Good Bye!!!

As usual i went upstairs to remind Him that its 4:30 pm, now i dont have to tell Him this explicitly. as soon as i go up He understands that its 4:30. He greeted me the normal way and the others around also understood that it was time for them to leave.

He sent a message saying that all the others standing down should hurry and come up at the earliest. i passed the message.
so started the normal(?????) day. but today He was in a hurry. that is when my doubt about today being the last day was confirmed! i had got a hint yesterday itself. as for the first time we were made to wait way past 6:30. when the latest we normally leave is by 6:45.

He was calm. He went around doing His task normally. but i could sense His restlessness. with experience i knew He does get restless as its time to bid good bye. but today He was a little more restless than he "usually" is. i guess He also had a reason to be.

at 6:30 He came back and asked everyone if there was any problem. no one had a problem. and He started trembling. His hands were shaking. His voice was cracking. He turned His back to the audience. He cleaned the white board. and said "Today is the last day between you all and me. May be we will meet again, May be we wont meet again" He was making His best efforts to speak. it was heart wrenching to see someone fall short of words, who otherwise just cant stop talking. He said sorry to all those whom He had hurt whether knowingly or unknowingly. i had no courage to look upto Him. i mustered courage. and when i looked at Him, He turned away his face. He was trying His level best to hide the tears running down his eyes.

He turned to the whiteboard again and this time was indeed going to be the last time when we were going to read something written on the whiteboard sitting in front of him on the chairs. He wrote "Thank You! Love U Forever. Daya 21/11/2007 (Daya being His signature)" and said the last words we heard sitting on the chairs "I cant speak any more". He folded his hands(la Namaste style) and wiped the tears and walked into His cabin.

for the first time their was pin drop silence and no one knew what had hit them and how where they to react. the guys as well as the girls were crying. and no one would belive it that 1 year had passed with such wonderful memories. and it got confirmed that how much ever He is hard on the exterior but the softest within.
I got a befitting message :-
"Did you know that tears can sometimes be more special than smiles?? for smiles can be given to anyone but tears are only shed for people we dont want to LOOSE..."

This is for HIM:--------
"Sir we NEVER want to LOOSE You. for You have taught us much more than what we had expected. and hence i understand when You say running Your hand on the whiteboard You didnt cheat THIS.

Thanks for EVERY SINGLE THING. Didnot just learn DataStructures, C++, and Java. But learnt life and how best to live life.

my pricest possesions are going to be my Notebooks that i used in the class. and everytime i open them words will ring "अग किती छाप्शील? बास करना आता! बर अस कर तू ना एक पुस्तक छाप" [(meaning how much will you write. why dont you publish a book?)=--this was said as He was of the opinion that while writing down your concentration to the speaker reduces.]

You will always be remembered and cherised. With lots of Love and Hugs!!!

p.s.: i will prove it to You i am not like the girls whom You always speak about. i am different. and one day You will HAVE to accept this... (will say HAVE च and च म्हणजे final ;-)) "