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03 June From HER eyes. This, again, is an out-there blog entry. Read it. :)
Family. She definitely loved her family. She smiled everytime she thought about them. She knew that they were always going to be there for her. Family.
They say down for a very special lunch. It was very special indeed. It was her birthday. They come once a year, or so people lead you to believe. In fact, they come many many times a single year. Every second you are reborn and you experience a new birthday. But that’s a different story, isn’t it?
So there she sat, with her grandmother howling to the rest of the world to get their behinds to that holy table. Patiently she waited as her grandmother served Lord Ganapathi in true Indian fashion. Eagerly did she greet her family members. And happily did she realize that she was lucky to be part of such a loving family.
Her mother served everyone in just the right proportions, though, not in the right way as was pointed put by her grandmother. There was commotion all round as people got ready to sit down and eat a truly special meal. Water glasses were being thrown in every direction and great efforts were being made to ensure all the items were there and were abundant in nature.
Between her sips of water and chewing of food, she silently sat back and watched her family at full go. There were smiles all round and at the same time there were tempers raging. There were satisfied faces and faces going red with embarrassment. It was then that she realized what she was missing living away from her family. It was then that she realized that she was never ‘away’ from her family.
With a huge effort she had to raise her hand and decline her third helping of rice. With a huge effort she had to find the strength inside her to drink her second glass of payseem. But by looking at the smiles on her grandmother’s, mother’s and nana’s face, she knew that it was worth every sip.
When she finally reclined on a full stomach, she was in heaven. She was able to hear the sound of constant chatter and laughter from her family. She was able to feel the presence of a full house. And as she fell asleep, she was able to feel part of a great family. |
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