Sunday, September 17, 2006
This is the End....
"This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end "
That's how the song begins. It tells you, "This is the End". Seems ironical that the first line of the song, its beginning, talks about the end. It's not that ironical when you look at life. At the beginning of anyone's life, one doesn't know what will happen in the future. Everything is uncertain except for one, THE END. Yup, the only certainity in Life is Death.
I have never seen death closely. I have been kept away from it. Some of my close ones have embarked on their next journey, but I was nowhere near to bid them the final goodbye. And that is why I am afraid of it so much, that I avoid it. I dont know how it would affect me. But I know it would. It affects us all, in some way or the other to know of a person's death. This is something unknown for me, and I want it to be unknown for as long as possible.
"Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end
I'll never look into your eyes...again ....."
Never. For Gone he is. A week after his terrible accident on the intermediate ring road, Shashank Upadhyaye is no more. All the plans, everything which he had have gone with him. Forever. That's what hits you the most. It's effect is permanent.
I had known him since my first year of engineering. Though we lived in the same hostel, I hardly knew him for the first few months. He was mostly locked up in his room, studying, isolated from the rest of the world like a hermit. However, in the second semester, I got to know him as he was a very good swimmer and wanted to participate in the swimming competition, whose organisation was being assisted by me. His worry at that time mainly was his branch, "Industrial and Production". He wanted it changed and so was always studying hard. I still remember the disappointment on his face when the first sem results were out. That was the day when the competition was to be held. He had managed 3.5 or so and was disappointed that he would be stuck with IP for the rest of the four years. He did not feel like participating. I tried to cheer him up a bit so that he would participate. He came to the competitions . A few days later, the list of people whose wait-list for branches had been cleared came out. Shashank got Electrical. You should have seen him that day. It was one of the happiest days of his life. After that we bumped into each other now and then and I had good conversations with him about various things ranging from Swimming to Subjects(we were in the same branch)to teachers and anything you can think of that 2 people from the same college would talk about.
The day you get your first job, is again a moment unforgettable for anyone. The same was for him. I had congratulated him when he was selected by Perot Systems. It was also a turning point in his life, or so people who were around him more say. After the placements, he changed. Everybody in MIT does. He started enjoying life, so to say. I used to hear about him and his girlfriend, when he was doing his project in Bangalore.
That he already had an accident in Bangalore, didnt deter him from driving fast, as I found out when we were returning in his car from Legends of Rock after watching Argentina lose to Germany in the Quarters of the WC. Driving over 80 kmph, after a couple of mugs of beer is not funny at all. But who is there to tell you of the risk you are undertaking? You are so high: on beer, on the song "ya ali.. yaar pe qurbaan.. " playing at full volume and the rest singing along at the top of their voices, and on the speed of at which you are travelling, that to think or talk sense is a far cry.
"Lost in a Roman...wilderness of pain
And all the children are insane.. "
Yes. Even after graduating from college, we are still children, and we are insane.
"There's danger on the edge of town
Ride the King's highway...,"
A danger which we don't realise...
"The blue bus is callin' us
Driver, where you taken' us ......
. C'mon baby, take a chance with us .."
And if someone talks sense, to play it safe, that's what we say. C'mon baby, take a chance with us ..
"This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end "
Now, he is gone. But he has left us with a lesson. "Don't drink and drive". I guess its tragic incidents like these that bring some sense to us. How many of us have made the same mistake so many times? Yet, it has taken the demise of another for us to realise our folly.
"It hurts to set you free
But you'll never follow me
The end of laughter and soft lies
The end of nights we tried to die
This is the end"
Goodbye, dear friend. May you rest in peace.You will always be alive in our memories.
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May his soul rest in peace
--blackHawk
the end is jus another beginnin...
Please have clarity in wat u rite ...From your post it appears he was driving...please be specific and tell tht he died becos of someone else and that is nirnay sharma driving...Please its ok u have sentiments for ur friends but be truthful...blogs r not supposed to highlight hypocracy...This guy died bcoz of NO FAULT OF HIS...nd I repeat it...And all my venom towrds Mr Nirnay sharma
Dude..whoever you are.. you are free to have your opinion.. anyway when I wrote this I was not aware of the facts at that point of time..
Ya so Please be careful in making a post public...You are talkin about someone death..atleast knw the real reason and post the blog...well no offence meant...
Could you please rectify your blog??
well before that could you please reveal your identity..?
A well wisher of the guy who passed away dude
Really sad to hear this.
i remember shashank ragging me in my first semester.
May his soul rest in peace.
The described pain is only the cover page of the book. im not in the condition to expain u the pain what he would ve experienced after the accident. i can only say may his soul rest in peace..
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