Self-Made Man

Hi Friends as I had promised I m ready with my first article... This is an article on one of my friend who has fought though out his life for successful survival and he has also is successful in it. So friends here we go....

It was my first day of collage in Pune. My dream to take education in Pune was to come true from today. I entered a class room; I saw many groups in the class formed from before. Few of them were from their previous collage or schools or just area friends. I was new to all. I am a jolly person so I can mix up with any one at any time so I was cool. I saw a guy with few fellow friends who talked to me first time as a friend. This guy looked normal and was a bit silent. I thought that he must be amongst the people like me, coming from different cities to seek good education in Pune. Later I came to know that this guy is a small town guy who is living here in Pune since his first standard with one of his real uncle. I thought that his group is appropriate for me to jump in. I started bonding with this group. I found this guy some what outstanding in the whole group as he was very mature since then and many more qualities I was impressed about in his personality.

One fine day at my hostel gate, we were planning for some late night study. He said to me that he will not be able to come. I inquired the reason. He said that he is employed on a night job as a House keeping guy in an IT company working under a contractor since 6 months. I was feeling proud that I have a friend who is so practical to life that he studies on his own self. He pays his fees by his own and we all still rely on our parents for our needs. He used to get the payment insufficient to his needs for a good education, but he used to manage all without showing his pains to his parents. He also used to use only one book for all subjects.

Canteen was a place was we used to have very long discussions about our favorite subject i.e. C language. That day I went to canteen I saw him some what sad. He narrated me about his family issue regarding his father and his issue about his collage fees & tuition fees. He was worried as the amount was insufficient even after saving from his night job. I suggested him about some education loan. He denied as if I was suggesting him to suicide. He was very against any loans as he believed that loans ruined our life and make us slaves.

Hi was so dedicated to his studies and his aim that he used to go to collage in evening time or in the days of collage holidays & weekends to study. He used to take me also with him for studies. He had once requested the collage peon for the permission of sitting in collage premises for studies on weekends and holidays. We also used to study at a Hanuman temple near his house at night in cold weather. Some day I used to skip due to more cold or mosquitoes around (as the temple was on a river bank), but he used to sit and study as to not disturb his family members sleeping in the house at night.

We had a girl in our class who always used to come in the list of toppers in the class. Once I spoke in front of him that I want to get more score that that girl. He narrated a sentence that I still keep as a learning of lifetime for me when ever I am stuck in a competition. It was “When ever there is a competition don’t ever think of pulling others down, but just think of how you can go ahead of others by your efforts and only efforts”. We came in the rankers of collage that year. He was 1st that girl was 2nd and I was 3rd that year.

That one whole year was a very memorable journey for me as I am a average student and from other city and was in rankers of the collage. I got may “Pat On The Back Awards” from my relatives, family and teachers also. I would consider that guy responsible for my so called first success up till then as he was like a big brother for me in a new city. He was also an inspiration for me for working hard as I user to see his hard work of managing all collage, tuition, and night job and health also. Hats off to his efforts as after doing all this he was the topper of our collage that year.

Due to job necessity through campus recruitment I left the collage after one year and took admission in one of the Pune’s renowned collages providing job guarantee. I had to leave the complete friends group. I was still updated about all our friends. I came to know that this guy was hired as lecturer in the same institute he was taking tuition. The person who was providing him coaching promised to take care of all his needs and his collage fees also. I was happy for him as he had again proved that he is sculpting his life by his hands. I used to regularly visit him at his work place as he used to also stay in the same place where he used to coach students. It was very difficult for him as well to stay there but he used to manage things as he was dedicated to studies and the Sir of that institute. He was in the process of dual learning. One he was completing his academic career and second he was seeking professional education for the working of class and business tactics involuntarily. He never had any intentions of betraying the Sir who helped him in his tuff times.

Last year of our graduation arrived, my family was distributed in 2 parts me, my Dad in Pune and Mom, Sis and Grand ma in Solapur. Our real economic struggle started then. I thought of a plan as this guy used to teach and study why cant I. So I one day took some tips and started the same as he did. I was good at C & C++ so I started teaching these subjects in some private institute. He used to help me in clearing my concepts and droughts as well.

Once we were roaming around in Pimpri at night 12:30 AM, a thought struck to his mind. Those days he had some mishaps occurred with the Sir of his institute and he had left the job there. The thought was to start with a coaching class. I was also involved in this plan. It was a sure shot successful plan as we both were not at all bad mentors. It was the day when we planned for Techno Comp Academy. It was a very successful attempt as we had just done mouth publicity and received an overwhelming response as his reputation as a Lecturer was awesome. Students used to believe in him as a Teaching Angel those days. I was astonished with such a huge response and it still exists.

We are still very good friends. He is now a settled person in his life. He has a bike of his own. He as also very strong economically now. He also commenced his sisters marriage. So only I call him a one and only one Self-Made Man in my surroundings.