As the world celebrates 5th September as Teachers' Day, I take the opportunity in expressing my respect, gratitude and love to a teacher who taught me all and everything. All and everything about life and living it. This is for You dearest Ma’am Ji. You have been a teacher, every student of life would want. Truly, a friend, philosopher and guide. It has really been a blessing for me to meet, get to know and be friends with You. I can, beyond doubt, say that You have been one of the greatest gifts bestowed on me by God. You have always been there with me, by my side, helping me, supporting me, teaching me and above all inspiring me. Inspiring me to do what I could and would want to do in life, be that career wise or otherwise. As I have always told You Ma’am Ji that You are the inspiration behind my everything, including my writings (of whatever little I write..!!)
Ma’am Ji, the years I have passed with You, I would always think of them as the best years of my life. The times that have gone by under Your Sun and Shade have been the times I would always cherish. The moments which We celebrated together have left not just very fond and beautiful memories, but also a deep impact on my life. I would never let my memory fail me and they would always be with me Insha Allah. Through the thick and thin of these years, You Ma’am Ji have stood by me, trusted me and supported me as no one would. The faith, sometimes ‘blind’, You had in me always made me to do that extra bit to come upto Your sweet expectations. I would all the times feel under pressure to reach the levels, You wanted me to.

Dearest Ma’am Ji I have seen and met many people. However, trust me when I say this, that I have never so far come across a person like You. And I am sure neither can there be any. The respect, the adoration, the understanding, the care, the concern, the faith, and the love I have for You cannot be there for anyone else. And I am convinced that You felt and feel the same for me. The bonding We shared has been so warm that it envied many a people. It still makes me happy when I recall those good old days. From ‘good morning’ to ‘good night’ we used to be all by ourselves: singing songs of joy and happiness, of care and contentment, of life and passion. Ma’am Ji, You are the best thing that could have happened to me. I will always treasure Our friendship more than anything else. I believe You have been my best friend. A friend who I longed for right since I got a sense of what friendship was.

Dearest Ma’am Ji, I have always looked upon You as an Angel and I believe the Angel which God bestows on a person to guide him in life – the Guardian Angel. You, Ma’am Ji are my Guardian Angel. You have nourished our relationship always like a mother does and I have behaved as a naughty child. A child who does not have an idea of what he is doing; who has to be told what to do and what not to. I may have been ‘arrogant’ as no one else in the world could be. I may have been possibly as ‘rude’ as, or even more than some of the rudest villains the history has listed. I may have been ‘egoistic’, carrying an ego all the time. I may have been full of ‘attitude’, I admit. I may have broken the trust, I admit. However, all the while You Ma’am Ji were caring, doting, and kind enough. So sweet a person and behaving so maturely. It is said that behind a successful person, there is a woman. I am not yet successful, however, yes behind me and behind my everything, of what I have achieved or am set to, is You Ma’am Ji. I would forever Thank You and be grateful to You Ma’am Ji for what I am and for what You have made out of me, out of this Dumbo.

I also take this opportunity to say sorry for whatever wrong I have done and for putting You through it all. I apologise for everything that I have done but should not have.

I have no words to express how I feel. However, I want You to know Ma’am Ji that whatever I have told You, even before this, I have with utmost honesty and I mean it. My life would not have been so beautiful, had You not been there. And how I wish, how I Pray You continue to make it beautiful Insha Allah. I want You to keep in mind that I would always be there for You Ma’am Ji and do whatever and what not, for You; come what may. And I also want You to know that no other person can take the place, which You have in my heart and life, dearest Ma’am Ji.

The End-Slice: You have been a friend of me and my mind. You have gathered me, the pieces that I have been; gathered them and gave them back to me in all the right order.  It is good, You know, when one has got a woman who is a friend of your mind.

Lastupdate on : Tue, 7 Sep 2010 21:30:00 Mecca time
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