Its been 2 years....

Something about Dad...!!
He’s been a person who was style personified. He was a hero for us. As his sons, we were always wonderstuck by his indomitable spirit of helping others. I still remember the smile in his face when I was gifted with a word scramble game in my 5th class as I had sold the maximum number of tickets for charity. Dad was our back-up for such philanthropic activities. He had made us. He had moulded us. He had given us shape. But at the same time, he gave us space to grow. He respected our decisions whenever we took decisions.
He was very popular among kids. I still cherish those evening rides when the entire Omni was over-packed with all our relatives. I also remember once we had a Gup-chup eating competition at I.G. Park which was happily sponsored by my Dad. Once we grew, Dad became a friendly figure. He gets serious and angry too seldom. He was after our lives(Pinu and mine) to get our pass-port done in time. Whenever I need to produce my passport for any proof, I really feel so proud of him and miss him even more.
He loved animals. Silky was the best thing that could happen in our lives. He taught us to love animals and understand their silent language of selfless love and compassion. I still remember at one point of time, we had 2 dogs, 2 hens, 1 parrot, 1 rabbit and umpteen number of crows. The tradition of feeding the crows at 32-kvg still continues. He was an adept at gardening too. May be in his 30s, he had planted a multitude of roses in our garden, which comprised of a surprisingly black rose as well. This man was a trained violin player. He did took lessons in learning the nuances of this instrument. His open mind always encouraged us to focus on extra-curriculars. He was the happiest whenever I used to win in some inter-collegiate events & Raja bhai used to score beautifully in any cricket match.
He was always eager to get love and keen to give love.This man was very much grounded with his attitude. Every body in our locality looked upto him with reverence. He was like a Agony-Uncle who was an adept in solving problems of the common-man.
But now...........
Time has traveled two full circles burrowing the sad memories of the bereavement of our mentor, guiding light, friend and an honest critic. Truly, time heals but it cannot wipe away turbid memories of those months of pain and castigation that our mentor was subjected to face alone. At times, I question God's credibility. Does He give justice to all those good souls around and punish the devils or is it the other way around?
Dad's profession compelled him to project himself as a shrewd, witty and an intelligent entity. But to the core of his heart, he was just the opposite. His tender heart just knew to love others & help others in pain, no matter if that person does not think twice to back-stab him. My Dad always attracted rogues and rascals more than good souls because his loving heart did not understand the language of deception and trickery. After the Big Boss decided to put my Dad for a retirement from life, his callous buddies turned hostile & proved their wicked intentions. His soul must be crying from the top mansion viewing the vested interests of his so called acquiantances. I just can't stop smiling when life exposes these crypic creatures without any hitch.
One thing that life has perhaps taught us is not to believe in anything that seems to be too good. This is a make-believe world that is ruled by absolute deadly pretensions. There is a sea-change in life whenever you loose an agile leader of your team. The entire load of coming back to form depends on the other players of the team. Dad, you have emptied our lives as each day we miss the love of a loving companion who is ever willing to share his wordly wisdom & sheer grit. Believe us, no one can take your place. Who better than Mummy and Mama can acknowledge this irreparable loss?
Two long years have passed by..To be honest, both the years have been equally devastating and challenging particularly for Mummy and Raja Bhai. But I can proudly aver the fact that Raja Bhai has ceremoniously and single-handedly taken the baton from you. It is rather baffling to see him juggle with his offcial chores & house-hold responsibilities with equal comfort. To be honest , your daughter-in-law is leaving no stone unturned in involving Mummy in every activity of hers, probably the same way you had envisaged & told coyed Mum about.
Relationships have got entwined into more complex equations. The ones that was earlier draped with love and affection is now filled with hatred and animosity. These two years have really proved as the best viable testing crucible to judge the purity and sanctity of one’s feelings towards us and our family.
In these two years, we have also made new relationships & watched them grow. Friends have become an indispensable part of our family. Come what may, they do not have any second thoughts whenever it comes to helping us, mentally or financially.
A lot has transpired after you left for your heavenly voyage. Some obnoxious weeds that were happily thriving under your anchorage were identified and uprooted from their point of genesis. This has certainty provided some solace to our disturbed hearts.
But perhaps, this is the hard rule of life.. All good things come to an end. After Dad passed away, may be his physical self got annihilated but his legacy of loving and caring for the humanity in whole, shall continue to make his heavenly presence felt in every breathe of air we take.
May God create more of people like you so that life will be easy and no less than a fun-ride and in true sense, an absolute bed of roses.
On his second death anniversary, I bow my head to my Dad and thank him from all my heart for bestowing on me a meaningful life and for making me a worthy person. Bless & guide us Dad from the Heaven’s door.
Riju