Respect.. We Earned It!

I still remember that day. The happiest day of my life. Not when I got to be part of the corporate world (basically, got a job). Not when love found me. But when Teamwork prevailed. Friendship reigned.

15th Feb 2002. A day that will never live in infamy (not for me, atleast). Last day of the Annual Fest. Core night. The highlight was to be our Fashion theme - Human Emotions. The stage was set. Hooting was heard from the crowds (all part of the emotions, which were directed towards ppl like Us). They never knew what was coming.

Happiness enters. With his yellow radiant face denoting the sun set the crowd at ease. One always finds happiness in his life at one point in time.

But then, Sadness will follow. It is inevitable. Thus entered, Agony. He had lost everything.

Anger sets in. Anger towards God, Life, Family, Society.

But then how long can one be angry. He will realise society is not going anywhere because He's angry. Fear. People hide this behind a wall of machoism. Indifference towards others. They are just afraid to open up to anything.

Confusion then takes its toll on him. Not knowing whether he's to open to the new challenge life has brought him.

Slowly, we do find peace within ourselves. We find Nirvana. In the faraway sandy shores.. Atop the highest mountains. Each one finds peace in what he finds clarity.

Ah, What's this. A guy in a vest. No, he's Cupid. What we all forget. Love is the greatest of all emotions. Then it happened. All six of us came together. Standing in a line. And we turned around. We had formed a Heart. That was Love - the biggest of all. Then it started. People who started hooting were now standing and clapping till their hands pained. Maybe, I'm exaaggerating. Maybe, I'm not. All we could hear was 500 palms smacking each other. And we couldnt see it. The goosebumps. The ecstasy. We heard it. We felt it. We had earned it.

The respect.

From one. From All.