A Ride Back Home

It was my second day at office and it was quite late at night when my boss  told me that he would  give a ride back to home .

  A  very  simple , sensible ,  hardworking    man by nature , He was  happily married  and blessed with two lovely daughters and  started  telling me  about his family back in India.

He came from a middle class family with 2 brothers .Both of his brothers were a year or two apart and had opted for higher studies after their under graduation. 

With the thought of supporting his father financially, Satya(the youngest one and my Boss ) started looking for jobs. Being one of the  brightest students in his college he would clear every possible technical round with flying colors  but would end up getting  rejections because  of the fact that he graduated from an university  which  ranked below average. After the series of rejections, totally disheartened and disappointed he burst into tears before his brother. It was then, when his brother told him that he still had time to apply for the Masters Program at one the top most colleges in India, BITS PILANI. Considering his brothers advice he rushed with application procedures at the last hour.

There were five to six rounds of screening for the program. He said, “On the day of the result I was sleeping because I knew that I won’t be shortlist” .A friend came running and woke him up with news that he was one among the 14 members who made it to Masters Program. He never expected of getting shortlisted from around 500 members from all around the India.

He also told me, how apprehensive and introvert he was back in college.  He would not even know how to order for food in restaurant, Even if he was starving to death ”. He was so skittish and would always fear as to what others might think about him.

And then came a Girl who changed everything. She was one among his friends who has been noticing  his  low self esteem and lack of self confidence and has confronted him with his problem .She  motivated him, boosted his  confidence at  every level and  made conquer all his shortcomings on every occasion and told him that it’s ok to put up what in his mind.”I started speaking up in public for the first time, gave all my presentations without any hesitation, actually there was a bit of hesitation initially”-Satya said.

   “she knew that  I was  totally  smitten by  her  ” I would have never told her .But she confronted  me at the very beginning  and told me that she already engaged and  would not go against her parents wish and will .  I still remember she said to me  ,She said -   “I know what s going on your mind  but let’s be good friends ” I  didn’t feel bad  but  feeling a respect cultivated

He said , “It’s just because of her that I have excelled in everything in my life  .I  was been awarded the best employee at Oracle twice  while working for sales team.Do you expect a guy who cannot order for food in restaurant  excelled in professionally and personally in everything. Today I have started my own company; I am confident and have loving wife and beautiful daughters and ITS ALL BECAUSE OF HER. ”

Tears rolled down his eyes, “I have no idea where she is”-He said but she was one hell of women who made me what I am and will be always great full to her for this.

I was thinking of what to say, when GPS interrupted- “Your Destination is on the left “

I blabbered something for few seconds which sounded something  like” this is life and things like that happens” with the thought of pacifying him. I am usually very bad at such stuff and finally I said -“It was really nice listening to you and Thank you for sharing it with me  :) and thanks for the ride “. And he smiled.