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Beemanagar Tales- इच्छाशक्ती 'Amit'

'Amit' was one of the youngest members in Beemanagar Gang. Like most of us, he came from a humble, Marathi, middle class family. Can't exactly remember the year in which the family shifted from Pune to Indore, but Amit must have been about 5-6 years old then.

He was this happy, fun loving and extraordinarily intelligent boy in our group who could gel with anyone. He, however, had a special bond with Anand, my younger brother. Their 'jodi' was unbreakable and this remains true till today, despite the obvious distance (Anand having migrated to Australia and Amit in Pune).

The reason I thought of including Amit's story in 'इच्छाशक्ती' series is the way this kid stood strong during his school days, despite facing severe health issues.

Sometime during his 3rd-4th grade Amit fell down somewhere and hurt his back. There was no apparent external injury and a visit do doctor didn't reveal much (during those days advising all precautionary tests was not common). He was given some medicines and was asked to rest.

While the medicine gave him temporary relief the pain persisted. And it kept coming back over the next few years. Despite having consulted numerous doctors and going through multiple medical experiments (experiments because none of the doctors were sure of the actual cause of pain in his lower back) there was no relief for this poor kid. 

We all saw him bearing this excruciating pain and still trying to smile. We all used to make fun of his problem (of course we too were kids and didn't understand the gravity) and I feel really sorry for our behavior then. Can't remember how many exams he had to write standing, because the terrible pain didn't allow him to sit.

Will-power of that young kid was so strong that he gave all those exams standing, always scored superb marks and never let that pain get better of him and create hurdles in his education.

It was only during his college/ Higher Secondary School days, in one of  his Pune trip it was fou d out that the old injury had caused damage to his back bone and marrow was oosing out to form a gel all over his back. All these years this was undetected and he was tolerating his pain, not letting it come in his way.

Today after so many years, when I think of the brave fight that he put up, it sounds unreal. At that age, tolerating pain like that and writing exams I'm standing position is something that not many kids of that age can do.

Amit remains to be the same happy, cheerful and pleasant personality and an important member of our Beemanagar Gang, leading a happy life with his wonderful wife and son who is as intelligent as Amit.

May God bless them all with a long, happy and satisfying life ahead.

Amol

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