Every act of consideration, how minute it might appear
on face, is backed by so many efforts of the unseen
faces; But some of them are so oftenly seen, that we
tend to ignore what difference they have been making in
our lives.
No act is too insignificant. For my mum, Who wakes me up
shouting each day, scorns at me when I get back home
late and almost kills me when I induldge in an arguement
with her. All the efforts she makes throughout the day,
and doing so from so many years have came along so
unnoticed. Her effort to send us to school, then to
creche, then to tuitions and then to college. We grew
up, so busy during our adolescence, unaware of the
difficulties of raising children. Today on realising, we
still fail to give her the due. And she understands,
demanding nothing but ears to hear her routine, a touch
to assure that no matter what, we are there and a smile
to tell her that all is well. The little things a mother
does, cannot be replaced by anything in the world.
For my sister, who listened to all my stories with such
an interest in her eyes, she came to me for every little
decision to be taken calling me 'didi, didi'.. Gone are
those days now, but those moments stay etched in our
hearts. Today we sit and chat, but that innocence is
long gone. We still have sweet little nothings to offer
to each other, which makes a lot of difference.
I particularly mentioned these two faces for they hold a
great importance for me and I forget to acknowledge
their presence each day. And today, I realise how
special they are to me for all the gestures and smiles
exchanged are far above the growls and fights we tend to
share!
