I took friendship for granted… A page from the personal diary of Aneesha Kapoor | |
| All of us have a special place for friends in our life. Sometimes when we come close to our friends we perhaps lose some of our sensitivity and start taking them for granted. It is only after they go away from us do we realise how precious they were and what they meant to us. I have myself passed through this phase and know how terrible one feels at losing a dear friend. I had a childhood friend called Sakshi. We were very close to each other right from our junior school days. We were, I think, just short of being each other's shadows. Even when we grew up, we were in touch with each other and always tried to help each other. But somewhere down the line we started taking each other for granted. On hindsight, I feel we started neglecting each other. Though it never had any impact on our friendship, it did change things a bit. One phone call last year changed it all. While I was shooting, my phone rang and I answered the call. 'Sakshi is no more…she has committed suicide…" is all the voice on the other side said. Not knowing how to react, I just sat down wherever I was. I still could not believe what I had heard and started cursing myself for not keeping in touch. Since I was shooting that day and could not arrange for tickets, I stayed back in Mumbai that day. I could not sleep the whole night and went on thinking about Sakshi – the good times we had together, how we fought and all sorts of memories. One phone call changed it all… I took the first flight out from Mumbai next day and went to Delhi to pay my last respects to my dear friend Sakshi. Till date no one knows why she committed suicide. The reason is unknown to everyone, including the police and her family. It is then I realised how we neglect our friends when they are around and realise their true worth only after they go away. I miss you Sakshi…….. |
