A Lost Treasure

Oh God!A little bad time .Life's is really unpreditable.I shouldnot say this again after having a good experience of it two years back but still.............What I feel that friends are the great treasure that you have in your life and I always take care of my friendships delicately.But in last few days two of my very good friends shifted to some other parts of India and my childhood friend expired on 3 june.This blow was quiet a big for me ,once again.We were friends since 1984,we had played together ,stayed together and even now we were very close to each other.One fine morning she got burnt and few days later she died.Once again I was in deep thoughts ,thinking so many things ,not able to concentrate during meditation ,feeling so low .So finally got up yesterday ,went out for shopping ,a good workout in the morning today and back to my yoga classes.Really you have to pull out yourself from all these blackholes.Best way is to pamper yourself a lot and thanks to my parents who take care of all these things .Apart from that God has given me an ANGEL to take care of and love her.Some person(I wouldnot like to name that person here) had once told me to leave that beautiful ANGEL ,who is nobody else but my daughter, in an orphange or any railway station so that whosoever needs her can take her from there, had actually given me so much strength that I stood up with this spirit that I cant throw my daughter anywhere and nobody should dare think about it even.Rather I would whole heartedly thank that person now for helping me becoming a very good mother to my child.May God bless that person.The mother daughter bond we share is wonderful.We understand each other so well that we really neednot to speak at times to express our emotions.But here I would like to thank all my friends apart from God and parents for helping me in those troubled times .They all were standing like pillars around me at that time and they actually protected me from everything that was coming on my way.My sincere thanks to all those phone calls,personal visits ,orkut scraps and mails that have helped me from breaking down.

My Little Mermaid

Its been more than two weeks that me and vanu get up at 5.00 am and leave home by 6o'clock for an adventure everyday and that's swimming.My daughter's everyday's breakfast is boiled egg for last five years and I prefer taking cornflakes and egg white . I find swimming as a very good exercise and my little one is very comfortable with the water right from the first day of joining .There is no water fear and she swims like a mermaid.Its just really beyond description .So coolly and comfortably she swims and enjoys water,though she cant swim for long stretches but no doubt she tries hard.I can very well understand this because she is just six years old ,obviously not that big to go from one end of the pool to another end in one go.

In the pool I have met a person who brings his daughter everyday for swimming classes .His daughter is almost Vanya's age and they are South Indians.We stared talking to each other slowly and found that life is not that easy for everyone.He told me that his wife was a serious case of depression and one day when he was away to his office this lady commited suicide and at that time this little girl was few months old.Neighbours informed him in his office about her death when they heard child screaming .I could see tears in his eyes while talking to me and repeadly telling me that she was taking treatment from a very good doctor but nothing worked.After that his life changed .......people or should I say so called relatives moved away from him as nobody wanted to take responsibility of the child and they were left alone .But sometimes such situations make you real tough and he decided to manage his job and child simultaneously and look that child is almost six ,healthy ,active and really sweet.He prepares her breakfast and lunch sends her to school and then she goes to day care and in the evening he picks her up .Both of them take dinner together and sleep to start a new day .I must say that girl is always beautifully dressed up with her long hair properly tied up by her father.
But I feel single parenthood is a very common concept in Delhi these days and no doubt when people find you working hard with your child ,they respect you.One of my very good friends used to tell me in my troubled times that once you get out of this tougher period you'll become a 24 carat gold.She was really right because when I look back I really find I have actually become a better human being and even a better mother .Everything in my life has a proper direction and I hardly bother about anything else.If something tries to trouble me and my family ,I simply cut that thing out of our lives.No U -turns now.Whatever I deicide I go for it ,that strong I'm now.I really don't need anyone's permission now but yes ,I always discuss everything with my parents and take their guidance at every point.Life is like that.You must not plan for long times.Its just one day that you have to live and never look back .Be strong to face anything that comes up.That's the strategy of a comfortable life.And must stay away from sick people who instead of giving you a push ,try to pull you down.That's the Mantra of my life now ,therefore I'm enjoying it at the fullest.