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Hi guys
i just found a nice forwarded mail , thought to share with u guys.
not sure real or not.
Jai Hind...
i just found a nice forwarded mail , thought to share with u guys.
not sure real or not.
Vivek Pradhan was not a happy man. Even the plush comfort of the
air-conditioned compartment of the shatabdi Express could not cool his
frayed nerves. He was the Project manager and still not entitled to air
travel. He had so many things to do !! He opened his case and took out the
laptop ,determined to put the time to some good use.
'Are you from the software industry sir , ' the man beside him was staring
appreciatively at the laptop. Vivek glanced briefly and mumbled in
affirmation, handling the laptop now with exggerated care and importance as
if it were an expensive car.
'You people have brought so much advancement to the country , sir ,today
everything is getting computerized.'
'Thanks, 'smiled vivek, turning around to give the man a look. He always
found it difficult to resist appreciation. The man was young and stockily
built like a sportsman. He looked simple and strangely out of place in that little
lap of luxuary like a small town boy in a prem school. He probably was
a railway sportsman making most of his free traveling pass.
'you people always amaze me' the man continued 'you sit in a office and write
something on a computer and it does so many big things outside'
vivek smiled deprecatingly . Naiveness demanded reasoning not anger . 'It is
not as simple that my friend. It is not just a question of writing a few lines.
There is a lot of process that behind it .'
For a moment , he has tempted to explain the entire software development
lifecycle but restrained himself to single statement . 'It is complex , very complex.'
'It has to be .No wonder you people are so highly paid, ' came the reply
This was not turning out as vivek had though. 'Every one just sees the money .
No one sees the amount hardwork we have to put in . Indians have such a
narrow concept of hardwork. just because we sit in A/C office ,does not mean
our brows do not sweat . you exercise the muscle , we exercise the mind and
believe me that this is no less taxing'
'let me give you an example .Take this train . the entire railway reservation
system is computrised.you can book a train ticket between any 2 stations
from any of the hundreds of computerised booking centers across the country
Do you have any idea of complexity in designing and coding such things..? '
The man was awestuck ; quite like a child at planetarium , 'You design and code such things..'
' I used to , 'vivek paused for effect , 'but now i am the preoject manager.'
'oh sighed the man , as if the storm had passed over , 'so your life is easy now.
This was like last straw for vivek .He retorted . 'Oh come one ,does life ever
get easy as you grow up the ladder. Responsibility only brings more work.
Design and coding ! That was the easier part . Now i do not do it , but i am
responsible for it and believe me , that is more stressful.
'My friend , ' Vivek concluded triumphantly , 'you dont know what it is to be in
the Line of Fire'.
The man sat back in his chair , his eyes close as if in realization. When he
spoke after sometime , it was with a calm certainly that surprised vivek.
' I know sir,.... I know what exactly it is to be in the Line of Fire.......
he was staring blankly , as if no passenger , no train existed , just a vast
expanse of time
'There were 30 of us when we orderd to capture point 4875 in the cover of the
night. The enemy was firing from the top .There was no knowing where the
next bullet was going to come from and from whom.
In the morning when we finally hoisted the tricolor at the top only 4 of us were
alive . '
'You are a..?'
' I am subedar sushant from the 13 J&K Rifles on duty at peak 4875 in kargil.
They tell me i have completed my term and can opt for a soft assignment.
But tell me sir , can one give up duty just because it makes life easier.
On the dawn of that capture , one of my colleagues lay injured in the snow , open
to enemy fire while we were hiding behind a bunker . It was my job to go and
fetch that soldier to safety.
But my captain sahib refused me permission and went ahead himself. He said
that the first pledge he had take as Gentleman cadet was to put the safety and
welfare of the nation foremost followed by the safety and welfare of the men he
commanded...his own personal safety come last , always and every time.'
'He was killed as he shiellded and brought that injured soldier in to the bunker.
every morning thereafter , as we stood guard , I could see him taking all those
bullets , which were actually meant for me.
I know sir..... I know , what it is to be in the Line of Fire.'
Vivek looked at him disbelief not sure of how to respond.Abruptly , he switched
off the laptop.
'It was nice meeting you sir. '
Vivek trumbled with the handshake ,This hand.. had climbed mountains , pressed
the trigger , and hoisted the tricolour. Suddenly , as if by impulse,
he stood up at attention and his right hand went up in an impromptu salute.
It was the least he could do for the country.
PS: This incident he narrated during th capture of peak 4875 is a true-life incident during
kargil war .Capt .Batra sacrificed life while trying to save one of the men he commanded ,
as victory was within sight.
Jai Hind...
