WHEN WE MEAN 'IT MEANS A LOT TO ME'
Pic.: Pranav Datta “SOMEONE LIKE YOU IS WAY TOO SPECIAL FOR JUST A BIRTHDAY MUG…” T his is what is inscribed on the mug a dear student of mine had gifted to me years ago. It rests on my bookshelf, holding my pens, pencils and marker pens… Inside the mug the message goes on to complete: “SO YOU CAN KEEP THE BOX TOO. HAPPY BIRTHDAY.” The other day, when this student – who now is married and works in a bank – had come to see me on some work, the first thing she noticed was the mug. “Sir, I feel so glad, so blessed,” this young lady cried in joy, “You have still kept it here on your shelf!” Then, what she said in the end, stayed with me: “It means a lot to me, sir!” Most of us use this expression – ‘It means a lot to me’… very often. I do it very regularly. But, very rarely we truly feel what we say… So, the other day, when this young lady cried out - ‘It means a lot to me’ - seeing the mug she had gifted me years ago, I could feel what ...