What I learnt today from the last slice of apple on the plate

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Today as usually is the case, Rahul & I sat down for breakfast. We always start with fruits and move onto the main course – which is typical Indian breakfast next. As always, the last slice of the cut apple remained on the plate and I moved to my poha, and again as always Rahul offered the slice to me. This happens invariable every morning. I being a relatively fast eater (faster than Rahul atleast) finish my quota of fruits quickly and move to the breakfast first. And always Rahul will still keep the last piece for me and offer it to me. Today, when he did so I said, “It’s yours” and I was starting to say a lot more before I checked myself. I was going to say, “why do you do this? You know that piece is yours, yet to do this”. And then in my mind I was already moving to being exasperated by this act of love every morning – too much of goodness was turning to be an irritant for me (I know there’s quite a huge number of people out there like me who take many things for granted) .

I’m glad I checked myself and then sat reflecting as I chewed on my poha, ‘What and how would I feel if it were the other way round. If I had a partner who devoured everything first 🙂 or who felt entitled to having more, or having the last piece or the best piece or the first piece.’ I would feel wronged I know. I would feel let down and possibly angry, and here I was complaining about being given the first right of refusal. I thanked my stars and had my breakfast more gratefully today.

What are you grateful for today? Have a wonderful day.

Leena

5-04-22

Coincidence

Then

Now

Is it a coincidence that we met or that we share the same birth date? That we have now been friends for about 21 years – much of our adult lives and have aged together.

Soon it’ll be 2nd September, the date that binds us together for many reasons – for one, it was the day in 1998 when my conscious brain first recorded your presence as a fellow student/ batch mate in our college pursuing our masters in Business administration. It was the day, when we first celebrated our birthday together in class, thanks to the thoughtfulness of another classmate – who I shall remember mostly for this reason. She bought a cake and bade us to cut it together. I saw you for the first time, registered your presence and as someone who shares my special day, and from then on there’s been no looking back.

I like to believe we were destined to meet – to support and love each other through this journey called life. To enrich it for the other, by adding flavors of love, shared joys, sorrow and understanding, the bright colors of adventure and the subtle pastels of poetry and music, fragrances of memories created by travel and holidays together, sometimes the grey of confusion & anger has clouded our relationship but then it’s always seen the clarity of white  light.

Over these years as my friend, you’ve helped cultivate my mind, change it bit by bit.  You have helped me unravel layers of my thoughts, opinions and mind. You’ve made me a better person, I have no doubt about that. I’ve drawn from your maturity and balance, your vitality and strength, and you I hope from my positivity and openness.

For this birthday, I thank the universe for your solid unshakable presence in my life and your love & I ask the same always.

Written gratefully and in response to Linda Hill’s #SoCS – Stream of Consciousness Saturday

 

 

#Haiku How I carry on

Roses became her,

she always smelled of them,

I breathed in deeply and filled my life with roses.

The other side

I wait for you on this side,

you closed the door and said you’d be back.

Its been aeons, but I patiently wait.

Am I a fool, I wouldn’t know?

But I know this that I’d be lost,

if I crossed over and didn’t find you there.

Written in response to Thursday’s photo prompt #writephoto