The
season is here
When
the heart is freer
And
everyone who’s dear
Wishes
you were near…
Hmm…
seriously, I don’t know what it is about this season. You just feel like
hugging everybody and looking forward to something, anything. And this time,
it’s extra special for me. A little baby has literally arrived in our house in
the form of a fetching niece. I am an aunt for the first time in my life and
I’d say this is the first time I am looking forward to being called ‘aunty’ or
‘maushy’ as they say in the Konkani language.
I
am not a baby person in general. I don’t enjoy being around the little ones
because more than them, it’s you who are expected to conform to some sort of a
baby personality and it, well, doesn’t come naturally to me. I have said it on
this blog before, maybe a long while back, and I haven’t changed a whit. I can
become an old lady with old folks—listen attentively, smile and nod, offer a
murmur of profundity to match theirs, and before long, they’d eat out of my
hand. But put me among the babies and I’ll know not what to do. I’ll squirm
uncomfortably, pull their cheek embarrassedly, and wonder when I could exit the
scene without seeming like an outsider to the baby cult. I won’t say I have become
a convert now, but I am certainly devoted ;) To watch a little ball of life
spring out of nowhere right in front of your eyes… well… I wasn’t prepared for
that moment. And that moment made me look at life in 360 degrees so to speak.
The whole cycle thing.
Looks
like I have digressed. So here’s wishing a very Happy Christmas and blessed New
Year to me and to you. May this year lead to many happy stories and beautiful
memories J
posted by Sylvia D'souza at 4:33 pm
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