Today with easy availability of loans buying a car is hardly a big deal. As most of my friends and two of elderly gentlemen I know call having car a necessity. But I beg to differ; I don't call it a necessity for I have spent nearly 3 decades of my life without it and perfectly happy, fit and fine.
As I drove my new car- my first- through the beautiful boulevards of Koramangala last afternoon, my eyes oozed drops of tears. It was a flashback of sorts. Many a scene of the past flashed before my eyes- my parents toiling to give me everything even if it was beyond their comfort zone, my caring teachers who performed beyond their call of duty, my darling friends who were there during crest and trough of my life, that Belgaum city which holds a special place in my heart, this Bangalore city which has shown me paradise, my wife who gives me hope for the future and my kiddo brother and all those unsung heroes who provided me shade as I treaded the road of life. Today I own a car that too without taking a rupee loan.
World looks different from through the window of one’s own car- more pleasant, more respectful and more self-value. May be life will never be the same again.
As I thank all those who made great contributions to my life, there stands one person who is more "parent-ful" than my parents, more "teacher-ful" than my teachers, more "friend-ful" than my friends- someone who is the road, the car, the driver, the fuel and the destination of this journey called life- my Guru-galu. Thank you.
As the car was delivered last Friday, I have named it Lakshmi. Cheers to Lakshmi. Special thanks to my friends- Vinni(Friends Forever, sir) and Avi.
