19 September '08 and '09

"Believe, when you are most unhappy, that there is something for you to do in the world. So long as you can sweeten another's pain, life is not in vain." - Helen Keller

based on a true story... of mine

This is the story when I turned 21 .all of the these incident are very vivid to me as if it happend two days before. I was standing at circle of Fergusson college.I spent five year's of my life in Fergusson. Fergusson is one of the oldest college in Pune and given two prime minister to India. And perticularly its circle place is very happening place where collegians share jokes , pranks and every aspect of college life . I was excited as anyone on his birthday. Some of my friend was aware that today is my birthday so i decided to throw a party and to have a blast.

And all of a sudden my friend Abhijit came to me and told me the sad news that Ajinkya has a major accident while he was practicing for a basketball match. Ajinkya was the aquaitance to me. I mere had a small face to face conversation with him few days ago. Then Abhijit said me that if you can help him with something.so I helped with whatever small money that I kept reserved for the evening party with friends. We went there at the spot. Immediately we took him to nearby hospital.

His big femur bone was completely fractured. Ajinkya had to undergo major bone surgery. His pain seems lessen because the company which was offered by us. I was excited and satisfied that day because I helped someone who needs the help desperately. Though I missed birthday party that night but that was a special birthday and thats for sure.

And then a year passed away. I completed a graduation. I bacame a Software Engineer and started working in Datastraits Inc. which is located in Pune itself. The passed year was very fastidious because of tons of exams and then a frequent job search. Sudden transition from student life to professional life happened to me and i started to go on some nostalgic trips of my beautiful college life.

And that day it was 22 nd birthday of mine . The office staff celebrated my birthday with a cake. It was Saturday so we had half day. It was previously decided to meet my friends at afternoon . I was excited and was heading towards Fergusson college. Suddenly at one corner where I was turning left the Car from next side struck over my bike and I dropped from my bike very badly .

Even if I wore a helmate I was unconcious for more than twenty minutes .My hand got a big damage. It was more than 45 degree of crack to my left hand with a big wound . Thankfully Somebody from crowd dialled some numbers from my cell phone . And told some of my friends about my accident. My hand was paining tremendously. I was struggling with pain other thoughts and one more thought of why this happened to me on my birthday. Thankfully two of my friend Dattaraj and Amar came on the spot very quickly I wondered the pace they travel from college to the accident spot. They immediately shifted me to nearby accidental hospital. With their presence some internal vigour came to me. They paid the initial fees and completed necessory procedure. And within a hour all of our fergusson gang and my some old friend came to see me at hospital . Doctor asked me at one point “ How old are you? ”

and I replied “I turned 22 today itself and we'll celebrate Birthday in hospital itself”. That day my friends cut cake in hospital cheered for happy returns of my birthday. Share the cake to nurse, Doctor and My Parents. Next day I had to undergo major hand surgery. Doctor supported my hand internally with a metal rod which has been a part of me uptill now.

By recollecting these events which happened on my 21^th and on 22^nd birthday. i personally thought over how these incident happened exactly after one year of span and on the occasion of my birthday. And the way it happened all this is Miraculous to me. I want to thank god for a big help that i get from someone because I offered it to someone. And understand that if somebody is need we should definitely offer help him and in return we get help whenever need it desperately. I thanked god for giving me such a wonderful friends and parent and two beautiful birthdays ; both of them are miracles to me. And they will continue to mesmerise me for the rest of my life.

Pramod S. Nikam