Today I am the happiest ever! :) I have been jumping up and down in my studio and laughing like crazy and talking with my voice brimming with excitement and joy since morning!
It's the first time since I came to the US that I have sent home a package full of gifts for my family and extended family. And since morning as the gifts got distributed, each one of them has been calling me up! They are all sooo happy! But the crowning glory was my mom's description of how she felt: " ....My 50 years of age just vanished as I became a kid and fought with Ruchi (my sis) over which perfume was for whom! Later on I felt quite ashamed of my childish behaviour. .....This is the first time ever that any gift has meant soo much to me ..'coz I know you have poured your heart into it! .............Your Dad left the office early and hunted for the right adapter to charge the electric razor you sent. These gifts have brought out the child in us both!" :)))))
I just cried in happiness! It is my biggest achievement!
The image that has stuck in my mind is Ruchi wearing the sweater on a hot, sultry day in mumbai, just 'coz her didi sent it and then at night falling asleep on the sofa with exhaustion, but still clinging on to that dear sweater!
A thought disturbed my blissful contentment: "....Are these material things the only ways of making them happy? Are these bonds so superficial? " No! Definitely not....when you are far away you can't give a hug or a kiss and these gifts are just a tangible alternative. They all really mean the same..."I love you and care for you, think about you and miss you!"
They know! :D
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So so true! And, know what makes it more special? That you actually went out, chose them, individually, thinking what each one would like, imaging how they would react when they got it... It shows you love, you care.. you remember them all the time.. And, as you aptly titled the post .. doing this fills you with a joy, as though you are connected to your loved ones, through the gift you got for them.. and, truly, 'more blessed are those who give, than those who receive' :)
:) Thanks!
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