Fun At The Fair

Yesterday, after long time, we all went out together. Appa, Amma,(my in-laws) Shankar, Samhith and myself. The last time we all went out was to the circus, and this time it was to a Fair. We had been wanting to see this handloom fair,which comes every december to Bombay. They have good stuff , especially clothes, slippers, bangles, etc. at decent prices, and my son has quite a lot to keep him occupied -there are a number of rides, merry-go-rounds, etc. Last year we had returned disappointed, as Samhith was just showing an interest to ride in them, but the quality of the merry go rounds was awful Shankar was rather skeptical about going there this year, but he gave in to our demands, and finally joined us.. And I must appreciate that. He had participated in the Mumbai Marathon- the 21 Kms Half Marathon, just that morning, but he stil came, just to please Samhith…. A good Dad, isn’t he?

Well, anyway, we were in for a pleasant surprise. The rides were excellent, brand new ones, and lots of them! Samhith enoyed himself.

And this year there was a bonus…. They had made a replica of the famous Amarnath Shrine ( For those in the dark, Amarnath is a cave in the himalayas where a natural Lingam is formed of ice every year, and is a popular pilgrim spot, to which thousands of people trek every year) They had made a path apearing to be a mountain path, with small temples dotting the path, going through water along the way, and finally a cave inside which a white lingam was kept. Not very original perhaps but interesting to the multitudes of Indians who yearn to make the Amarnath yatra, but are not able to make it for various reasons. We all enjoyed it, and hope to make it to the original shrine at least once in our lifetime.

We had lots of fun, ate lots and lots of junk food  while Samhith went from one ride to another. We had anticipated spending about an hour there, but ended up spending three, and returned home close to midnight. And whats more, I have already made plans to take my sister Kanthi there when she has a day off from her busy college life.

For now, you can see the photos I took there.. For more, wait and watch !!!

People who come into our lives

I read an interesting post today, People in our lives http://gtarman.wordpress.com/2007/12/16/87/ and it brought back lots of memories, about people who have stood by me, those who have made me what I am. I totally agree that we meet people because of a reason. God wants us to meet someone, so they can shape our life the way He wants….

I lost my father when I was four and a half, and every time I would think of him, I would burst into tears. It was only hen I was about 25 that I realised that maybe God took my father away from me so that I could be independent, because if he was alive, he would have pampered and cossetted me all my life. It was only this way that I, at last, reconciled myself to my loss……. 

I also missed having no siblings, a feeling I got over when I made friends with Ashvin, who stood by me the way I always imagined a brother would…..

When I remember these people, I cannot avoid mentioning my uncle, who has been a second father to me, in fact, more than a father, standing by me, and helping me out at every point in my life, one to whom I turn , the minute a problem arises……

Truly, God has a motive behind everything that happens to us. We cannot hope to understand the reason behind everything that happens to us, but we can try to make the most of it, and get the best we can , out of the people we meet..