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Farewell 2014

My mobile phone just rang before I sat down to write this. A dear friend Prakash called to inform me that he had a stroke a few days ago.
This was not quite the intro I had in mind to start this memoir to bade adieu to a roller-coaster year.
Prakash had been a friend that came into my life two years ago.
He, like many others, family members, are blessings that somehow were given to me without asking.
Like him, there were many others that have been there for me during the darkest hours and days.
Human beings that helped me without asking for anything in return.
Among the highlights this year would be the emergence (or reunion!) of true friends from my past.
Boy, how I neglected you over the years, chasing glory at work and that so called career ladder.
I've always had the view that friendships were like marriages - they are for better, or for worse - we will never ever know how long it lasts.
However, nothing is forever as they say.
But those that are there to listen, care and spend time with you are priceless gifts.
You know who you are.
The world today has no borders, but the digital world that has shaped it to what it is has created what I term as a "social ill".
Most of us have become impersonal and seemed to have lost our souls.
Just ask yourself when was the last time your called your parents or met them in person?
I bet you didn't and had just texted them. I too, realized that I neglected my parents and have initiated change.
Go spend more time with them.
Friends, I have many. Close friends, just a handful. 
There were many guardian angels that protected me and shielded me from the bad throughout my life, even if I never knew that they were there. I hope I did not hurt anyone's feelings with my bluntness in 2014.
To those angels, my soul mates, thank you for being there always.
I am always there for you too.
I will always treasure and think about you everyday, no matter how far or near we are.
We met for a reason.
Christmas day is upon us in three days and it is time for us to give and receive.
Seek not material wealth but work towards making this world a better place.
Big or small, every effort of giving peace, love and joy, is important in these difficult times and the future.
Remember those that have fallen and those that never had a chance in life.
Let go of the "I" and "me".
That's the least we can do to live and welcome 2015. 

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