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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Teachers day sept.5th I think whole India is sitting in front of tv for Cricket Or having festivities?? or religious days no?
ReplyDeleteThis ia a perfect Blog Vijay The way u desribe
the specific way of help to make us who we are.I had no idea that PITA means father.
I use the word for something else.And its not a good thing ..I think i have to stop using it
that's a great explanation, Vee... it's always nice to remember and thank the people who've made us what we are today.
ReplyDeleteSo true! Reminds me of my teenage angst when I used to think they any regulations parents have for me are to make my life hard but slowly, I've realised they and those regulations have shaped me into who I am. Of course, we make mistakes but that's a given, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteVery well written. Simple yet amazingly true. Sometimes, all we need is a little thought nudge in some way that can make us realize how much we owe to them, emotionally. And don't they just want that? A little bit of emotional understanding from us. Such a small demand and many times, we even fail to fulfill that.
But yeah, once realization occurs, there should be no delay in giving back in some way. It's NOT like give and take but it's more like out of affection which is unconditional.. Like something like humanity..
@Mairjke Pitha (soft T) is how we pronounce it. So, you can continue using P.I.T.A. for what it is :)
ReplyDelete@Divoo and @Ipshita
Yes, once we realize, we can remember and thank them for what they did.
- vijay