Bro - Sis...

I sat at a doctor's clinic waiting for my turn listening to music. I looked around the place to see how many people to go before me when my eyes halted on two kids. There was a girl and her younger brother sitting next to their mother. The girl sat quietly while her little brother pushed her. My attention then shifted to another little girl who sat near the door with her footwear. She was trying to wear them but she'd put the footwear in the wrong foot. She unbuckled it but was unable to buckle it up so angrily punched the sandal and waited for her mother to finish paying the bill and come and help her. Her innocence made my heart leap...

In front of me, the kid continued pushing his sister and she finally broke her silence. She complained to her mom about the younger brother and the mother started her lesson on behavior. At the door, the little girl looked up as her elder brother walked towards her, sat down and patiently helped her wear the sandal. While the two of them smiled at each other, the other two in front of me continued shouting, trying to get their mother's attention. While the elder sister tried to speak, the little one took away all the limelight shouting and menacing around. Four different people sharing a relationship that is given the same name but means different to everyone.

He pulls her hair, she kicks him. He snatches her chocolate, she screams in his ear. He reads her personal diary, she reveals his girlfriends. Both try their best to prove to each other that mommy loves him or her more than the other. The most unique relation ever is the one between Bro and Sis...

I have  a younger brother and he has three older sisters. While he's Tom, the eldest one is Jerry. They keep punching and kicking each other. He's the troubleshooter to the second one and she's the listener. He's the biggest bug around me, he annoys me and throws tantrums all day and all I do is rebel. He pulls our leg, brings us gifts, teases us, supports us, makes us cry, makes us laugh, eyes our wardrobes to seize them and keep them for himself, spends more on us than on himself, loves to fight with us but can't see us low, will run away when we try to teach him something but will be the first one to be there when we'r lone.

Brothers and sisters share bitter sweet memories. They quietly cherish being with each other and out rightly deny loving each other. They do everything possible for one another and never show it on their faces. Their rapport with each other is inimitable irrespective of who's elder or younger and the age gap between them.

My brother has done lots for the three of us. He's been our pillar, counselor, critic, motivator, protector, competitor and problem creator. All these are the very things that keep us attached in an inexplicable bond.


P.S: An Exclusive presentation as a special dedication to Jijs, Di and Bro...
Love you loads always....


Cheers!
God Bless!!


Chandra Daga

Share & Care...

We all must have encountered good and bad things in life.. Off late, I too have seen a lot of changes in relationships and people behavior. I could not help but find the reason for the unexpected circumstances that follow...

A prudent contemplation answered my question with just two words - Sharing and Caring...

I've observed that a lot of things in life turn to becoming problems as a result of lack of communication. Parent child relationships, matrimonial alliances, friendships... Tensions occur in all the spheres and they can be solved at the least levels by sharing. If people know we are hurt or have difficulty with few things they do, our side of tension has been taken care of. It's up to the other person to act next and its best for us to stay away from that space.. Some wise person had once said that crying lightens one's heart. I'm of the opinion that sharing unchains our hearts...

The other thing that can solve most of the hitches is Caring... When we really care for someone, we'd never want that person to be harmed, whatever we'd do for him or her is with all our will. Do whatever you can to show your care and make the person happy but never acclaim deeds done out of care. The only way we can be rewarded for them is with a smile from that person and when it comes from within, there's nothing like it.

Two simple and profound words but hold a lot of importance and when balanced well, the most difficult times pass with the wind like dry leaves..

So Share and Care and let troubles not Dare!


Cheers!
God Bless!!!



Chandra Daga

Our Treasure....

I'd been to my friend's place to surprise her but I was surprised when I din't find her at home.
Her grandmom was alone and she told me that my friend had been out for some work. She looked at me with teary eyes and said, "Beta, you keep coming here. Your friend's parents are not here and i'm all alone. I have no one to talk to"
I smilingly nodded.
She continued "Where's your mom?"
"She's at home"
"Get her along the next time you come. Come on Sunday, at least I'll have company, else time is so difficult to pass. I can't sleep all night. I'm so scared in this big house that I can't go from one room to another alone. Keep coming, after her parents return, I'll send her to your place also" and she continued weeping.
I wished I could help her in some way, may be talk to her or try to make her smile but I thought listening to her was the best at that time.

She reminded me of my grand mother. I was one and a half years old when we lost her. My mom tells me stories about her, about how I'd hold her ghaghra and walk slowly behind her. How I used to scare my mom saying, "Work properly, else I'll tell daadi"

Many of us would be living with our grandparents and many of us would have lost them. All we have are memories of the days when they poured all their love on us ignoring their children. This is not just with regards to our grandparents but our parents as well. They do everything possible for our happiness and a lot of us try to return happiness to them. Parents to us, mean a lot more than words could ever express. Their prominence in our lives is profound. When I tried to put that into words, this is the best way I could frame it in...

Our Wealth is to see them Smile.
It fills us with Pride when we Touch Their Feet.
The Everlasting Happiness is when we Hug Them.
Our Timeless Peace is when we rest our Heads in Their Laps....
They are Our Treasure!!

To all the Parents and Grandparents.
May god bless them all!



Cheers!
God Bless!!


Chandra Daga