Adulting

I graduated in 2016 leaving behind three of my best friends: Ranabir, Sutirtha, and Purvash. Ranabir was my batch mate whereas Sutirtha and Purvash were my juniors. Words won’t be enough even if I dare to talk about the relationship that all of us had with each other. I shared a unique bond with all three of them and it was beautiful. The only assurance that I had on the day of my farewell was that we are still going to be in the same city. Ranabir decided to stay in Delhi and prepare for masters whereas the other two were still in their final year of college. I was placed in Gurgaon only, so I knew that I could easily meet them on weekends.

This is us on the day of my college farewell. 

I joined my new job in Gurgaon in June 2016. The company hired around 40 graduates from different colleges of Delhi University. So, I wasn’t alone. We all were fresh from college and were looking forward to our first corporate exposure. Before joining in Gurgaon, we had a one-month residential training camp in Neemrana. It was called a boot camp. I got to know some amazing people there. Three of them became really good friends. Riddhi, Saahil, and Sumedha. The office was awesome because they were around. We shared and cherished some beautiful moments together. I still remember the day we got our first salary. Now when I look back, I think the office was what it was because of these three. From doing stupid and crazy stuff to working hard on our projects we did everything together. The year went by like a dream.

This is my office gang.

Fast forward to June 2017. I was standing in the Oxford Book Store (Connaught Place, Delhi) buying six farewell gifts. All my six friends have either left the city or are leaving in a couple of days. That moment when I was thinking about them and trying to look for a perfect gift for each one of them was my loneliest moment ever.

The feeling that none of them are around is yet to sink in. But probably this is the first milestone, the first lesson of adult life. People come and they leave.

It is not wrong to be attached but as they say, it’s also very important to know how to be detached as and when required.