~ Reflections ~

One of the biggest side effects of middle age, besides obsessing about health and the fragility of life in general, is the anxiety related to our parents.   I am often left wondering how many more 'good days' I have left with my parents... if one would ever be able to cope without the other (despite their being as different as chalk and cheese !).... I am not a pessimistic to think I haven't had enough....   Oh, I know I am more blessed than most, to have them around me whenever I wish.. for them to be able to experience the joy of grandchildren first hand, instead of video-calls and letters.... to know that I would (hopefully) be around whenever they need me....   But each time I play with my own children, I am left with wonderment ! Maybe we appreciate our parents - their choices and sacrifices - more completely when we don that hat in life. Being on the other side really provides perspective !

Thanks to  our fast paced life, we rarely notice beauty staring at us, showing us the miracles occurring in daily life in front of us.   Nature is bountiful, and has its own grand plan. Seasons change, and with each season is a unique phenomenon, marking the change, with its colours setting the tone for the coming months.   For someone who cherishes Delhi winter (oh yes, despite the much publicized AQI in the city), fall shows that there is joy in every season. Free floating leaves in most of the trees all around, which crunch under your feet, the fading winters and the precursor to spring is the beautiful brown - green trees, the crunchy sound and the hope of fresh new leaves everywhere.   There is just so much to look forward to, always.. nature ensures that there is never a dull moment.   There is magic everywhere. We just need to take a moment to stop and witness it.... just like this freely suspended leaf I found, dancing to its own tune.    PS: T...

This sums it all up :) Thank you for being around and putting up with whatever you have to !