Off late on many occasions, I have been asking myself where those simple pleasures have disappeared? May be the gravity of the heavy downturn of economy or your never ending wish list to do many things in little time at office... i could feel i am drifting away from very simple things which used o keep me in the company of happiness and simple pleasures of joy. Or may be i started to think that there is no room for me to stretch and grow in the good feelings that I used to experience.
All it took was few minutes, when i got to see the glitter in my children eyes when it started raining heavily....They know they are going to get some good time to play with me now and a straight question from Levin..Appa!! its raining , can we play something!? It was simply an uncomplicated innocent mind looking for opportunities of immense pleasure and joy with some time with Dad! The next 3 hours we were having terrific fun and pleasure of being a dad as well as friend to my little champs!
See how i am cutting myself from the amazing possibilities!? I have been encouraged and cherished immensely in my childhood whenever my Dad gave me some special time in spite of his grueling time schedule on the 10th Satellite project his 20 member team were working on for India in the island of Kavaratti, Lakshadweep. I used to feel great and charged up and a source of inspiration to me at that time when he allows me to see how I move into those wonderful feelings of togetherness, a sense of belongingness as well as the bounty of love in a father son relationship.
Now my son and daughter are reminding me those past which i probably chose to ignore...and they are reminding me very well how to commit ourselves to being a pleasure pioneer exploring new territories of pleasure, paving the way for everyone at home joyously follow!
We all have a definite purpose in our lives, a key part of which is living a life of joy and abundance. It’s also about doing what we love to do and fulfilling our responsibilities as a responsible parent too. As i start a new week today, I want to promise myself once again...Never get lost in your world in search of happiness when you have to live and define it in everyday. And to do that we have to be more honest and kind and needs a bit of deviation from the focus on our external world. Now I call that a change from within.
Simply follow your child!
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