We all were waiting for this…The moment had finally arrived…The moment of glory and triumph…It was time for the “Employee of the Year Award”…
This award is the most prestigious award in our company...It’s given to the employee whose contribution towards the company cannot be matched by others…Someone who has set an example for others to follow…Nothing can get bigger than this…Each and every employee of this company dreams of winning this award…But this year there was a clear winner and that was Mr.Raghuveer Pandey…
Raghu as he is fondly called by us joined this company as a fresher…From day one everybody realized that he had something different from others…His dedication and sincerity to his work was exemplary…Apart from his professional capabilities, the best thing in him was his ability to adjust. Even though he belonged to a small town in Bihar, he very quickly adjusted to the fast life of Mumbai…Today when I see him; I find him more Mumbaiya then me…
And the “Employee of the Year Award” goes to Mr.Raghuveer Pandey…The entire auditorium burst into claps…Raghu went up to the stage and received the award…As soon as he came down everyone started congratulating him...Everyone from the top management to the security people…It was his moment…Nobody could take it from him…
When the remaining public subsided I went straight up to him and hugged him…Raghu smiled and said “I needed it buddy”. Strangely Raghu was not that happy as he should have been…I was quite surprised because winning this award was Raghu’s dream. I very clearly remember, last year Raghu said “You just see buddy, next year I m going to win it.” He had worked very hard for this…worked day and night…and today when all his hard work is paying off…he is not happy…
“What’s the matter dude? What is it that’s bothering you?”
Raghu replied “Dude, I know this award was something I had been waiting for since a long time…Today is the happiest moment of my life but unfortunately I don’t have anyone to share this happiness with…I m sure all these people who are congratulating me, as soon as they go out of the hall will say “I know Raghu is good but it was really too early for the management to give him such a prestigious award. Everyone here is wearing a mask…and in my quest for success I have left behind those people who genuinely cared for me…This moment of glory has no meaning without them…Unfortunately I have moved so ahead that I cannot turn back to them now…”
I don’t know why Raghu said all this…But each and every word he uttered was right…Most of us run after something or the other…In our search we forget about everything else…We forget our near and dear ones…But when we achieve our goals we need someone to share the happiness with…At that time we find ourselves surrounded by hypocrites…Even after winning we feel as biggest losers…Someone has rightly said the top is very lonely…
That night when I returned from the Annual Bash, I gave a call to all my friends and said “I miss you guys…” I didn’t want to be another Raghu…
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