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Sachin Tendulkar - the closest connect I've had with GOD

Just like many Indians, I am a cricket lover and a Sachin devout. When he got out today, and I saw him walk back to the pavilion, almost instantaneously, a tear came out of my eye. Just a tear drop, which was enough to keep me dumbfounded for minutes. I had to turn the TV off and accept the brutal reality.  All good things have to end someday, and all of us have to move on. Truth is intolerant & that's life & it's greatest lesson. 


His total runs in Test Cricket is 15847? Numbers ring? 15-Aug-1947! It's a fabulous number. This is a number I'd definitely like to remember other than the figures of exchequer loss for the Government that the CAG gives now & then.  In a way, it's a landmark number. Freedom - from the mundane routine, from a bewildered life, from depression, from joy! It's just pure bliss & there's nothing greater than that moment when one drops everything & looks up into the sky & just smile. And, in all my life, whenever I've witnessed Sachin bat or listen to him speak during the presentation ceremony with the greatest humility, I feel a sense of liberty and satisfaction. I am certain that every second that I have thought about Sachin, I've not thought about myself. 100% of my focus & concentration has been on his performance and personality. When he lifts his bat up in the air & thanks the gods above, I don't think I have had a more profound connection with the almighty as then. And, I've been part of a gifted generation to see many of them over the years that have come by. I truly feel blessed, and now, childhood has officially ended for me. I need to find other means to connect with God - Adulthood! :| :|


Just like everyone also, I'd like to express my gratitude to possible one of the greatest Indians of the modern era. 

Thank You Sachin. Thank You. 

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