Hi all.. once again.. I feel sorry for not being able to write more n more.. but work has been really hectic.. I really wanted to write about my visits to Kenya and Iran but just couldn’t find the time.
Anyways (or anyway.. my cuz feels its called anyway.. and there is no such word as anyways.. can anyone confirm this? Dictionary.com doesn’t help.. haha)
Life has been very hectic .. finally today thought would share one old incidence which I can never forget and sends shivers down my body whenever I think about it..
This was almost 6 years back when was in third year engg. (already I feel old writing this).. I was enjoying my college days .. spending more time in sports than studies.. .
Some of us had also found a nice timepass in Swimming. I have loved swimming since childhood.. I guess I got it from my father, who himself is a gr8 swimmer..
This incidence happened on one of these days when we had gone in a large group for swimming.. everything was usual… and we had certain set of guys who were learning swimming.. I was helping one of these guys by explaining how to keep ur body afloat etc etc…
SUNIL Koli.. the guy I was helping… this all revolves around him.. let me explain how he looks… 6 feet 2 inches tall.. broad shoulders .. athletic body (not slim by any means)… all in all.. may b twice my size.
he was swimming in shallow first but due to too many people he moved to the deep end.. was able to swim short distances .. just around the boundaries of the pool… I cld see he was decent.. I came out of the pool to sit on the side.. and he suddenly asked.. “should I go from this end to that end.. directly.. “
I was like “its up to you if you are confident enough..sure”.. he started fine and as he reached in middle area.. something shocking happened.. the guy started drowning and couldn’t keep afloat or move forward.. as I saw that. .without thinking anything I jumped in to the water.. as soon as I reached in his vicinity.. he jumped on to me and help me with both hands.. which suddenly pushed me inside the water.. I tried coming out for breath but he kept pushing me down (in a quest to come up himself).. consider the fact that he was so huge compared to me.. I was not able to drag him to the side…
This kept happening without anyones notice for 1 min.. and in that one min .. I saw death as close as I could.. the thought of not being able to make it to the side kept coming in my mind.. then 3 of my other friends who could swim decent.. came to rescue. Two of them held his hand and one pushed him from inside the water towards the cornor.. I cld make it to the side myself.. all scared with pale white face.. I actually thought I wouldn’t be able to make it that day.. But I guess.. I was destined too..
Even today when I think about that incidence.. it sends shivers down my body.. people thought I saved him.. but then I always said it’s the other 2-3 guys.. .. bcoz with my technique we both would have drowned… that day I realized how different it is to know how to swim well and to save someone from drowning . Also realized how important it is that you learn how to swim when you are not so huge in size
you can share similar stories if you have..Will try to write here more often..
Keep Smiling
