The Circle of Life
Rudrapur:
Panting my lungs out, I was on my way back from the morning jog (when kids
start calling you uncle, you get that urge to stay fit!). One would not think
of any significant thing to happen at this hour, but my dear old friend “Life”
always has a small trick down its sleeve.
I
normally go to a local stadium near my place, which is frequented by a number
of people. The road leading to the pathway is normally littered with all sorts
of people- chatting midwives, young lads of CISF sweating it out, young ones
running in groups, and “uncles” like me (alas!) who with their headphones in
are running with an eye on their waistline. This daily routine was however
disrupted today by a pleasingly unfamiliar sight- comprising a lady (possibly
25-26 by the looks of her), an old Sikh man (surely around 75) and a white coloured
two wheeler.
The
young lady was apparently instructing something to her father apparently. He
had the look of a man not too sure of what he was doing- and that’s when I
realized what was going on. The lady was teaching her father how to ride the
two wheeler. It was an amazing sight- breaking from the normal convention of
the father teaching her daughter a bicycle, here we had a Gen Y lady, reversing
time and giving something back to her father. The sight was so subtle, so
serene…so humane!
I
looked at the old man- riding probably the first vehicle of his family. The genuine
feeling of being over the moon, of being proud was evident from his face. The
lady, a manifestation of strength, passion and above all dreams, was standing watching
him- tears in her eyes.
Quite
suddenly, an image came in my mind- something we have all been through for
sure. A man running behind you, promising not to leave the cycle while you paddled
and jumping with joy on seeing you ride away. Imagine giving that feeling to
that man, probably in not the same way but in some way!
That’s what a good life
will be about, wouldn’t it?
pretty awesome :D
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