Well, spending the new year eve with parents and the next day with grand parents is how it worked out for me this time. And somewhat similarly for most of the times in the past as well. It feels so warm to have your parents with you while you watch the past year ticking out and new one ticking in.
A round of greetings kept on flowing and while I watched them helplessly from my cell, unable to reply because of restricted features of my cell's browser, I was so eagerly waiting to acknowledge them as soon I was able to land my hands on my desktop.
Whats so special about those wishes?
Although years pass by again and again, it takes quite a happy God to be a blessed mortal who is able to secure a cubic millimeter in someone's heart so that you are not skipped while your near ones are performing a mental fuzzy search on their list of contacts to deliver those simple notes of warmth on such special occasions.
Given that how human we are, and that being human, how often we err and displease His creatures and in turn Him, it is no less than an eternal blessing that someone still finds pleasure in sharing their happiness with you. The above becomes more relevant then.
About the rest of the weekend, Friday went into an official errand that has been pain of my neck since years. Hopefully nearing resolution now.
Sunday, here I am excited to see the new renovated office that is still in progress. Yes, we are expanding! Drop your CVs to me, you might be lucky :)
The return trip bus driver gave me a shock! I usually greet them at the end of the travels and so did I this time. To my surprise the crazy fellow was red eyed, limping, and about to tip over with alcohol and still he was driving a bus packed with 50 passengers!
And how re returned my greetings? "It is all by the God's grace sir, that we keep on serving you people. Otherwise we are mere mortals" said he.Funny and ironic at the same time! Dear driver, I and the others too were just one chance behind the discovery of this fact that we were mortals. And I totally agree now that it is with God's grace only that we are being served. Damn!
That observation was enough to explain me the sudden erratic braking after a half an hour stop at Ropar, one hour away from the terminus.
That apart, lets end this day to a wish that brings in a new dawn in all of our lives, a fresh view of life and a fresh mind to look at old things with a new perspective. Don't turn your head upside down. That is not what I meant by the new perspective :-)
The number 2010 kinda seems good for the mankind, 2009 seemed a bit creepy to me from the beginning! lols
Good Night :)
So you had a very eventful year end. Of course, the homecoming must have given your year end as well as beginning a brilliant touch.
ReplyDeleteVery well said, our Indian bus drivers (a good majority of them) ferry passengers by God's grace only :)
May God continue to bless India because I don't see all such things improving in near future!