Our Conversations

Yesterday, we went to the swimming pool. There was no swimming class (as it was the 5th Sunday), so we practised our bend-kick-five-open mouth with circling arms movement. Just last week, your coach was irritated with your hand movement and had pinched you. Yesterday, I nearly pinched you because you were not getting it right several times. Then you negotiated: If I do this right, will you take me to the lazy pool and the baby pool? I suggested you practise the movement on the ledge 50 times. And you did, diligently, 28 times!!! Very softly, you complained of neckache. Following that, you almost got the sequence right, or so I think. We should wait for your coach comments next week.

We returned home in the bus - while there was a tinge of quarrel yesterday morning (over phone), you repeatedly requested not to argue. I hope I can do that, baby. I am sorry that I fail miserably, every single time. I am so ashamed of myself. I hope I will get better.

When I fed the lunch and asked if the ladys finger was good, you said the rice was also yummy! That simple appreciations that come so flawlessly, effortlessly, unexpectedly, are all that I would want to nourish my soul.We watched the brave wilderness in the eastern rainforests - of stick insect, scorpion, pit viper, Fer-de-lance, turtle and tarantula.

Come evening, we went to the library - to attend the event commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Gandhi. You were bored, yet, you listened. You insisted on taking a taxi back. I encouraged to go home on a train. On the way to the MRT, you found a taxi stand and requested to board the taxi - your please so very tempting, there can be no refusal to them. We did. On reaching home, the taxi fare was 28, and I mentioned we could have got a lego set for this. You went, "You should have told me there, I would have agreed". And so we agreed not to take taxi anymore, and spend on legos instead.

At home, while I was feeding the ragi semiya, you requested to be seated on my lap - will I ever refuse to this? You suddenly declared, "I don't want to be a driver, when I grow up. Guess what thought goes into  my brain at this instant?"- your expression as you said this was priceless!! After a very tiring, painful day - this expression brought me such happiness - these are the kind of moments that make my life worthwhile. And then, we went to bed reading the book on Gandhi by his grandson Arun Gandhi. You cannot comprehend why would someone use the pencil to the last bit. Then I reasoned via an example of trees. You kind of understood, but it will take time and effort to nail a discipline.

A day spent with you, is always a day well spent.