A REUNION

It wasn't a Chennai kind of day. Cloudy sky, a gentle breeze, few drizzles now and then and to everyone's surprise sun didn't dare to show his face. The weather men were confused as they couldn't find any pattern nor any low pressure over around. They failed to realise a fact that we have planned a reunion, an union after 25 years. The weather Gods had no other choice but to be pleasant.

It was an open lawn gathering and that made us reduce our carbon footprint for the day,and we do deserve an angel smiley for that and the organisers deserve four of them.

When everyone entered the avenue their minds were onto read process as it voluntarily resorted to data retrieving mode relating each other's face to the ones they knew 25 years ago, thus began the union with a photo session.

For teachers it was awesome, not that we just remembered them but we facilitated their meeting with their old friends. Most of them didn't recognise many of us,we never expected them to do so as we were few among hundreds whom they came across. But for us they have left an imprint in some way or the other. We remember the way they walked, they dressed, they conducted classes, they punished, they cherished, they taught. With all these memories flowing the day seemed to fall short of time.

In these days of social media crowd pulling is not a difficult task but assembling a gang which disengaged 25 years ago, melted into different walks of life at different parts of the globe is a mammoth task, but was done elegantly in a cool fashion. Those who missed out have to envy us for long time.

Let this reunion be a beginning for our unity. A unity for great causes.

                             Hareesh Aravindakshan.
                   A thought the other way round.