2009 was the year Saudi
Kayan club was trying to be supportive and strengthen relation with the sister
clubs in the vicinity. Kamarudeen then vice president education would take us
to different club in the vicinity. Sabic Technology Centre was one of them. STC
club was a club of elite people, a club of highly qualified people. Any person
you come across would be a doctor (doctorate in philosophy), a scientist or an
assistant scientist. At that club was a person in the name of Dr. Javed Ansari.
It has been years I have
been going there taking up different assignments, taking along with me members
of Saudi Kayan Toastmasters Club. With time passing by we came closer to each
other, the bond between us grew more stronger. We loved working for each other.
It was the year 2011-2012. Dr. Javed Ansari contested for the office of Area-17
Governor and created an upset. He was not in the kingdom. When he came after 4
weeks, it was expected of him to form his team but there was a silence in the
air. Everybody kept guessing. Who would be his team members. The suspense
continued for a long time. It was a situation that resembled a love scene. In a
love scene there are two characters, the air is filled with expectancy, the
minds are filled with curiosity and the hearts are filled with connectivity. In
love sometimes a person takes time to open up. Love is a feeling of
belongingness and the ripening of this feeling happens with the first verbal
acceptance of the fact. This verbal acceptance is not easy to come by. Such
situations builds up at times because of unilateral involvement and sometime
due to bilateral involvement.
The silence broke when
he gave me a call and said “Now I am the Area-17 Governor and your friend too,
why are you silent? Why don’t you ask a post in the area team?” I had no
answer. The reason being I didn’t expect anything from him. I just wanted to be
his friend. I told him I didn’t expect any post. He insisted “I want you to be
the Assistant Area Governor (Education and Training), I have kept it reserved
for you only”. That gave me an opportunity to work more closely with him. This
event made my belief (Giving is getting, my CC-06 project) more strong. He
always had me in mind, and was always on the search for a role or an assignment
for me. We worked together not only in our clubs and area but other areas too.
The following year he became the Division L Governor and I became the Area-17
Governor. It brought many more opportunities of working together. At times I would
think him to be a path maker for me and he
believes me to be his mentor.
When I write a story
which many a times has a lady character. He questions me “Is this a real story or a fictional one?” When I say
it’s real. His next question would be “How do you gel well with ladies?”
However he appreciates my efforts to open a Ladies Toastmasters Club for
teachers at the International Jubail School and has agreed to support it.
What brings us closer is, we are
forced bachelors, we have the intention to serve, we have all the time on the
world at our disposal, we are very open and have nothing to hide. He is a humble
person; he with a smile accepts his short comings and desire to overcome it. He
would express to overcome them with my help. Where would I get such a person
and such a friend to be connected with? True friend are real treasure and he is
one of them.
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