Because November 2nd had arrived...

November 2, 2011.

This day came, and that's how you came to know Sushanta Pal.

Yes, it was on this very day that I got the job.
This day lifted me from the streets and placed me in an employee's chair.

Without this job, so many things wouldn't have happened.
I wouldn't have become what I am.
I wouldn't have written what I've written.
I wouldn't have said what I've said.
I wouldn't have become what I've become.
I wouldn't have achieved what I've achieved.
I wouldn't have lived as much as I've lived.

Most importantly, if this day hadn't come, I might have lost all meaning in staying alive.

In my life's diary, this day is not a day of immortality—it's a day of life itself. Staying alive is far more important than becoming immortal.

This day is my second birth. My mother is responsible for my first birth. I am responsible for my second birth. The Creator is responsible for both.

If this day hadn't come, many things could have happened. Living could have become meaningless, I might have formed an intimate friendship with death. Perhaps my name would have been permanently written in life's ledger under the column of eternal non-existence!

If this day truly hadn't come, so many things wouldn't have been. My mother's tears wouldn't have stopped, my father's chest wouldn't have swelled with pride, my brother's face wouldn't have lit up. Those who love me wouldn't have found peace. The world wouldn't have witnessed the power of my beloved teacher's blessed dust.

Yes, this day is also the day of my first birth. This is a rare blessing. On the same day I was born, I got my job. Without this job, I might have lost, might have been lost...would I have even survived at all! Every time November 2nd comes around, I realize again and again that God loves me.

This day is also one of failure. I couldn't become anything I wanted to be...because this day came. I know how much joy failure can bring! Life has shown me that some people find success precisely because they fail. If you know how to lose on the right path, you can win in the end! Failure is what saves us!

To me, the sacred teaching of November 2nd is this: We don't get what we want. We only get what we need.

Nothing more—even if it means gritting your teeth, biting the dust, and barely surviving through great hardship, one day you can still touch the sky. You don't need immortality to touch the sky, you just need a lifespan. Stealing time to keep going—that's what life is!

Those of us who work jobs spend most of our lives with colleagues. In the life stories of working people, colleagues occupy the largest place. This year's birthday was spent quite contentedly with my dear colleagues. I am deeply grateful to them.

I extend my best wishes for the beginning of professional life to my respected colleagues from the 30th BCS batch. I offer my respect, gratitude, and thanks to the Honorable Prime Minister for keeping our entire recruitment process completely transparent from start to finish. May the Creator bless us all with healthy and trouble-free lives.

Love, always...