The dawn….
Through the rain showers, windy days, sweltering afternoons….. How long has it been since I was just an infant…. One who fascinated everyone not only in my own family, but also any passerby…. For rare s a person who can pass by a newly born human being without some sort of reaction….
Don’t we all look forward to changes, but at the same time when that which we desire has happened, be slightly dazed by what has taken place?
The child would love to bask under the attention from the elders and enjoy being cosseted.. But after a point, she would want to grow up and walk for herself… When the initial glorifying moment of realization that she could finally walk has passed there definitely would be a brief period when she would not be able to comprehend why people were not insisting on carrying her everywhere after she had displayed her ability to walk… It is not that she regrets walking but wonders why the old way of living also could not continue…!
We all do want to assume responsibilities and prove our mettle… To show that we are capable of any responsibility that we may be entrusted upon… But nevertheless, no matter how much we enjoy the new responsibility, the onus of being answerable to someone, the pride of having established our own way of living there lurks the memory of our childhood which undoubtedly is the golden period of our lives…..
The same person who wanted to take up more important things to do, would still reminisce the days which were wholly devoted to chasing little insects all over the place, eluding grandmother as she pursued one with one’s dinner with enticing stories about demons and the like and the promise of a trip to the moon, the numerous silly questions that could be put forth to mother as she prepared the breakfast, sitting over father’s lap when he was obviously involved in some work, knowing perfectly well that he would not shrug you off…with a gentle and some times impish smile, without even being aware of it…
I always marvel the ingenious design of god… By making us having such memories, and also willing to face life like an adult, He ensures the cycle goes on… People with such memories definitely will have the right attitude to shape their children up into similar individuals…. It is only those unfortunate brothers and sisters of ours who did not grow up with innocence turn out to be violent and end up jeopardizing their lives as well as those of others.
Let us hope that every new addition to the human population comes with a promise of a happy childhood… Then we can rest assured that the dawn is fast approaching….