TO YOU....

                                                                                                                             Sachin Phadkar
                                                                                                                                    XYZ
                                                                                                                                   Nagpur

 Hi,

Hey, do you remember this format of letter writing? We were made to practice this style of writing numerous times in school & this is supposed to be the 'informal letter' style of writing a letter. That is also the reason why I am writing to you in this format, because things had always been informal with us, regardless of how they are at present. I have always told you that I shall carry a certain image of you with me when we depart, and that image will be the reflection of the best times we've had together! So for me, you will always be that girl! :)

So, why am I writing to you? I can see the eyebrows in your mind narrow down, trying to find the whackiest reason there can be to write to you, not to forget my old school style of writing! Well, one, I don't know where you are right now so I couldn't mail this to you, if I could, I would have loved to! The old school charm of a letter never dies, does it? Hence the format. Secondly, I just wanted to speak, speak out rather! I understand that considering our highly differing schedules, we might not converse on the phone & probably we might fall short of things to talk about & there will be awkward pauses in between. Writing has always been our thing (mine more because of you!) and you have never spoken as clearly as through your writing. So I felt it to be the best medium to converse. Frankly, I have thought a lot before I wrote this letter, about many things. First was whether I should write it or not, will you or won't you read it, if you do how would you feel, if you don't, how would I feel. Also what impression would you make of me, what would I want it to be. Too much on the heavy side, isn't it! So finally, I decided to just let go & write regardless of all the mentioned factors. It's good to be like that sometimes.

So, how are you? From the limited amount of what I see, courtesy social networking sites, you seem to be doing great! Your job, your friends, your books, your songs, everything seems to exude the same exuberance as you do! You haven't written in a really long time, so it must be all of these that are keeping you busy I guess. You are in a big city, a happening city. There must be lots that must be happening everyday, isn't it? Seemingly small things which are actually large?! You must have measured more than half the city by now, walking, visiting & exploring different places. You seem to have put on a little bit of weight. The radiant, good health types. But you seem more or less the same. That must have sounded as if I have seen you after ages but really, the truth doesn't seem too far. It feels so long ago that I knew you, that we used to talk. Time seems to have passed like those cloud time lapses they show on TV. My memories of you are becoming like those 'diary' memories which you open up once in a while and just smile at that time you spent, some instances sketched so vividly! So much has happened between then & now. I only smile at your memory though! I carry a bias when it comes to you, to just retain the good, forget the bad. It's simply not worth it, to carry the bad forward. I left it when we left. 

 I am doing great too!! The geographical & cultural transfer has again been significant, like it was when I came from Nagpur & we met. I am back to my hometown, but trust me, it feels like I am back in a whole new city! I treasure it more, I see more possibilities, I see more opportunity! Mine is what they call a 'small city' but let me tell you, there is huge potential & a lot of activity happening here. There is a challenge but I am confident of overcoming it! I have set off on a rather different road than the one that was planned initially. It is surprisingly great! I had never picture myself like this but now that I do, it's awesome! Now this is it & I have to make my vision come true! Do you know Jack Ma? He is the billionaire founder of this e-commerce firm called Alibaba. I am somewhat trying to walk his way. Do some thing different. Google him. It's what most of us dream of & well....stop at that. I am working on that dream! It seems all glossy & cool from far off but it's tough, really tough at times. There's just this anxiety or fear at times, there are moments of uncertainty & not to forget the practical challenges I face. But I can take it all with a smile. The calling is much more alluring than the gravity of the challenges. Apart from that, my social life is heavily compromised, it is nowhere & nothing like yours. Not a sad thing really. It's.....okay,nothing to frown about. :)

Well, I might be going a bit haphazard now or I might start getting so. I'll stop here for now. Do reply in case you read this. Bye!