the world will not come to an end

All my life I’ve lived for someone, taken care of one particular person. Every decision, every action, taken with that person’s interest and welfare in mind. I have a good impression of that person that the person is like this and like that, has these likings, dislikes so and so, etc. But still I hardly know that person!

And as I was saying earlier (slightly edited with more details now) …

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I recall a conversation with my thatha (grandpa) during our long evening walks… (come to think of it, in a way I was a bit like Calvin and he was like Hobbes!) He used to ask me “Whom do you love the most?” And I would answer it was my mother or sister or someone like that.

And he would question: why…? why are they really the most important? You love your mother because she is “your” mother… and for all the things she does for you, is it not?

Me: Umm… er…

Thatha: …your sister because she is “your” sister.

Me: of course not! I like them because they’re nice people… I love you also more than I love myself…!

Thatha: That’s because I’m “your” grandfather! 😉

The gist of the conversation was that he would finally conclude, much to my annoyance, that it was me who was most important person to me.

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Now after all these years, I have to honestly acknowledge… whether I like it or not… that yes, he was correct.

And now I’ve managed to overcome my leavophobia, and am sure the world will not come to an end without my absence though it does look pretty much like that – am going off to spend some time with this most important person and will be back after a couple of weeks.

Though at the apparent level, I’m definitely a self made man, only after so many years, I’m gradually coming to know more and more that everything I have is because of some past actions long ago and the good wishes of countless others, and as Nipun puts it, I certainly owe a great deal of “paying it forward”…

Wishing all readers real happiness, peace and true prosperity! Take care and bye for now!

I’ll be back 8)