DHAM-DHAMA-DHAM: An ode to a friend

Thursday, September 10, 2009

An ode to a friend

To,
Arjun Kaushik,
Superhero/guru/friend/brother

I am still numb inside and some part of me always will be. But this is to celebrate your life and remember your legacy. Thank you for always being the witty one around. Thank you for being the superhero who groomed his sidekick and the guru that thought his Chela to be himself. Thank you for all the goodwill said and unsaid. Thank you for teaching me to laugh and enjoy a little more. I know you won't read this but to everyone else that does this is to remind them of the life you have lived and the indelible impression that you left behind.
To your family go our prayers and all our succour. To your soul the knowledge that we have cherished your being and will always do so.
This is what you wrote for me when you passed out of college and i intend to follow it.
"when my time comes,
forget the wrongs that i have done,
Help me leave behind some
reasons to be missed.
Don't resent me when you're feeling empty,
Just keep me in your memory,
Leave out all the rest."

Yours truly,

aravindhan nagarajan,
sidekick/Chela/n friend for eternity

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