Memories:: That old lady..

Today AHSEC Class-XII results were out and this somehow reminded me this very day of my life..

Evening hours, 6th June, 1999...

On that day me and my papa were returning from Kolkata to Guwahati by train after appearing for my BHU MBBS entrance examination (which I didn't qualify..:-))..

Next day i.e. on 7th June, 1999 my Class-XII results were about to declare.. From the morning hours of 7th June my tension for my result was gradually increasing. Those days papa didn't have a mobile connection.. Most probably at that time mobile connections were available only at Guwahati in Assam, nowhere else.. The train was already running late and due to some reasons it was stopped twice for several hours in the midst of some paddy fields.. In the stations where the train stopped for some time didn't have a public telephone booth.. I was somewhat restless.. You can easily guess my tension I suppose .. I tried in vain to relax myself by playing for sometime with the 2 little kids which were in the same coupe/cabin with their parents.. At last I thought it to be better to open some books as my Assam MBBS entrance exam was approaching in July 31.. But to be true that was also of no use.. Then this very old lady, a begger, entered our coup.. I had some money with me which papa provided in case I needed during the journey.. Usually I give one or two rupees to such persons and don't know why, but I handed over  that lady a ten rupees note.. She became too glad and then she left by saying, "Don't worry, your exams will be good.." Most probably by seeing some books with me she could presume about my exams and thats why she said like that.. But you know, I felt too blessed..

At around 12.30 am of 8th June, 1999 we reached Guwahati railway station.. After gathering all our luggage papa went to call Maa at our landline no.. After sometime he returned and delivered me the news.. I got star marks with letter marks (>80%) in 3 subjects, viz Physics, Chemistry and Biology.. I touched papa's feet and papa kissed me on my forehead with emotions.. But in the meantime I was suddenly involuntarily reminded of that old lady who blessed me..

I know, that was merely a coincidence, but deep inside my heart even today I can still feel her blessings...