WHY DID WE LAUGH?

I first met Fr. Snehal in Gujarat, almost after a year I saw him at a friend’s wedding.  To my surprise he happened to be my friend’s (the bride) uncle. I first met him at his technical institute near Baroda , he was kind enough to show me the entire institute and also helped me interact with the students. I was stupid enough to push those guys away from their work and pose with the machines they were working on. We had a hearty laugh at loads of things and had a good time. I was really happy to see him at my friend’s wedding, but somehow I didn’t feel like saying a Hi to him. I thought probably he had forgotten me and since the house was filled with guests I stepped back. So I decided not to introduce myself. He did notice me, but I guess he had the same awkward feeling. The wedding ceremony was good and Fr. Snehal was the main celebrant with 2 other Priests. At the wedding reception he called out my name aloud and started laughing at me. I was surprise to know that he knew my name. It was then he informed that he had noticed me throughout the wedding, but doubted if he knew me. And so, during the nuptial he asked one of his co-celebrant about me and that’s how he got my name. We laughed a lot as we both knew each other but were scared to re-introduce ourselves. Sometimes we are really stupid. So next time when you meet someone you know, please don’t give it a second thought. Just walk up to that person and appreciate his/her presence. And that’s how Fr. Snehal and I have this Kodak moment. Now you know at whom did we laugh.