I had never noticed that she used to notice me so much; and when she spoke to me, while I was waiting for the railway crossing to open, I was surprised. I thought she is confused about who i am.. till she said that she has seen me several times, in a near-by temple. And suddenly it reminded me of a very unusual phase of life. There was a time, when I used to go to a temple, regularly, while returning from office, at 10 PM. I used to remain there from 5 min to half an hour, depending on my mood. Journalists do not feel uneasy with getting late. By then, it used to be a silent serene place.. with priests counting all the money that has been offered to the idols during the day. Only few people used to be there.. many of them were the local residents, who felt like taking a stroll after dinner, in the green park surrounding the temple. Probably that was the last time when I had believed that 'faith makes things possible, love makes them easy'.

"So, I used to see you there, every night", she interrupted. "Okay".. I said with a smile and a bit of apprehension about what more I can say till she started again that when all of a sudden I stopped going there, she thought, may be I got my wish fulfilled.

Now, I had a question, how did she know that I wanted something. She gave me a wonderful answer.. your face looked that you desperately wanted something. I was uneasy. Thankfully, the railway crossing opened and I silently asked her if I can leave. She understood and we exchanged smiles. Interestingly, God never understood my desperation and so never answered my prayers and I stopped going there, blaming him for not fulfilling my biggest wish.

Now that thing is over .. and has become yet another chapter that on and off comes and disturbs me. But there was a strange feeling.. what about that lady? Does she still go there, everyday? May be God has answered her prayers.. or may be she still hopes that they'll be answered someday. And what about the other people.. the ones who used to come there for a stroll.. and the prasad-wala, who was very impressed that I am from 'Press'...

There is something beyond wishes.. its destiny... and after two-and-a-half years, I am going there, again..