Chu Chu 🥰 🥰 🥰 …. To CHI CHI 😡 😡 😡…..

Two pairs of innocent eyes looked excitingly at the two teary eyes full of love. The tender lips of the teary-eyed person narrated the following tale:

-0.5 to 0 (Anticipation):

“My parents were joyful beyond imagination. It’s a moment they have been waiting for more than a decade. They told me many times how happy they felt when they came to know that they are expecting a baby soon. 

1 to 10 (Adoration):

My mother literally has to search the entire street for me by twilight. I could have been in any of the houses on our street since I was not only the most adored kid but also the most restless kid in our locality. During the first 5 years, I was being taken by them whereas, for the next five years, I went to their houses to play and mischieve around. My habit of saying goodbyes to strangers made them smile broadly it seems. In summary, everyone loved me and everyone wanted to spend time with me. 

10 to 20 (Love):

During this decade, the fearlessness and families in our street slowly drifted out of my life, while inhibitions and a new set of people came in, friends. They loved my company and me theirs. I was too shy to meet our relatives. So, my world shrank to my family, and my friends.

20 to 30 (Like):

My friends took different paths after college and by the end of the decade, I can say that less than 5 of us speak frequently. Thus, I was genuinely liked by less than 10 members.  

30 to 40 (Transformed love):

This decade introduced me to two different types of love. The first one was from my partner, who was more than willing to spend time with me. The second one becoming a parent. Thus I was mostly around my partner, the two kids and my parents. Once in a blue moon, one of my friends got together. 

40 to 50 (Broken heart):

My world further shrank to only 3 people. These were the only ones who loved my company. My parents passed away during this time. 

50 to 60 (One last hope):

In this decade, only one person was willing to spend time with me, my wife. My kids have gone out to carve their respective careers.

60 to now (Alone and almost abandoned):

This was the toughest decade for me as I was all alone. My wife passed away and my kids got married and flew to foreign lands. My kids have limited time as they are busy with their work and tired by the time they reach home. So, phone calls are not so regular. My grandchildren are too busy with studies and mobile. I am an almost abandoned person. Sometimes I even feel I am unwanted here”, sighed our dear narrator. 

“You are neither unwanted nor abandoned,” said one of the kids.

“We like to spend time with you,” said the other, “We love your stories”.

The welled-up tears flowed freely from our narrator’s eyes. 

“How can you smile and cry at the same time,” wondered one of the kids.

“I can’t do that,” said the other innocently. 

Our narrator smiled broadly and felt that his parents came into his life in the form of these beautiful kids. 

You could be forced to experience any of these phases at any point in your life. I wish you the adoration phase for the most part of your life. 

Thank you, 

Keep Smiling.