Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Those Wonder Years!!!

The time when I was a cute, fat kid I used to get rewarded for my good grades and minor achievements  in school by gift from my parents or by a huge bowl of Ice Cream. Today I get rewarded by a salary and very rarely by a  bonus. Even though I get appreciated for a job well done, I do not enjoy my salary as much I had enjoyed the huge bowl of Ice Cream. This actually makes me ponder whether we are losing out on our childlike enthusiasm and curiosity and innocence that would make us enjoy even the smallest things in life.

Our morning starts with most of us cribbing about the morning coffee, getting late to office, missing the bus and so on. Among this hustle bustle we actually take many things for granted and rarely enjoy what we have got. As young individuals we our preoccupied by our work or our "complicated" love life. In our life's journey of love, loneliness, longing and love it becomes highly important that we  recall our childhood experiences because they are the only ones that bring a smile on our face.

As a kid we used to enjoy the smallest of things like riding a bicycle, playing in the rains, watching the CARTOON NETWORK, solving puzzles in our video games. Among all the things we never lost our curiosity or our enthusiasm and kept on learning. In childhood we selflessly tried to help out our friends without any hidden intentions. We spent time with our parents and siblings because they meant the world to us.We were ignorant of the BIG BAD WORLD out there and it certainly was bliss. As an  adult I do not actually have to tap my grey cells to bring back memories when I was in school  playing pranks on my teachers or the way I constantly had dumb fights with my elder sister for the stupidest of reasons because all the moments were dear to me and always will have a special place in my heart..

Remember the time when you first rode your bicycle, won a sport race, got a A+ grade, your first crush, your first meaningful chat with your mom. Those golden years helped us to be the person we are. Those times we enjoyed life without thinking of responsibilities, money or love. Remember the time where you could have endless chats with your loved ones. Unfortunately now we don't even have the time to pick up the phone and call our loved ones. Remember those times where you look back and wonder, share them so that we can enjoy and learn from them. Happy REMINISCING!!!


2 comments:

  1. I will treat you with a *huge bowl of ice-cream* the next (first) time we meet :))

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  2. my childhood memories are my only private gateway when things get heavy for me,i take a five minutes out and i just concentrate absolutely on those good old times...and yeah this golden memories always brings a smile back on my face and i say to myself why worry...today gonna last for only 24 hrs,why not feel it with something lovely and memorable and make this day one more yesterday to remember when i grow old.

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