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Gifts
The final exams were fast approaching. Stress management could be another course in our curriculum as far as the students were concerned. The library was open all day long for the finals week and a week before that. Groups of students flew in and out as frequently as birds would. The entire campus was busy and crowded even at odd hours of the day. On such an occupied day, while making my way to the campus for a group discussion I met him. We exchanged smiles even at a good distance. Approaching each other, we stopped for a chat. I had rarely seen him for the entire semester. We updated each other about our lives and activities. In our conversation, he mentioned that he was going for a vacation to my home town in India. out of all the things that we talked about it was just this statement that was nailed in my mind. a thought process began that occupied all the lobes of my brain and the only idea that was being thought about was INDIA. I had just started earning and didnt realize how my thought process developed this idea that I need to send something for my family. I guess an important criteria that lead to the decision would also be the fact that it was my mom’s birthday that was fast approaching.
So when my brain had to have processes full of lecture notes, it had great ideas popping up as to how I could make this work out. There was a lot to be done, but not for my exams, definitely that wasn’t on my mind. Gucci, Hollister, Aeropostale, Skechers, Tiffany & Co., Macy’s, Victoria’s secret, Gap were the places I now fantasized about. Well coming back to reality, I had semester long assignments to look to, revise some papers and go through the final review. Suddenly all the anxiety for my exams had taken a different path, a path whose apt destination would be a shopping spree. The day ended doing nothing and as the next morning approached all my fears came back and took a firm grip not letting me think of anything but the finals. However that did not help me as the fear made me unable to do a single thing. I had two finals back to back. Somehow I managed to recollect all that I had once come across and luckily got away with the finals.
The sun was much awaited the next day. Never before did I really believe in the saying ” Early to bed early to rise makes Jill healthy, wealthy and wise ” though toady also i believed just the latter part. All geared up and excited I started my selection of gifts. I had just a day to do the preparations. I went to places far n near that could provide me with the things I was looking for. The day was about to end and I had done quite alot. But things still remained. I was never content with what I had bought, because I was looking for more n even more. Satiated would be the word that I would have described myself on that day. As evening came, I was pretty sure that I could make it happen – I could make all of them smile. I came home all exhausted but still to my surprise wasn’t out of energy. I packed the gifts individually and also attached personal notes to it. That surely must have worked wonders!! 
When I handed the gifts to my friend, I had a sense of achievement together with a happy and content heart. The only thing that I awaited now was when will he reach India.
Days passed and I didn’t hear from mom. I kept waiting as I could not even inquire as that would spoil the surprise. Finally, my patience was generously rewarded and I was given an even better response than I had expected. I couldn’t see the smiles on their faces but I could feel it in their voices. And definitely that is the most important thing in life.