A pleasing personality doesn’t guarantee a pleasing relationship,
perhaps like-mindedness brings people
closer and builds sound relationship. The matter doesn’t end there, a doubt
rises in the mind, like-mindedness to what extent? On how many counts? I have
experienced that a single count suffices the need to give birth to a sound
relationship.
My relation with DTM Mohammed Safare is one such relation that I
cherish the most but what makes us good friends is a matter for me to research.
He is far younger than me. He has a different mother tongue, he hails from a
different state. We have never gone together on an outing.
It was 2010. I just knew him by name. He gave me a call requesting
me to be a target speaker for Area-63 contest, an event to go live in less than
24 hrs. I accepted it and the next day I delivered a speech which invited
trouble for the evaluators on stage. From then on I became his Crisis Manger. Time
went on and our Toastmastering needs brought us closer to each other. Sometimes
on Friday he would call me for a cup of Kerala Tea and morning breakfast, we
would discuss over matters related to career in Toastmasters. He was one year
senior to me. I learned a lot from him.
One day he gave me a call saying “Note down the date April 22,
2011, it is the Area-63 Contest and I want you as a judge”. I agreed to it. He
was the assistant area governor education and training then for Area-63. There
were enough days left and I was easing out.
Two to three day later he gave me a call. “Bhaskar do your
remember April 22, 2011”? I told him, Yes I am the judge for your area contest.
He said “Let me correct you, you are not a judge, You are the chief judge, best
of luck and switched off the phone.” I trusted him and I very well knew he was
a person who would never ditch me. I had never been a Chief Judge before but I
never gave it a second thought. The next minute I started sending requests to
seniors in Toastmastering, one by one I started receiving responses. Having
fixed the judges I asked Safare the details of the contest chair persons, he
said “they are yet to be groomed, Can you do it? I am too busy. One of them is
TM Sameena Mazar”
She was a busy lady. When I gave her a call she was in Damaam, we
met at 09.00 in the evening. I handed over the soft copies, explained
everything that was required to be taken care of. Next day everything went
smooth and all ended well.
Apart
from that we have met and worked for each other in few divison conferences. And
area contests. He is now a DTM shortly I would also be completing my
Toastmastering career. There is a time in life when two person come together
and contribute towards each other’s progress. He is still concerned about my
Toastmastering career and keeps me asking about it. He is a constant source of
encouragement. When in crisis “we are
made for each other” Next time I will be there with another story. A
story about TM Jaman Al-Ghamdi
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