… that makes one COMPLETE !

16th of Jan'11, evening 7PM, she (my bhabi jee) was shouting like anything - it was a distinct sign of labor pain. Come close to me … call the doctor … I need your help – she was getting impatient (quite obvious though). Being a doctor my brother was pretending to be very normal. He was there to support her, not to wonder or weep; so he corked up his feelings;  amazing attitude.

Next day morning; all was hurry, edgy and exciting. The hospital corridor was full of glowing of humanity; the walls were lined with rows of families-N-friends, the sound of many feet and voices made that usually quiet morning hour as noisy as noon; and making of the hospital a home J !

In the midst of it all, the matron's smiley face brought relief to all of us and the cheery words welcomed by all.

There they were ! Finally it paid off – they blessed with a second child – a baby BOY !!

How can I forget the stages she (bhabi jee) has gone through last couple of years. 'I wish I shouldn't have written this' - but I guess there's no point regretting anything either. Though it's in the past and not something to talk about now; BUT - "I just wanted to make a beautiful thing, a nice thing that she can listen to and feel good".

Trisha (niece) was equally attentive towards her pregnant mom and excited to see her sibling. Now she has an equal with whom she can play and show her elderliness.

This is not a situation of “guarding woman's form or fortifying the womb”. This has ACTUALLY made their family A COMPLTE FAMILY !! Small and Happy !! Now they have 2 children – an elder daughter and a younger son.

Edging out word ‘completeness’ - the statistics are startling. There are many forms of life where we look for the “completeness”.

HOW do we look at the situations like …

* “The single life !” - An ‘woman’ without man or vice-versa …?

* An unsuccessful marriage …?

* An womb that can't fertilize …? (Will ‘Adoption’ bring in the completeness?)

* Academic Degree that can’t be capitalized …  

* Failed to ‘Pay back / indebted to Parenting’ …

* A relationship without a ‘Name’… [Failed to convert ‘love’ into marriage…?]

* A ‘company’ that you can’t enjoy …

* Packing up of ‘Faithfulness’ towards your well-wisher…?

The list is long and end-less…

So a question strikes to my mind – “What makes life meaningful ? - simply living it or making it a complete one?”.

Need reason / time for resolution... for change?

Ah, yes - another New Year has come. How can we forget ‘new year’s resolution’? It's a tradition that invokes everything from resignation to reorganization (?) and has the power to launch feelings of responsibility, success, and brightness humor in a flash.

BUT – do we really need to wait till a new year to come to bring in changes in our life … something good to happen in our life ?

I guess I am not wrong, if I translate “Happy New Year” into “Have a nice day * 365” ? So every day is a new day & each day counts; rather every minute & every moment counts.

Though I’m not entitled to comment on astrological viewpoints – I guess, star positions are also not linked to year change (1:1:xxxx).

I agree, any change in environment (may be *just* the number 2010 -> 2011) seeds a new thought in our mind and we should enjoy/exploit the freshness of this change ! Let’s go by this ‘good excuse to move-on’ and uphold this strive for a long, at least till next year to start.

Simply put, if our lives, thoughts and actions are conducive to produce a particular result, we would certainly produce it, especially if it is important to us.

Let’s try to live a simple, sincere and serene life… repel every thought of discontent, anxiety, discouragement…“The wise man knows the means to certain good ends; and secondly, he knows how much particular ends are worth!”.