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Jal was sitting on his bed in front of his computer chatting away with three persons at a time. Vriksha lay sprawled on the same bed doing nothing- he liked doing nothing. Both had known each other for almost five years now but something had happened recently that turned them into the best of friends. It would not be an exaggeration to say that, if everything went well, they would be friends for life. Jal, as was his habit, suddenly started talking to Vriksha without disrupting his ongoing chat session with either of the three persons- the difficult times in our lives are the times when we grow as persons the most, when we learn the most. Vriksha nodded vigorously in agreement reflecting on his own tough times.