Mata Pita Guru Deivam

We're alive and hopefully we all have a lot to be thankful for. So many people enter our lives forming so many relationships that it is tough to leave anyone out from the acknowledgements in our Oscar speech :)

Mata or mother is the one we hold in the highest esteem and gets our unreserved love and affection. Childbirth being what it is, there is a lot more to the relationship than just an umbilical cord. Sixth sense works more to let us know how they feel than about whether our team's gonna make the playoffs so we can win our bets ;)

Pita or father is in a commanding position in the initial stages of our lives and remains an inspiration and pivot around which the family revolves. Jeans may be our favorite wear but then without genes who are we?

Guru or teacher shape us and mould us till we are ready for this world. Picking up all the survival skills and more from them, we venture out of our comfort zones and conquer the world. It's no wonder they are right up there on the respect scale along with our parents.

But who is this Deivam? That's God!

In today's world, our friends and relatives step in and play out these roles for us at various stages in our life and I wouldn't leave out anybody. Thanks for making me who I'm today.

Sep 5 is celebrated as Teachers' Day in India.

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