Cherith has been playing with balloons off late. He asks one to blow the balloon and then releases the air in someone's ear. I love his laugh that follows. He also likes to bounce them up in the air, not letting them touch the ground. Carefree balloons..
This morning there were three balloons which Chetan tied together for Cherith to play. The moment he bounced them in the air, they rapidly came down. He tried again but they dint go a long way up. I told him they are all together baby, they won't go very high..
My own words flashed the very popular story that we have all been told. The one about the sticks. The moral of the story said if the stick is alone, it can be broken but it takes a lot of strength to break a bunch of sticks tied together.
My thoughts contradicted the story entirely. Imagine this, a single balloon needed just some air to rise itself and it touched the ceiling in no time. But when a bunch of balloons tried to do the same, they fell because of the others' weight.
Sure it is a wonderful thing to be bound together but what is the point in being lifeless sticks only stuck together to portray unity.
Envision the variedly hued balloons optimistically moving with the flow of wind, casually bouncing into one another in the air and continuing their cruise.
More often today, people only stay together but live in disparate worlds altogether. Why is it a requisite to be under the same roof to be called a family? Is it advisable to be one as bodies and scattered as souls? Why would we want to be only in the eyes and not in memories?
Won't it be more fun and worthwhile to have our own identity, being exuberant and soaring in our fields while also being in touch with our dear ones?
Irrespective of our gender, age or education can we just be treated as human beings allowed to take decisions, to fall and get up, to make mistakes and learn, to love and to dislike and above all to live carefree and make the most of the bounty offered by our creator?
Lets not be shackles that ceremoniously chain their beloved. Let's all be balloons that not only have individuality but also the potential to support others' flight.
Have a gratifying, sublime year ahead. Be free, be radiant, be you!
Cheers!!
God bless!!
CHS
This morning there were three balloons which Chetan tied together for Cherith to play. The moment he bounced them in the air, they rapidly came down. He tried again but they dint go a long way up. I told him they are all together baby, they won't go very high..
My own words flashed the very popular story that we have all been told. The one about the sticks. The moral of the story said if the stick is alone, it can be broken but it takes a lot of strength to break a bunch of sticks tied together.
My thoughts contradicted the story entirely. Imagine this, a single balloon needed just some air to rise itself and it touched the ceiling in no time. But when a bunch of balloons tried to do the same, they fell because of the others' weight.
Sure it is a wonderful thing to be bound together but what is the point in being lifeless sticks only stuck together to portray unity.
Envision the variedly hued balloons optimistically moving with the flow of wind, casually bouncing into one another in the air and continuing their cruise.
More often today, people only stay together but live in disparate worlds altogether. Why is it a requisite to be under the same roof to be called a family? Is it advisable to be one as bodies and scattered as souls? Why would we want to be only in the eyes and not in memories?
Won't it be more fun and worthwhile to have our own identity, being exuberant and soaring in our fields while also being in touch with our dear ones?
Irrespective of our gender, age or education can we just be treated as human beings allowed to take decisions, to fall and get up, to make mistakes and learn, to love and to dislike and above all to live carefree and make the most of the bounty offered by our creator?
Lets not be shackles that ceremoniously chain their beloved. Let's all be balloons that not only have individuality but also the potential to support others' flight.
Have a gratifying, sublime year ahead. Be free, be radiant, be you!
Cheers!!
God bless!!
CHS
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