untitled...

I was in the office wen at around 3o'clock my cell rang. It was my younger bro's friend.
Me: "Hii.. whats's up?"
he: " I got laid off from the office. I will apply for post graduate studies now. Will you help me?"
I was shocked to hear this news. I didn't understand wat to say. Surely the economy slowdown has striked the door next to me.

Its been almost 5-6 years, I know this boy. He is not only friends with my bro but with all of my family members.. Frankly I am not so comfortable to b with friends with younger people.. may be coz i am the eldest in the family with that default dominating attitude "I know better than my youngers!" But yes he has proved it wrong. I have learned so many things from him. He is one real cool dude who can plan his life without being panic or extra cautious. There are many incidents when I really got confidence-boost and inspirations from the discussions with him. By nature, I am an adamant person and generally dont listen to other people easily but I should admit that he has that skill to convince people logically. I still get surprised.. at some point he had actually convinced me to go for MBA!!! Throughout these years he had become like family member of our family. He makes me believe in myself, he makes funny jokes and boosts my younger sister's confidence (who is still studying), he admires my mother's cooking and listens to my father's lectures about life patiently. I really wonder, we always have such people around us whom we really dont count much but they hold quite high importance in our lives.

I have seen him in all the academic phases like his exams, cultural events, his results, grabbing the highest-paying job. As i had never seen him really panic or tensed or with over-serious facial expressions even in his tougher times, I really did not know how to react when he told me abt his layoff. He had called me because somewhere inside he has that unspoken respect for me. As a friend, its my duty now to stand besides him and help him to reach his goals. He is currently superbusy in preparing his application packets so he can apply for coming fall. This incident has changed him from a lazy college pass out fresher to a future seeking man. I could see it from his changed habits like early waking, messaging at midnight.. surely it has hampered him badly.. but I know that watever is happening is for his own good and he will pass this phase.

I always believed in spring theory.. "more u pressurize the spring, more it will jump back". he is going thru that pressurizing phase currently and i am sure all the pain n efforts he is facing now wil lead him to the end of tunnel, where he wil find something better he had never thought of.. I really want to wish him the bright future..