FW: Life Style Modifications - Love Touch And Inspire others
Mahesh Naik
Love Touch And Inspire others
My wife called, 'How long will you be with that newspaper? Will you
come here and make your darling daughter eat her food?'
I tossed the paper away and rushed to the scene. My only daughter
Sindu looked frightened. Tears were welling up in her eyes. In front
of her was a bowl filled to its brim with Curd Rice. Sindu is a nice
child, quite intelligent for her age.She has just turned eight. She
particularly detested Curd Rice. My mother and my wife are orthodox,
and believe firmly in the 'cooling effects' of Curd Rice! I cleared my
throat, and picked up the bowl. 'Sindu, darling,why don't you take a
few mouthful of this Curd Rice?Just for Dad's sake, dear.
Sindu softened a bit, and wiped her tears with the back of her hands.
'OK, Dad. I will eat - not just a few mouthfuls, but the whole lot of
this. But, you should...' Sindu hesitated. 'Dad, if I eat this entire
curd Rice, will you give me whatever I ask for?'....... ....Oh sure,
darling'.... 'Promise? '........ .........
'Promise'. I covered the pink soft hand extended by my daughter with
mine, and clinched the deal.
'Ask Mom also to give a similar promise', my daughter insisted.
My wife put her hand on Sindu's, muttering 'Promise'.
Now I became a bit anxious. 'Sindu dear, you shouldn't insist on
getting a computer or any such expensive items.Dad does not have that
kind of money right now. OK?'
'No, Dad. I do not want anything expensive'.Slowly and painfully, she
finished eating the whole quantity.
I was silently angry with my wife and my mother for forcing my child
eat something that she detested.
After the ordeal was through, Sindu came to me with her eyes wide with
expectation. All our attention was on her......... ....'Dad, I want
to have my head shaved off, this Sunday!' was her demand.
'Atrocious!' shouted my wife, 'A girl child having her head shaved
off? Impossible!' 'Never in our family!' my mother rasped.'She has
been watching too much of television. Our culture is getting totally
spoiled with these TV programs!'
Sindu darling, why don't you ask for something else? We will be sad
seeing you with a clean-shaven head.'
'No, Dad. I do not want anything else', Sindu said with finality.
'Please, Sindu, why don't you try to understand our feelings?' I
tried to plead with her.
'Dad, you saw how difficult it was for me to eat that Curd Rice'.
Sindu was in tears. 'And you promised to grant me whatever I ask
for.Now, you are going back on your words. Was it not you who told me
the story of King Harishchandra, and its moral that we should honor
our promises no matter what?'
It was time for me to call the shots. 'Our promise must be kept.'
'Are you out your mind?' chorused my mother and wife.
'No. If we go back on our promises, she will never learn to honor her
own. Sindu, your wish will be fulfilled.'
With her head clean-shaven, Sindu had a round-face, and her eyes
looked big and beautiful.
On Monday morning, I dropped her at her school. It was a sight to
watch my hairless Sindu walking towards her classroom.She turned
around and waved. I waved back with a smile.
Just then, a boy alighted from a car, and shouted, 'Sinduja, please
wait for me!'
What struck me was the hairless head of that boy. 'May be, that is
the in-stuff', I thought.
'Sir, your daughter Sinduja is great indeed!' Without introducing
herself, a lady got out of the car, and continued,' That boy who is
walking along with your daughter is my son Harish.He is suffering
from... ... leukemia.' She paused to muffle her sobs. Harish could not
attend the school for the whole of the last month.He lost all his hair
due to the side effects of the chemotherapy. He refused to come back
to school fearing the unintentional but cruel teasing of the
schoolmates. 'Sinduja visited him last week, and promised him that
she will take care of the teasing issue.
But, I never imagined she would sacrifice her lovely hair for the sake
of my son!
Sir, you and your wife are blessed to have such a noble soul as your
daughter.'
I stood transfixed. And then, I wept. 'My little Angel, you are
teaching me how self-less real love is!'
*The happiest people on this planet are not those who live on their
own terms but are those who change their terms for the ones whom they
love..*
Love Touch And Inspire others
"The life is short, the vanities of world are transient but they alone
live who live for others;the rest are more dead than alive."
--
Thanks and Regards,
Mahesh Naik P
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