Missing You "Ashok" !!!

post is especially dedicated to one of my dearest friends "Ashok" who is no more. I got to know him through Orkut. He became a very close friend of mine in such a short period of time, that today when he is not present between us, I really miss him a lot. He was an Indian, living and working in US as an architect and since the time we became friends, he was suffering from blood cancer. Even during that time, he knew that his days are numThis bered, still he was so cheerful and wonderful in his attitude that he inspired me a lot. Yesterday on 20 th October, 2009 I got the news of his death and I was speechless to know that. I have no words to express my feelings. Though we never met each other in person, only knew each other through orkut, gmail and yahoo chats, still we shared such a strong bonding of friendship that whenever I was sad, he was there to motivate me, and when he was low, he shared his feelings with me and I motivated him. This just shows that relationships of any kind are not dependent on whether you have met a person or seen him/her, it is essentially about the kind of feelings you share for each other. If you have genuine feelings for each other, physical distances really do not matter. He used to be in touch with me regularly without fail inspite of his extremely busy schedule. If I for some reason failed to write him a scrap, he used to ask me whether I was in some tension or I was busy. For him even this online friendship was so precious that in whatever way it was possible he was concerend for me and one of my dearest friends Gargi, who was also his friend.

Today when he is no more, I miss him immensely. I miss his jokes, his leg pulling and his presence. I pray that wherever he is, he is in peace and he will always remain as an unforgettable part of my life. "Ashok" you will always be there in my heart. Miss you & love you !!!