I came to know him or rather heard about him on a cool winter morning as I was a trip  to Manali. When he was introduced t me I was rather reluctant to talk to him or I  didn’t want to talk to him. He was introduced to me as one of the best trekking experts in India.

 I was told that he was an honest and trustworthy person ready to help anyone in any situation. I was not keen to talk to him because I thought why would I talk to someone who I know nothing; anyway I agreed for a friendly chat when I went to my place of work. Those who know earlier would wonder what made me to get interested to a totally strange person.

 I had a brief conversation with him over the phone much earlier to our actual meeting. I felt like he was a middle aged man and not really friendly or interested in others. After a week of our conversation over the phone he came in person to meet me. When he arrived to my place I was away for office work and he waited patiently until I reached. 

On my arrival I gently apologised him for making him wait, and began to talk. He was a well built man though not handsome he had a natural charm within him that attracted others.  During the conversation I felt he was not like the person who I talked over the phone, but very different, very simple and sober. He introduced himself as an officer also as a trekking expert.

I couldn’t believe his words … he was filtering me out as he was talking to me. He was looking at me without the wink of an eye. I understood within seconds that he had a crush on me or a love at first sight!

we spoke over the phone over a couple of time, each time I felt like he had something to tell me. These chats continued  for sometime. I realised he had conquered the pages of my heart . After a tug of war within me I opened my heart for him to be enthroned . He expressed he would like to continue this relationship with me . I informed him that already I was in love with another person for many years.No way he wanted to listen to me. Slowly he began to talk to me about his life. He started to share his story with me. Perhaps, he saw a good listener in me ! 
 

He told me about his childhood memories, that was brought up in a working home with many other children. He was from a poor background. Whenever he told me about his childhood  buddies I could feel sparkling of his eyes even over the phone. While he was sharing his experiences he became a boy in the boarding home.

 I listened to him without being bored . He shared his countless and eventful experiences from his childhood days; about the poverty  he experienced and the hunger he felt and the way he used to play football etc. He couldn’t wear his favourite clothes because his parents didn’t have sufficient money . He was passionate about watching movies. In those days the floor tickets caused only two bucks even that he didn’t have. 
 

But he was calm and polite and peaceful. He didn’t have a complaint or quarrel with anyone in the boarding home . He grew up with desire to become someone and earn money for his family to ease the burden of his parents. I remember he told me he would have become a most wanted burglar in the country. 
 

His parents were pious and God fearing so they taught him pray to God and trust him even in the worst of situations. As the years went to by he grew up overcome by hunger desire to wear decent clothes and money to buy clothes for him and his family. He was neither selfish nor greedy. 
 

After his school days he completed his pre university studies, in a college. He said that was the turning point of his life. There he met his future love interest. Unfortunately it was only a one way love. He tried his maximum to get her in his way but it was in vain. The girl didn’t pay any attention to him. He was not a studious student until he met this girl. He studied hard to impress her to his life . He borrowed elegant clothes and shoes.