Blessing

"Babu gir na padna!!!".. but then babu is totally oblivious of the fact that her mother has her heart in the mouth everytime the babu jumps with joy in her walker. Babu in this case is my (soon to be an year old) niece. She is literally a hurricane on knees (becoz still trying to learn the ropes of walking). Put her in a walker and she starts jumping with joy, literally!! So much so that one poor walker was unable to survive her absolutely innocent expression of happiness. I don't understand where do the children get this desire to start walking when they can very comfortably remain ensconced in their mom or dad's lap? Was an absolute treat to watch her swimming(A word that can best describe her earnest endeavors to walk ) on the bare floor. The distance from swimming to traversing distances on knees was covered in flat 3 days time and then hardly anything seemed out of her reach.
It is amazing how much affection she can spread with just that dazzling smile of her's that you hardly feel like going away from her. Its amazing how she can make anybody cry while going away (my dad in this case) when all she did when with them was to smile at them or pull their hair or even worse to scratch them till they tell her that it pains. Its amazing how much one can talk to her when the only words she knows is an incoherent Pa and little more understandable "Ma". Its amazing how everbody around her is so excited about celebrating her first birthday in as grand a manner as possible,when, for her it would be the same as any other day--when as always she would be the cynosure of all eyes, receiver of all the adulations, acclaims and kisses and hugs!!

Comments

Shwetank said…
Chooo Chweeeeeeeet :)

I sometimes wonder at the irony that a child in all it's innocence wants to grow up as fast as possible while the adults crave to get back those hassle free days of infancy.
10:00 PM
Prasoon said…
So ironic yet so true...wanted so very desperately(almost a child like desperation!!) to attend her B'day which is today but my professional compulsions won't allow me to do that:-(
2:40 AM
Anonymous said…
"chhutaki' mein samai kitno ki badi si dunia..
di ki,jijaji ki, ma pa richa di n apki..
un lamhon ko dekha he nai zindagi bhar jiya hai apne..
tabhi toh padh k bina dekhe hum bhi wo sab dekh liye..
sweetu sa tha..
4:33 AM
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