Life is truly dynamic. Keeps on changing. Just like the opinions and the ambitions of the people.
Ambition...Sounds so big. How many of us have an ambition to be happy or to help others or to be sensitive towards relations. Mostly ambitions are associated with materials and in the monitory form. Specially Delhites have this habit of bragging about the materialistic ambitions, " oh, I am gonna own Audi" or " I want to attain CEO seat",
Its because as a child the ambitions are always defined to us, later on it always makes the life more distressed.....
Life was much simpler during 80's I remember, the struggle was limited to attain a bajaj scooter from cycle. The concept of birthday celebration was much simpler. The other day, me and my friend had a hearty laugh over this, the cake was always the center of attraction ( more than the bday child), A long string of balloons with abstract designs hanging on the uneven surface of the wall, the deliberate effort of forming some design used to be quite visible. Paper ribbon, delicately stuck to the center of the fan to the roof, to form a beautiful chandelier look. Eateries, were mostly a cake, gulab jamun, mixture, samosa. But the Cake!! was admired by sparkling eyes till it went into their tiny tummies.
In every party, their used to be one, notorious most hated by other kids, " a huckleberry finn", who would love to grab the balloons and squeeze them to relish the sound of " phataaakk". Return gift , a toffee ( a kismi bar or cadboury), Pencil...a rubber if the host had a flexibility. Not to forget cone shaped glittery bday caps.
Entertainment meant, sitting with family and reciting poems, Grandma would share her stories of her child hood, Over all no glam but more of flavors and simple colors..
Now, theme parties really scare me......
The moral values and ethics have taken back seat now and " Materialistic Ambitions" have taken the front seat, parents are too busy in corporate meetings and planning finances for their child. Instead of good quality conversations, i pads and play stations are easier way outs. Couples, hardly talk to each other, extra marital too common, Marriage has become a sham....than a life long commitment.
Instead of grabbing the CEO position, why cant people have an ambition, " oh, I will play with my son basket ball every Saturday", I will ensure to meet my mother on her b'day, I will talk to my wife about how was her day, I will take my child to an orphanage on his birthday...to share good meals...I will be nice to the the house helps.....
The real essence of life, is not about how big we become but to have a warm and loving heart, who is always willing to embrace and love people around.
A beautiful relation will have the same pleasure and contentment in munching a roadside popcorn or sitting in some fancy restaurant with Italiano food laid out...
Its all about how we relish each flavor of life in small bites one by one........
