Dear Radhe,

I have known you for more than half your life
You have been more than a friend
We clicked the day we first met in Toronto
Your drive and hunger for success, I commend

Your infectious smile is an invitation
to strangers to come and engage with you
Your positive disposition is an asset
that enables only good outcomes to ensue

You have taken prudent risks
I admire you for not looking back
You are lucky, you have Krishna,
your soulmate, who keeps you on track

You set a high standard for your business,
and you have stuck to it in good times and bad
To see one of my friends succeed big way
makes me immensely proud and glad

Numerous awards that you have won
are a testimony to your ethical mooring
Your customers know they can count on you
when their new roof needs repairing

You have given a helping hand to your family
Your brothers have become better for it
For which they owe a ton of gratitude to you
though they may not always admit

You have made me feel I can count on you
When times are tough and going may get difficult,
I know I can rely on you to lend me a hand
This trust in you is a matter of great comfort

I wish you the best of health in the coming years
May you continue to enjoy your life’s journey
You are blessed with loving grandchildren, watch them
grow and flourish is worth more than all your money

If you lead a mentally and physically active life,
you will be endowed with good health
In our golden years with aging bodies,
good health is the only true wealth!

Best wishes for now and forever.

Your friend.
Ashok

Radhe Gupta is the chairman and principal owner of Rohit Group, a real estate enterprise based in Edmonton, Alberta  (Canada).  Krishna is his soulmate and business partner.  Krishna and my wife (Geeta) are the best of best friends.  We first met in Toronto, Canada in June 1975.  We have been friends ever since.