On the New Year’s Eve, I was a bit disappointed as we didn’t get a place in any of the restaurants. As usual, I was in a complaining mode. The usual blah blah was going on in my mind and I was standing with a straight face. I knew that Nitin was not at all amused with my behavior but I wasn’t able to help it at that time.
We were, at that time, standing at our favorite food joint, getting our favorite food packed. The unhappiness was not leaving me! I walked up to the road and started staring at nothing. A kid, aged around 7, was playing with a stick. He was dressed in very plain clothes, and with no woolens, in that kinda chilly night. I felt the goosebumps on me when I saw him. The kid was too engrossed in his game to notice that I was observing him.
This kid was the son of a guy who worked in that restaurant. He waved at his son, who replied back with a jubilant smile. His father finished his work and came out to accompany his son to home. They chatted for a while, exchanged some notes and smiles, and walked away, holding hands. They would, maybe, have had a simple, but a happy dinner at home with their family, and welcomed the New Year.
I wondered. I wondered at their happiness. I wondered at their content state. I wondered why the kid didn’t feel cold. I wondered why the kid wasn’t complaining about anything, I wondered if he wished to get something on the New Year. I wondered if he wished to eat out. I wondered if he ever felt irritated because of something he didn’t have. I wondered why they didn’t see me and wonder at my unhappiness. I wondered at myself. I felt stupid. And then, I decided not to ruin the New Year with my stupid ways.
Hope this new year teaches each one of us to enjoy what we have to the fullest, and not waste these precious moments of our life in complaining about what we do not have.
Ravi said:
Wishing You & Your Family A Very Happy & Joyful New Year 2008!!Take care buddy :o)Cheers!!Ravi
Mandeep said:
happi new year dicoo . . 🙂
nice post . . 🙂
Vijay said:
We sure have a lot to be thankful for and hopefully will appreciate that and enjoy every moment of the new year and beyond. Have a gr8 weekend!
supriya said:
I was at home, having soup, doing nothing, talking to my friends.
Thats all. Just another day 🙂
Dr. said:
I suppose alot of people are wondering where Adam of Occult Pizza is and why he stated he would be on hiatus and not blogging.
Well, it turns out that he is serving out a 90 day sentence in the county jail. No joke, I looked it up.
Please go to http://www.spokanesheriff.org/jail/info/ or http://www.spokanecounty.org/geiger/ for info on Visiting Hours.
Let him know you care.
deepu said:
heyyyyy Divoooooooooooo..hmmm it s beeen sometime ha? took me longer than i thought……i just couldnt come around yaa..saw all ur picts…..but didnt have enuf strenth to sit n type up the reply…..you know wat? i m just back from hospital…i had never been sick before, now wen i got it, it s hell….second time in a month..a week each….nice na? had my new year celebrations with some nurses hehe….
ok…so you had a filmi style marriage ha? oohhh God…..i was really all Ohhs and Ahhaaas…..yeaa wen i was UP, i have seen all these horse thing and all….but seeing you like that in that sari costum…ummmm…you lookd really spl in that….hehe..
me fingers arent flexibl yet yaar, they had strappd it all for giving trips…hmmm…
ummm pune has become too small i think…..wil see ya later..
Michiko's said:
Hi Divoo,
Are you still on the honey moon moods? A very Happy New year and eveything rosy life for you.
I think that I agrees with you the little boy on the street with a little clothes in the chilly night that makes you hurt doesn’t it?
Big Hugs,
Michiko
Destiny Queen said:
Eh heh!
darkness at its best huh!!
Wot say?
mew mew will be back later
hugzzz
sweeti's said:
Good lesson dont u think Divy..
we complain abt stupid things and forget the valuable ones…
i love such stories Divy…wish they were on the first newspaper pages every day
so everyone learsn a lesson every day…
a very warm hg for u and Nitin…
Farah said:
OMG!
I’ve been away from my space for long enough to have missed your wedding! CONGRATS DIV!!! musta been colourful and whizzy 😀
As for me, I’ve begun working in the marketing div of a Paint company, Nippon Paint. Although it’s barely a year since they started in India, They’re established leaders in the Malaysian, Chinese and Japanese Markets. do visit my other Space on Blogger, where i tend to check more often…
Renuka said:
Wishing you a very happy new year, wishing you a very happy new life…well i am glad you learnt a very important lesson, it will help you a lot in your married life, because I tell you guys dont like a complaining wife no matter how much they love them..especially when they try everything to keep them happy and certain situations are beyond control…Wishing you all the best, I am sure we will keep hearing funny incidents from your new life…in the beg its not only romance but lot of adjustment and silly quarrels and new learning…its very sweet time but some time very yacky time also. I say so as I got 3 kids married recently and I see their drama all the time, it keeps me quite amused. This is beautiful time. God bless you
deepu said:
heyy Mr & Mrs hahah…how yaa doing?? still in that Inexplicable, unexplainable mood? umm i wont be surpriced….i think i ll scribble sth about marrief life soon…hehe….the sacred bond…so?
heyy Divoo….yehaa i had enuf of nurses , hopefullly the new year now on has sth else to offer me….still in mumbai, hav to consult the doc morrow, then wil travel back on Sat…
chalo have a trouble-free, bubbleeeee day ahead..