I owe my life undoubtedly to my mother. I owe the luxuries of my life undoubtedly to my father. But other than my family, my teachers and God, the credit of shaping my life beautifully also goes to another group of people who are my friends.
It's very easy to say, "Friends are an integral part of life" but my friends have proven it. From little memories to huge transformations, they have always been in the lime light. Trying different things; be it bunking classes or munching stuff during classes, they have always supported me in each of my ventures. They have changed the 'high school definition' of a back bencher which I used to abide by. Today when I see a group of students sitting at the back of a class, my mind tells me they might be really close friends. One of them might be teaching a difficult topic to the others.
I am grateful to have lived innumerable happy moments with my friends and yes, I continue to live them today. Such are these precious gifts from God who simply leave an everlasting impact in your lives. A name written on the shore will wash away due to a single high tide but the memories of such wonderful people in my life becomes more significant when I face problems. So beautiful and memorable has been this journey, that even today when I comment "Oh..!! Life is tough", my mind tells me to stop complaining and think about the good friends I possess.
Now and then, I tend to relate everything to the moments I have lived. Looking at the chat corner, I remember that's where a Pani Puri was once being stuffed into my mouth. When I sit back peacefully to have my lunch, my heart giggles "When was the last time you had your food peacefully without sharing it with anybody?". When I deboard at the metro station, I get that strange feeling of things being really familiar. That's how friends are..!! They find a place at every nook and corner in your life. Time will fly away. But memories will never leave you. Each place where you used to hang out will make you remember of the crazy things you used to do together; be it teasing someone or laughing wholeheartedly over something silly.
One very important transformation in my life that I have been going through these days is that I have improved my handwriting. I have been working on it; making neat and tidy notes, marking the important points clearly has been my daily routine for many days now. Even if I am restless during my lectures, I put in an extra effort to make really good notes. So ultimately, that's how friends influence. You may take the comments they make on you very lightly but when time makes you part ways, you start to value them and their comments so much so that you change your ways.
