I always felt good people die early. May be there is a need for good people up there!

Last two days have been hectic, stressful and so much filled with emotions and pain. I lost my good friend Theja,  a final year Information Technology student who already got placement in Satyam Info Systems. He was young, lively and was looking forward to work in one of India’s top companies. He had made plans to celebrate Christmas with his family this winter. And then comes death –when it is most unexpected. He was in a picnic with friends when the incident happened.

I logged in to Orkut and checked his scraps. I could see countless messages of disbelief.

I never question God because I know he’s the master and He can’t be questioned. I didn’t question Him when some of my elderly family members died. But this time I asked him why, why, why?? 

Like me, Theja was an Army school Alumni who went through the girds and experiences unique to being a student there. He excelled in academics and went on to persue his Engineering degree in a National Institute of Technology. 

Theja used to say that he is grateful for this life and what he was doing. He could not ask for anything more. So he enjoyed his day to day life and looked forward to better things. Not many people are so content with their lives. That is one reason that calms me down and makes me think “he has lived his life happliy…” 

May be there are no answers to some questions and some of life’s mysteries will always remain mysteries. But having lost someone close I realized how real death can be - it is everywhere and it can strike anytime. And I feel we should be ready for it. One should be happy, be good to others and don’t postpone good things which one can do today. Then only, people will have fond memories of us when we are gone one day. That is what I learned from Theja.

So long, my friend, I’ll miss you lots.

Rest in Peace bro.