It ws a bright sunny afternoon.... n as a matter of routine affair i bunkd my college[ i simply cant bear d borin college lectures] n went straight 2 Oxford bookstore at Cgate[ dis ws my second home den ]..Dis place which is usually pretty calm n serene appeared somewhat different day..much more hip n happenin!!! i tried 2 strain my brain cells n recollect if der ws any festive season round d corner,but nopes..der wrnt any... I asked 1 of d felly der "Y d place is so decked up"?..n pat came his reply"Mr.Chetan Bhagat is cumin 2 our store 2 launch his latest piece of work"....O freak..I got elated..really excited..[I had read Bhagats previous wrks FPS n ONATCC..Although hes not my favourite writer n i find his books really crappy at times ...n afta readin D3MOML.. i wl definitely say hes turned too filmy as well...n hw can 1 forget how his ON@DCC ws converted into dat dumb muvie" Hello"... It ws afta I saw Hello i started respectin Bhagat all d way again cuzz his buk ws mch less torture compared 2 d muvie...n i cursed d director of Hello 4 makin me waste 250 bucks on dat idiotic flick.. trust meh even 10 disprins cnt cure d headache which u get afta seein d muvie... itzzz realllyyyy pathetic...]...
N den afta 10 mins , Chetan arrived at d store... i ws xpectin a man .. in his mid 30s ,dat borin non smilin face, formals,[I mean a man wid intense brains n intelligence..i dunno y..bt i xpected him 2 b a nerd].... ...Bt guess wot?.. Der enters dis young chap... really cute ...n he ws in a pair of dis super kewl cargos n a fab tee..{ trust meh hes 1 of d cutest lukin guys i have met in my lyf.. n sumhw i really like him .. in d sense hes dat super kewl combo of IIM n IIT..hs a fabulously innate sense of humour n of course dat youthful, trendy knack in his writin skills:)...wen u read his work , it instantly strikes a chord wid u as it comes 4m a writer whose young,suave n yet has got gr8 mind n brain]... On seein him ,i simply popped out " Hey he luks so different dan d pic in his buks"?.... n m sure it fell on his ears.. HE jst turned bck n smiled...[ o gosh..wot a dazzzlin smile dat ws:P]...i got d wildest goosebumps ever n bit my tongue hard .....
Then I bought his book n it ws a special edition..So all of us were gonna get original copies autographed by Chetan..n den suddenly der ws an announcement by Chetan...He said" Guys, letss make d event more happenin.. I jss wanna u people 2 fill d first page of my latest book " The 3 Mistakes of my Life".. n whoseever answer appeals 2 me d most wil win a hamper of all my 3 Books exclusively autographed by me".. [I already had all his previous works ..so it dint xcite me much:P]...... so I opened my copy of D3MOML n saw d first page.....On it ws written..,, WRITE DOWN HONESTLY THE 3 MISTAKES OF UR LIFE!!!
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I thought 4 a while n started fillin in d spaces... HMM,.... well my first mistake... I jotted down der.. Selectin d Science stream in my Jc..[ I jst wish i Hd taken commerce so dat i wud have njoyed my Jc jst like My sis... n dos chem n physics pracs..grrrr:(].....In d second space, I wrote choosin Medicine as my profession den...n thirdly...Being friends wid #*&#%$.....
n den afta few mins i jst put a cross mark over all what i had written ...... It ws cuzz I realized dat i had nt taken science i wud hv nt njoyed d fab bio n chem pracs n wud hv never known d LS n V.s of brain..d IUPAC nomenclature n bla bla bla... [Itzz a gr8 feelin wen i score d highest marks in d college in Foundation Course xam in B.Com]... N yup had I opted 4 medicine , I wud hv wasted 10 yrs of my life [ bdw i have gr8 respect 4 d medicine profession n d docs], may b i wudn"t hv opted d gr8 profession I m in 2day.. n dats C.A....i simply luv my tax stuff, audit, adjustments, case files... itzz d best kinda study i ever wanted 2 do... n thirdly dis chap whose name i had put up was truly a source of entertainment in our lives n has truly helped me out at d crucial times.. ... So finally i realized dat ders nothing i wanna change 4m my past......
i jst wrote on d first page of d buk "Every ,so called , mistake i made seemed 2 b a mistake 2 me at dat point of tym in my life.. May b i had questioned God den "Y ME..WOT WRONG DID I DO?"....bt gradually as tym passed by ,I realized dat dis were d bst things dat ever happened 2 me in my life.. so these r not d mistakes of my life bt dis r the MILESTONES...D gr8 turnin points in my lyf which m gonna cherish 4ever..Lifes d greatest teacher I ever had..
I submitted my copy n got bsy checkin out some other books in d corner shelf,,,n suddenly out of nowhere came d voice of Chetan " Guys ..we have d winner wid us..n d winner is RUCHITA JAIN.... I ws so ngrossed in checkin out dis buk by Paulo COelho dat it dint hit me dat my name ws being announced.. my friend came 2 me n said" Gal..Congo..U hv won d hamper... N quick.. U r called on d stage"...it tuk me few seconds 2 understand wot ws happenin...n den suddenly i saw Chetan Bhagat in front of me..jst inches away..He congratulated me n told me 2 read out d answer in front of every1.....n den he said" Gr8 job..i luvd ur reply.. Pretty interestin...All d best. Gr8 meetin..."..i simply replied.." Dude , d pleasures all mine..kip rockin"...n i saw dos gr8 pair of piercin eyes smilin at me....:):)
I simply left d place blushin.....All pink in my cheeks... It ws truly a gr8 day!!!! n had i nt visited Oxford dat day wud hv been a mistake:P:P
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