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[AjayKumar.Kataram]

It was raining heavily outside. Dark clouds gathered in the sky and nature was in its ominous best. I took a break from my work and went to the pantry to grab a cup of coffee. I had a sip and went near the window to see the rain pouring down heavily outside the glass structure. I was inside our huge office building, unruffled by even the fierceness of the nature. Through the heavy transparent glass, I could see a small girl trying to hold on to her umbrella which the wind was snatching away from her. I felt sorry for the girl, and was happy that I was not in a similar pathetic situation. Yes. I take pride for the fact that I am a software engineer. . I have everything which a common man would envy; money, status, respect, you name it I have it. I always wanted to be software professional and here I am, working for one of the best firms in the world. But then, am I really happy? Now, I could see an imprint of my palm on the other glass window, through which I reminisced my past, basked in the warmth of the sun shine.

My childhood was so much of fun. I vividly remember those rainy days, when I hugged my mother tightly during sleeping listening to all the stories told by her. Now, I have a big house here, but then it is just a house, not a home. My parents are pretty far away from me now. I have a cell phone to talk to them everyday, but then I really miss those dinners which I had with my family everyday. I could easily afford to taste all the different cuisines these days, but the best of food there, lack the love and affection which is present in the food prepared by my mother.

I threw a lavish party for my colleagues for my birthday, but then they would never replace the birthdays when my friends secretly brought a cake and at the end, half of the cake would have ended up on my face. The couple of hundred bucks that u save for a long period just to give a treat to your friends in the road side chat shop can never give the pleasure even after spending a few thousand bucks these days.

The scene of me crying and refusing to have dinner on the day when I fought with my best friend came to my mind. Today, she has gone far away from me, taking away my love and with it my life, but I am sitting and coding here with a false smile on my face. Everyday I meet new people, but then I long ceased to make a new friend.

It's true that I have a lot of things now. I have a nice bed, but no time to sleep. Lots of money, but no friends to spend it with. The latest designer clothes, but a worn out body. Quite a few to flirt, but no one to love. Awards for technical excellence, but no reward for the crave for peaceful ambience. A confident demeanor, but a reluctant and apathetic mind. Full of rain, but no sunshine even in the farthest distance.

Now, I could see the small girl on the road enjoying in the rain with her umbrella firmly in her grip. She might not have all the comforts which I have, but then she has the innocence and fun which I lost a long time back. I have decided to come out of this false fantasy, even if it is at the expense of losing the tap of the software engineer. I am going to again enjoy my life. I am going to go out in the rain and play with the small kid now. I removed my tie, and went near my computer to shut it down. Just then, I saw a new mail alert in my mail box. I slowly opened outlook and I found a message from my manager with an attachment saying that there was a critical defect in the code and I have to fix it soon. I convinced myself that I am not going to get bogged down again by these pressures and stick to my decision. I ignored the mail and went to the rest room. After a couple of minutes, the software engineer in me came out, his shirt tucked in with the perfect tie knot, sat before the computer, and started typing,


I am looking into the defect and will send the patch files before EOD.

[live_wire]

really touching....i dont have a job, but i still remember those days :D .
the last one was quite funny ( " software-engineer came out, shirt tucked " ..etc ) even if was not ment to be.

[ank28m]

this always happens...



when you were in the shoes of that little girl you would be looking towards the coffee shop thinking that one day you would be able to buy all the stuff a soft engineer does.


this privilege was a long cherished desire for you until you had it.

you wished others to prepare coffee for you,
you wished to buy all the stuff for your parents,


you wished a class in your life style...


now you have it.


but the question still prevails how to come from that nostalgia of old days..

the answer is simple.

have some time for these kids...the one in an orphanage,buy some goodies for them.


go to some old age home serve without the desire of results and you will have all the pleasure of those times...


try it ones dude and it help you grow the human within you.

[asili prasanna]

hello,i am really happy to read those sentences

[mailramaa@gmail.com]

The incident that you have described is very true Ajay,..All of us agree with this..But as S/w pple we tend to frgt lot of things..
Outside our workplace , we are less patient and feel that ppl shud respect us more.. This is true in one sense as we contribute a lot to the economy unlike others...
But once we remove our ID Tag, we must behave like a normal citizen.. I have seen many IT ppl who are very well educated ..working for Value driven companies...does not have any value for anythg...

1.They are not bound by the traffic rules,,Often I have seen ppl driving in Platforms to reach the destination.. are we really educated?

2.We earn a lot..spend the money in big way .. going to Multiplex theatres Big malls.. but wat do we do to the society?

3.Most important is the noise pollution and the way we manage a livnig in our society..If u r a tenant, then ppl least bother abt the music players kept at full volume late night..even after 2 Am ! This might be a Stress buster to us... But wat abt others?? Are we bothered?

Most of us might be in the right track.. but its all because of some of the law breakers that the entire community is been blamed...

We miss a lot.. I too missed a lot being in IT.. manier times I feel that I am working for defence forces.. coz u ll be there at workplace atleast 12 hrs.. no leaves even for an emergency...But atleast defence pple have respect in society,, but wat do we have?

If we frgt the tag that we are S/w engineers once we step out of the workplace. even we can start enjoying little thgs too!

Hope Tomorow this place will be more better to love and Live!!:-)

[navi17]

Absolutely brillant..
yar tune tu ghar ki yad dilladi...