The little boy who amused us all...

A couple of days ago, I met a really cute and charming little boy, again. Staying in Bangalore and going to an international school had made him very comfortable in English. Having met him more than once , I had never heard him talking in his mother tongue i.e. Hindi. It sounded very enchanting to hear such a small boy with an impish smile, talking nine to dozen in fluent English. At the same time, everybody was a little sceptical about his proficiency level in hindi.

When I met him this time, which was pretty late in the day, around his sleeping time. He surprised us all by pulling out his " Hindi" book and reading the words from it. Being just 4 years old, his book just had words and not complete sentences. And this boy was confidently reading them all, albeit a little slowly , and the relief on the mother's face was visible. Even after her daughter pointed out " Mom, he is not actually reading the words but recognising the pictures alongside them." The mother replied with a smile , " I am happy that at least he knows them by their hindi names." and she looked at me , and said , " This is the first time he has shown any interest in reading/speaking in hindi and this is enough to satisfy me at the moment." And everybody there agreed with her and revelled at his reading aloud those words.

Now, elder sister knowing her brother well, smelled a prank and snatched his  book and handed it to me....and when I saw the page, I started smiling broadly . Everybody wanted to know the reason...and they had same smile on their face, when they saw the book - Where on the page - there was a picture - next to it was its English name - then in hindi and to top it all - the hindi was written in English. The little champion was not reading hindi letters but the hindi written in English script - "khargosh", "golakar". The moment he realised that he had been caught - he laughed aloud and took away his book with his eyes twinkling at his attempt. He left us amused and a little bemused. And it left a little smile on my face long after he went to sleep.

God Bless you Parth...May you keep smiling and spread happiness around always.

Shukrana...It's the Time to say Thank you

Life is as beautiful as you wish it to be...the only difference is that of perspective. Remember that half full half empty glass of water. Still there are moments when we simply forget to use the magical words " Thank You" , for all the times somebody does something, for us. This is mostly true when our prayers get answered, when a hand of fate pulls us out of misery, when suddenly the clouds part to give way for  the sunshine to pour into our life and when frowns pave way for smiles.

 

I was just going through the chain of events of my life in the last few years and realized that I have forgotten to say thank you to so many people in the world, so using this platform to convey the same. Beginning with my parents - Thank you for being the most wonderful and supportive people in the world, to my brother - Thank you for being the pillar of strength through all phases, to my trio friends(Neena, Rids and Arun) - Thank you for bearing with me and believing in me, to my sweet cousins - thank you for those little gestures that made me smile through tears, to the uncles and aunts - Thank you for the blessings you sent my way, to the Facebook updates - Thank you for keeping me entertained, to the wonderful colleagues I have worked with - Thank you for great times that we spent together, to my teachers - Thank you for the patience in guiding me to give my best, to my students - Thank you for adding so much love and adoration in my life , to the great set of people who have been my classmates cum friends at some point in life - Thank you for the awesome moments of life we had together and to all those people who have wished me well -- thank you coz your wishes came true. And not to forget - Thank you GOD - you took me through a long route with lots of sightseeing, I cried ,I laughed , I frowned and I smiled but you gave me the best in the end.

 

Oh, I forgot all those who wished me ill - Thank you because you made me a stronger person and appreciate the value of life more. Lately, I have realized more I hang onto the circumstances that made me upset, the more I miss out on smiles. And Life is beautiful ... a dream come true at the moment...so saying it again, Thank you everybody.

 

P.S : There is somebody I haven't mentioned above but then there is a lifetime to say thank you to...him.