Happy Birthday

How does it feel on your birthday ? Especially when you have " passed " so many summers ?? It is best to celebrate birthday amongst your friends and who can be your best friends other than the students, with whom you spend quality time and who always inspire you to do something better in life ? I happened to be in SIMS CAMPUS today, in connection with some correction of papers for Insurance Management ( a subject I taught there in this semester ) and guess what ? Some of my friends ( students ) wished me Happy Birthday . I was surprised , and when I asked " How do you know ? ", they told me" Sir, you can not hide your birthday. We are your face book friends. !!! " I was invited in the class , but could not make it as I was busy and Guess what ? To my surprise, one of the students Venkatesh called me up on my mobile and said " Sir, I have a surprise for you. " I said " What surprise ? " And to my astonishment and real surprise, the whole class sang aloud " HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU RAVI SIR" I was really touched by this gesture of the students ( my friends ) which I found to be very innovative. Since I could not make it to the class, my friends made my day by singing aloud and wishing me. What better way to celebrate birthday ? To a teacher or a faculty , the best respect that can be given is when students acknowledge their contribution and express their happiness, without any expectation what so ever. From my side, I wished them all the very best in life, and it would be my honor, if and when I hear news from them that they have reached their pinnacle of success in life. MAY GOD BLESS THEM ALL