“A friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”

Sometimes in life,

You find a special friend;

Someone who changes your life just by being part of it

Someone who makes you laugh until you can’t stop;

Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world.

Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it.

This is Forever Friendship.

when you’re down,and the world seems dark and empty,Your forever friend lifts you up in spirits and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full.

Your forever friend gets you through the hard times,the sad times,and the confused times.

If you turn and walk away,

Your forever friend follows,

If you lose you way,

Your forever friend guides you and cheers you on.

Your forever friend holds your hand and tells you that everything is going to be okay.

And if you find such a friend,

You feel happy and complete,

Because you need not worry,

You have a forever friend for life,

And forever has no end.

I have been lucky enough to have not one but many forever friends…Thank you All

5th January 2008 was just like any other Saturday morning but afternoon and evening was special Next Generation (NXG) cricket team was playing its first cricket tournament, MINI MAX CRICKET TOURANAMENT 2008 organized by SLWA (Salt Lake Welfare Association).

Now you may ask what is this Mini Max Cricket…It has this name because it was a under-arm tournament , playing area was small and had different run zones like straight drives will fetch you 12 runs mid-on, mid-off, fine leg or backward point will fetch you 8 runs similarly covers and mid wicket will fetch you 6 runs. Another rule that added a lil excitement was hitting the ball directly out of the playing area will result in batsman getting out.

Now, coming back to our matches. Here is our team list (in batting order)

1. Anirudh Lohia
2. Pankaj Periwal
3. Shantanu Tody
4. Sourabh Baheti (c)
5. Sudershan Daga
6. Chetan Mundhra

We were one the best teams playing the tournament. Our first match was with Vasco, and we batted first. First over fetched us 28 runs and we ended up making 171 runs in 5 overs (I know its bit difficult believe but that’s the fact) and defeated the opponents by 98 runs, ideal start to the tournament.

Match 2 (best of all)

Next match was with one of the home teams. We won toss and again elected to bat, but this time round we were all out for 105 runs. One will have to say in this format this was a low score. But we made a point we will not go down without fighting and then it took a spirited effort from everyone to win that game. This meant we were in the second round.

Round 2

This was an easy round as one of the teams who qualified for this round was bellow and par and we stormed into finals beating them with a match to spare.

Finals

The much awaited Big Match. NXG vs. Bengal Tigers. Luck did not favour us this time round with the toss, we were to field first.

It was a dream start for us we had taken 2 wickets in first 2 balls of the match. But the rest as they is history. Bengal Tigers made 134 runs in five overs and we could manage only 86 runs. We had lost the finals by 48 runs.

But at the end of the day for us what mattered to us was we did not go down without fighting. And enjoyed each and every minute we spent in the ground.

There are times when we think we have no time for some important things in life. That is because we are not able to organize our life and our priorities. Hope this article will do that for us. Enjoy reading it.

A professor stood before his Philosophy class and had some items in front of him.

When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar.

He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.

He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.

Of course, the sand filled up everything else.

He asked once more if the jar was full.

The students responded with an unanimous “yes.”

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space
between the sand.

The students laughed.

“Now,” said the professor, as the laughter subsided, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.

“The golf balls are the important things - your God, family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions - things that if
everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

“The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, and your car.

“The sand is everything else–the small stuff.

“If you put the sand into the jar first,” he continued, “there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.

“The same goes for life. “If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

“Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.

Play with your children.

“Take time to get medical checkups.

“Take your partner out to dinner.

“There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.

“Take care of the golf balls first, the things that really matter.

“Set your priorities.

“The rest is just sand.”

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled. “I’m glad you asked.

“It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,there’s always room for a cup of coffee with a friend.”