatra.. [which he probably borrowed from somewhere] Once in a while, along the way, love's been good to me.

One of the reasons to feel good about being alive is seated by my side. A lively and utterly entertaining young man whom I knew as a naughty little boy in the year 2000. How time flies!

Another reason that makes this journey to God-knows-where seem worth it is the pleasure I have had to witness the growth of another gangly teenager, a rural hick of a boy whom I was fortunate to have met in 1997, and accompanied on a trip that spanned six years . He has blossomed into a well-known name in the social sector, and his continued success working for social justice, human rights, and other issues makes me happy.

Two friends who have made this journey interesting are pictured here during one of those not-so-rare moments in the Department of Communicative English with Media Studies in Patna Women's College.

Sadly, these moments are now enshrined in old photographs, as each one's journey is unique. Let's say we've all stepped off the CEMS train and have continued our own journeys. But without a doubt, I am immensely thankful, enriched, and a better person for being in their company for almost ten tumultous years.

[to be continued]