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| MUNICH |
As the year 2020 was approaching, my family spread across three continents got excited about this year which brings in a lot of anniversaries and important landmarks in our lives.
It was decided that we had to go on a family holiday where we would all be together and spend a few days catching up with each other. Planning and visualising the holidays started in right earnest. It was a very exciting thought, and everyone started coming up with unique ideas to celebrate the events. Many ideas got thrown into the open cauldron. Hawaii suggested one, a cruise suggested the other, a land holiday suggested someone else. A lot of day dreaming, thinking, discussions on phone, chat, WhatsApp, happened and it was decided that Triloki would plan a cruise trip keeping in mind the holidays of grand children and leave positions of the children living in two continents. Triloki worked on it and in his inimitable style threw the entire programme back to the busy children and asked them to let him know their choice of which cruise best suited them.
The ball kept getting thrown from one continent to another and the decision remained in limbo. As happens in such cases of procrastination, some other greater powerful element took over and nature struck planet earth with the Corona Virus. It suspended all activities and our holiday plans went kaput.
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| THE CHESIRE CAT AT BEER FESTIVAL |
Did I notice someone lurking around with the grin of a Cheshire cat? No that can't be, it must be my mind playing games with me. After all an idle mind is a devil's work shop!
Well, so that's that for now.
So coming back to the important landmarks of the year. We have our golden wedding anniversary and also a few special birthdays and anniversaries to be celebrated.
We will surely celebrate them, won't let the occasions just go by. Some may be celebrated on line with Zoom or House party. Won’t that be fun? No trouble of cooking, arranging the house, no gifts to be thought of and planned and bought and then wondering if the gift was good enough and liked by the receiver.
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| MY GRAND CHILDREN |
It will be fun to be just together, wish, talk and laugh. It will be a wonderful time of togetherness although we will be far away from each other physically. The time that will be spent together will be beautiful and happy. It will in fact be bliss.
Does nature give us lessons to plan de novo?
Does it say - enjoy being together without any financial constraints, cooking troubles and planning imbroglio?
I have learnt to take life as it comes, to find a beautiful angle, look at the cheerful picture and then enjoy being in that picture frame.
Life keeps on giving us opportunities to live life, adjust and to accept the good with the bad, the black with the white, the sun rise with the sunset, night with day and so many other ups and downs.
Finally it is all a matter of choice. One can choose to look at the brighter side of any situation or feel morose focussing on the darker side.
We all have the opportunity to choose carefully all the happiness in the world. It is our own life and we are responsible for it wholly and solely, to make it or mar it. It's all yours-this world, this moment as well as the future, which is not destined to happen, but could be decided by you, by the choices made by you.
Nothing happens just like that, remember their is always a cause and an effect. So Corona or no Corona, celebrations will happen, togetherness will happen because happy moments and memories call for celebrations.
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| ONCE UPON A TIME |
Viva 2020- a wonderful year which is surely going to change the way we look at planet earth and the way we look at humanity. This will be a historical year when the earth decided to put every human being on its surface under house arrest, when earth decided to take a few days off to rejuvenate, when earth told us that nature is supreme and no one will be allowed to harm terra. We are seeing a great transition when exploitation of the earth will give way to restoration of earth. There will be more respect for nature's bounty, flora, fauna, air and water. We humans with our supreme intelligence will ensure a better future for posterity.
A big shout to all the people in my family-
"A very happy 2020-
May we all have a life full of happiness, good health and cheer.
May we all be there for each other always.
Bring it on, come on let's party."
13 comments:
Very well written in an inimitable Varsha style. Stay at home parties and social distance parties are what we are all learning to do right now.
Beautifully written and expressed even better. Treating the present moment as the silver lining and not the dark cloud. The glass is half full and not half empty - so rejoice and use this wonderful opportunity to the oft neglected areas of relationships and dormant talents.
Dipali Mandal said,"Dipali Mandal Enjoyed your beautiful writing.Donot worry everything will be alright.Keep faith in the Almighty.God bless.Love you."
Amita Samonta Dan said," Making me miss my children more. Loved to read your blog dear friend, very well presented. Love to all of you."
T C A Ranganathan said," Very nice"
Shamsher Singh said," Written with josh and jaan of a person living life fully and participating positively with everything around her."
Jugta Patwant Singh said,"A very nicely written piece taking care of small details. Congrats and keep it up."
Anne Mathew said," A beautiful way of family celebration and seeing the positive side of current situation. All put down with the enthusiasm and excitement that is inimitably Varsha."
Shashi Sharma said,"That is so beautiful. Your prose flows with the ease of a song. The thought of lows and highs of well made plans coming unstuck dealt with so well. You offer hope by suggesting togetherness is more a feeling than physical proximity. I almost sense you saying ‘plans coming unstuck will never put us down since it is like the swing connecting two ends. We are on a trajectory which is a continuem in our love for each other and family togetherness Loved the colours of the backdrop you have chosen. ......I wrote a comment on the blog and clicked for preview but it disappeared."
Prem Varma said,"Varsha I did write a long and detailed comment but I think I didn’t know how to proceed with it because it’s disappeared. However, I really enjoyed it. Found it very philosophical and meaningful."
Deep Singh said," Splendid, Varsha! Happiness is available all the time. We only have to have the mindset to experience it. Your piece is like a breath of fresh air in the current environment.May your tribe grow!"
Read your blog just now.Very beautifully and sensitively written, the world seen through the eyes of a positive person and incurable optimist.I wonder whether the humanity would learn the lessons or forget them as soon as the great uniter disappears.No harm in being an optimist though.It is better to live in an imagined paradise than the harsh reality.You get more out of life this way.
So eloquently expressed. I am certain that many celebrations will take place, bringing much enjoyment. Wish your three continent family a great and safe time.
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