Bonding

As Written on 23rd Jan 2011

Shaurya was 9 months old

Imagine you had a very hard day. Completely tired and exhausted of any sort of energy, you come back home. You know it’s over. Your battle field is way behind and at least for some time you have been given the privilege to be with yourself. You seek for the sofa and crash into its cushions to feel relaxed already. A few minutes pass and you are already far away from this world. Half awake and half asleep you enjoy the rare leisure. Very slowly you feel some very soft thing touching your foot. You ignore it assuming it to be just your imagination from the dreamworld. Slowly, that soft touch starts climbing on your leg. With huge effort you open your eyes halfway and look down.

Your son who saw you entering the house had crawled to you and now was seeking your attention. You can see it in his eyes. The softness of his fingers on your foot is magical. The smile on his face after seeing you is divine. Slowly he extends one of his arms upwards while still balancing himself on his left one. And you immediately know he wants you to take him in your arms.

Forgetting your tiredness, you lift him and hug him close to your heart. He smiles and the bond gets a bit stronger :)