Friendship Day, 2016
Friendship Day, 2016
I have a ship-full of
friends to remember today, when I am writing about “Friendship Day” for the
first time. A memory recall brings before me faces from two primary schools
(One at Onchiyam, Vadakara and another at Purameri both in Kozhikode District),
Kadathanad Rajah’s High School, Purameri where I studied between 1952 and 1959,
Government College, Madappalli (1959-63), Government High School, Meppayur
where I worked as a teacher for about a month, Regional provident Fund
Commissioner’s Office, Accountant General’s Office and Reserve Bank of India,
Thiruvananthapuram (1963 to 1986), Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai and Nagpur
(1986-2003) and members of several social groups with whom I have interacted, especially post-retirement. They are in addition to several others who came in contact and
left sweet memories of friendship.
I will not try to measure
the value of the support and love I received from my friends by trying to
search for words to say “THANK YOU”. Still, I want to acknowledge that without
the helping hands of friends, minus the encouragement I received from friends,
I would not have survived to record this note.
M
G Warrier, Mumbai
August 7, 2016
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