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| Teaneck Carnival, NJ |
The child within each of us longs for the carefree life we left far behind. But as we reach different milestones, the longing to go back to those days of living a free spirited soul is burdened with many roles that each one of us has to play. I had long forgotten those days of taking pleasure in the most simplest of all things. I started working just after I graduated. It was compelling for me to be financially independent more than having a career or goal in life. I took up the first job I cracked. But till today, I feel proud to look back on my decision to join a company which in the later years were extremely formative in making me the person who I am today. Though I did enjoy working a lot but few years later , life became quite robotic professionally. It was 14 years later that I finally got married having found the right choice to partner for life. Till then I never knew what marriage would be like. Surprisingly it had a great start and it added a spark with the birth of my baby boy. As I struggled alone to learn about motherhood and putting my best foot forward, never ever did I imagine I would relive my childhood once again through my own child.
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| Van Saun County Park, NJ |
Every day when I take my little boy for a walk or to play in the children's park , memories of my childhood come flashing by. I remembered on one of such instances how much I used to love feeding fishes. My daddy would take me to the only park that used to be there in our city, across the college I studied. Every Sunday, we played see saw, slides and swings. Finally our last stop would be by the pond of golden fishes and Daddy would buy me food to feed the fish. Such precious memories were long forgotten until I started enjoying life through the eyes of my little one. I am a stay at home mother for the last 1.5 years. I have been thanking God's grace to have given me this time that I could enjoy every little thing of my baby's daily life. The special ones shall always be our outings together. The child in me has come alive and it is a wonderful feeling to be in the moment, just enjoying the smile that you can put on your child's face. I love the slow pace that I am in, simply gazing at the sky or nature makes me wonder if I ever appreciated mother earth as much as I do now. I find beauty in many little things that I see everyday and how I wish this could lasts till eternity.
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| Esplanade, Las Vegas |
However I am not sure how long this would last. Well someday I have to be back to the grind again. Until then, I am busy making hay while the sun shines merrily 🤗
