Pillars of Success/Failure

Hi guys!!! I am back. First, I am sorry for breaking the sequence. It was a pre-decided space for some other topic. But last weekend forced a thought in my so called brain, and I am bound to write on this. Let me introduce you to this mostly criticized community, who are applauded for every success we gain, and also are held responsible for our dire straits. This community is friends. FRI-end provides us with Fun, Respect and Integrity, and without them it’s just the end. The pain is understood by only those who are alone. Am I a loner? No ways…give me a break. I have a handful of friends, and few showcase pieces among them.

Back to main theme. I thought of writing this blog as a tribute to my guru of blog writing, Mr. Chetan Bhagat. I was impressed with his piece “Five point someone” so much that I can’t express. In this weekend I read “One night @ call center”. Most of my friends who have read this, including Miss X had told that this book is not so interesting. That had only kept me away from reading this. Also I was not getting the proper copy of the book, which I got this weekend (Thanks AV). I felt that this book also had a nice flow and it was interesting too. I think everyone was comparing this with his previous piece, which was a masterpiece, so negative comments. About that guru thing, I was not very well versed with this foreign language before and was just able to communicate somehow. Understanding was never a problem; just that communication was little low. My few friends used to laugh at me, telling me Hindi medium and all (they still tease meL), but I never lost hope and kept learning. The day I read this guy’s book, I was shocked. It was nowhere filled with jargons and all. It was so simple from head to toe, still so interesting. I got courage and my heart back, and after few initiatives, this blogger was born. Let us talk about the “One night @ call center”. I will try my best not to make it a spoiler. Analyzing a book with your own life is a great feeling as well as a tight slap. Let us find how it turns out for us.

Artiste:
Shyam () – hero of the book
Esha – aspiring to be a model
Priyanka - Ex girlfriend of Shyam
Radhika – married girl
Vroom – youngest member of group
Bakshi – the boss of all 5 above

Introduction:
The story revolves mainly around these six people. Shyam is the hard working guy. Aspiring guy he is, waiting for his promotion, to be promoted to a Lead’s job. But he is badly manipulated by his boss, Mr. Bakshi. He makes him do all his work, maybe important and unimportant, and takes the credit himself. But Shyam is very tolerant, not like Vroom, who cannot stand such attitude from his boss. Esha is a modern girl, who is aspiring to head into fashion world. For that she goes to the extreme of losing her morality also, but later she gets hurt a lot. Vroom is interested in her, but she gives preference to her career first. Next in list is Radhika, who is married in a conservative family. In spite of her all ambitions, forgotten one, she is trying to settle in that family where her mother-in-law always sulks and complains to her husband, and even the guy has blind faith towards his mom. Further she comes to know that the guy is having an affair outside his marriage, and it breaks her. Then comes Priyanka; she likes Shyam, but her mom is willing that she should be with someone well settled and not with a mediocre call center guy which she understands well. Finally comes, the boss who is a real boss (like fattu and Steve Jobs). I gave you details about him above only.

Plot:
The story goes like this, all five of them have some problems of their own, and they look little dejected in life. They all go out to hang out, and while coming back; they meet with some kind of accident where there is a very faint chance of survival. Suddenly they receive a call from God who says that He can save them from this situation, if only they promise that they will help themselves to come out of this dejected situation. God will also tell Shyam that the root cause of his deterioration is lack of his own self-confidence. And then advised him to do what is best. Similarly he discussed about everyone else. They all agree, and God saved them. Finally they come back and re-decided their lives, and do according to that. They all together give a good lesson to Mr. Bakshi that he will remember throughout his life. Priyanka falls for Shyam again and she tells that it is important for her to take the biggest decision in her life, taking in mind what is the best for her. By that time our hero had gained his self confidence and self respect. He declines and goes off. And later he realizes his mistake, runs behind Priyanka and begs her to forgive him for showing the attitude and they are happy together.

I don’t know all good books and bad movies (especially bollywood movies) have a happy ending. But again this gives a positive thought that if it’s still not happening well with us then, ‘picture abhi banki hai mere dost’. Anyways, throughout this book, the most interesting thing which I found was the friendship and bond amongst people. Even when they may not like each other a lot, they were never reluctant to help each other. I am sure, each one of us will when read it, can visualize at least a person in our own life. And that gives a real kick to read it in a stretch and non-stop.

I found a few characters in my life too. Listen guys, I am the blogger here, so it has to be my story. So the main character Shyam was overlapping in my real life so many times. So was Mr. Bakshi. Those who know me in office might know about Mr. Fattu aka Steve Jobs. I have lost counts, how many times he has used me and shamelessly told in front of me also that it was his idea, or he guided me to do so, when I had put my heart out. So like Shyam, I am also in the same place where I was almost 3 years back. And this recession period confirms that I have to stay for little more time. Then there is Priyanka too. She cited her own choices and reasons to part off with me. I was not as lucky as Shyam in this case to get her back. But I did get a moral boost to my so called self-samman and aatm-respect. I just have that feeling that I was never a loser; yeah she might have lost someone precious in her life. And yes, I am not so desperate like Shyam too. Even if she comes back, my answer will be a no only; attitude, as if she is gonna come back in your life. I know she will not come back, just giving strength to myself to make myself fit to recruit someone for post vacated by Priyanka.

Many years back, it was a cold Saturday afternoon when I was discussing with my friend about the empty periods which we were going to have next week. This dashing girl, my Priyanka, came and asked something about the same to my friend and not me, and it was me who jumped and answered. She gave a sweet smile, and went, and left me half-dead. Later my friend did kick me that why I jumped and answered, when she had asked him. If he would have answered, she would have been his girl. So I was a traitor in initial phase of our friendship only it seems. That was the first time I had spoken to her, even when she never spoke to me. ;-)

Slowly we started to come close to each other, and it was a hot topic to discuss everywhere. Guy like me got a girlfriend, was a big headache for my friends and roomies as they were much more experienced in this field, and had tried their luck minimum thousand times, but never succeeded. I was on so called cloud nine. Whenever I was in any kind of problem, I always used to find her besides me. And I was anyways always besides her, be it problem time or happy time. We just relished each other’s presence. I used to get a different kind of force in her presence. Be it in sports field, or studies, the urge to do better in front of her made me get success, and within a few days, from a normal and quiet person, I was a star. We never crossed any limits and standards set by the society. In fact we were never bothered about that. It was sufficient for us, if we were able to see each other daily. I had wished to spend my whole life with her, and had vomited this idea to few closest friends of mine. Thank god, they didn’t vomit elsewhere. I never proposed her, but her eyes used to tell me everything. I had read somewhere, eyes don’t lie. But yes, they do create illusions.

I never understood what happened and why happened, but it did happen one day, when we came out together again. Not for any fun this time, but to part off. This was one of the toughest days of my life. But I never knew that upcoming days will be tougher, when I have to see her, still have no such feelings. I really don’t understand how girls are so strong in such things. Otherwise for small things also, tears used to roll out. But she was a completely changed person after that day. As if never anything had happened. I feel these girls are more determined to do something. If any girl asks me what is the shortest way to a man’s heart? I will tell, take a knife, open up his chest and reach till heart. I was feeling the same way, as if I was opened up on an operation theatre and I could feel the pain. Thanks to my roomies, and Devdas movie, I thought of giving a try to that also. ‘Kaun kambakht bardashtkarne ke liye peeta hai, hum to peete hain ke Paro err… Priyanka ko bhula saken’. But I will be always thankful to God. He gave me a taste bud which never liked beer, and I couldn’t accomplish the role of Devdas. My other friends (not roomies) also helped me to come out of this. J

That time I did kick myself that why I had to jump and answer to her that day. But that was in the destiny. If not that day, some other day, some other time, some other topic, but the same smile would have left me half-dead. So I never had a choice. Once bitten, always shy. First time heart attack, a person can survive; but second time it can be fatal and lethal. That’s why I am roaming with guys these days, and not because I am a gay or I don’t like to flirt, ok. But as Priyanka Gandhi said, ‘never say never’ and ‘never it’s late’. I am back in the field with new enthuisiasm. He he he. :D

We will come back to this book now. In few places the representation of friendship is so clear to me that I feel myself to be standing in that place. One of the best lines which I found here – ‘Few people get to hit their boss, but those who do it will tell that it’s better than s**’. Frankly till now I am ignorant about the both phenomenon, but I can bet that after seeing Mr. Fattu, the definition of pleasure is underlined on giving a big thrash to him, and all of them who worked under him will agree with me on that.

In short, I was very happy with this book also. The way he had done research about the minute things also, and the simple way in which he has presented it. The entire thing seems to be like a movie in front of your eyes. By movie I remembered, I have to go and watch Hello now and check out how good they have done, or they have completely spoiled it. So the book review ends here, and with aashirwaad of my guru, my blogs will keep on rolling, if u guys keep providing me topics of course.