It’s 6 degrees and am freezing!!!!!
This is got to be the weirdest Christmas of my life.
Weird and lonely…… no family, no friends……
If you have spent the whole Christmas on Facebook, you know there’s something that isn’t going your way.
Choosing a career of your dreams is never an easy option…..but a rebellious heart and a wafer-thin salary packet can make one take a few bold and may be not so clever decisions.
Settling in New Delhi has been a struggle…..the last five months has been nothing else but tough! Seriously tough!
But still, when watching cricket matches on a giant LCD becomes a part of your profession, one can’t complain much. Camera, editing, cricket matches, stories, media stalwarts, visits to the Lok Sabha, Fashion weeks have all been like a dream but the reality hits in every morning when one has to get out of the blanket to make your own cup of coffee…..especially in Delhi winters….trust me it’s no fun!
I took it as a part of professional hazard but suddenly the Christmas Eve brought in a few memories that made me a little week in my knees.
Christmas back in my city is a little different……friends, Park Street, breakfast with cakes and oranges, the hanging socks for Santa and of course the gifts……well, we had our Santa too….
I have always been a part of a joint family where we are five brothers and sisters (well….you may call cousins!) and Christmas Eve we used to run for our beds because Santa used to visit us at Midnight.
Christmas morning we used to wake up and look for our gifts only to find nice packed boxes near our pillows…… chocolates, pens, books and on my 18th year I even found a shaving kit!
We used to wonder how Santa knew what we want. We knew the answer; still we loved to the feeling of amazement and the happiness it brought along!
This Christmas I woke up….and suddenly looked beside my pillow, I found nothing……
I closed my eyes and thought about my Santa……
I saw him smile at me giving me a thumbs Up saying, “MERRY CHRISTMAS SON…”
That was my present.
Well….my Grand Dad is my Santa……and I can still hear him singing his Jingle all the way!!!!!!!
dont dishearten urself dear..... the feeling u r going through is what makes u diffrent... u inspire.... and when people like you look at these small things and still make it large, just by showering one drop of that Salted Water.... knocks our heart loud.... Merry christmas & a very happy New Year.!! the last line may seem very common... u may have heard this not less than a million times-but m sure u still feel good, coz this comes from ur City -- kolkata... NO U, NO Fun
ReplyDeleteKNOW U, KNOW FUN... :)
“Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.”
ReplyDeleteWishing you all the best in that same note, 'coz I know you will. This is just the test of time...
Have a blast this New Year...! :)
S