Down memory lane.
A brief recital.
December 30th 1976 the journey that started from Kolkata is coming to a halt on 30th January 2016 at Bengaluru station. Please allow me to go back three or four days.Having graduated from one of the prestigious college with a very satisfactory rankings at the age 19+,I was pursuing some professional courses.Meanwhile I appeared for P.O examination in various nationalised banks. And no communication till 27th December 1976.My 2nd elder brother one day !.e.23 rd December 1976 took me to one of his amateur astrologer cum friend who predicted that I be employed and to leave west Bengal by that year 1976.That was the first and last prediction that came true in my life.On 27 December I got a telegram to the effect that I was selected as a probationary officer with union bank of India and was asked to report for duty at our Guwahati(Assam) Development office by 30 th of December.
On 28th December I had been to my college to seek blessings from our prefect father Joris.while I touched his feet to seek his blessings ,he drew me to his chest and recited in his bary tone voice"My son the woods are lovely dark and deep you will have to go a miles and miles away before you could sleep" you are no more in this world but you must have seen from up that I have kept your promise to walk miles and miles without any self interest but for the benefit of bank ,my colleagues and others.Your last sentence "go and kiss the sky" was misconstrued by me in literal sense and my repeated but feeble effort to kiss was a big and big miss 😁😂always till I realised that you wanted me to travel extensively. Father during my entire service career I have had the opportunity to travel east west north and south.
I am proud to say that during this long journey ,I was never derailed either by memorandum or charge sheet despite the fact I was all along an aggressive bank officer.Father your advice that if you work transparently and without any ulterior motive,nothing bad can touch you. you were correct. However my journey has been delayed quite often courtesy my close friends.
But I was not demoralised as suffering for a good cause is no less a reward for me. On the EVE of my retirement I have forgiven all those friends not because of the fact they deserve forgiveness but because I need peace.Yes it includes the said special friend who tried to damage my reputation very recently I only want him to remember the days not so very far when his very close relative was injured severely on a road accident and it was I who spent couple of sleepless nights for him and arranged every thing from hospitalisation to operation and follow up treatment all in your absence.And number of your so called Well wishers never spent even a single moment.I never expect gratitude but remain ever grateful to others.
Last but not least I would like to put in record that I am indeed grateful to all my colleagues and my beloved bank without whom I could not become what I am to day.on 30th Jan 2016 my journey will be terminated at Bengaluru and I will take leave of you.I beg to be excused if I have(generally this is not my habit) misbehaved with or hurt any body in any manner.
Time Marches on but memories stays .
Torturing us Silently the rest of our days.Let my memories be my fixed deposit to bank upon my residual days .ADIEU AMIGO ADIEU MY FRIENDS.The road we have travelled has come to an end.All my good wishes.
