Sunday Sentiments

My Mom and I have a ritual of sorts . . . . . (almost) every Sunday she reads out the quotations printed in her TOI (Times of India) to me, and we compare the differences between the Delhi and Bangalore editions of the same newspaper . . . .

Well one reason for that is she is an avid reader and likes to share, and even when I am not so interested in hearing, it always is worth the while. And the other most important reason is that she gets up before me on ALL Sundays.

Sometimes though, I too get up in time, and have the TOI with me, and that's when we read it out aloud to each other. (Didn't I mention over the phone!!)

It is a very cute part of my day, I feel so connected to her, sharing the same things, just the way we used to when I was staying home, and reading out pieces animatedly that we know would interest the other person. Then there are things that we miss out on being reading different editions, and that's when we fill each other up on it. No prizes for guessing that she always has more to share, me being lazy and sometimes just skimming through the newspaper.

Back home too, when she wanted me to take special notice of an article or some lines, she would put a small note on it or underline some lines. She likes to say it's a habit, but I know it's also a smart and subtle way of telling me that "You better not miss out on this".

And like I said some days, the advertisements eat up space in my paper, and that's when she ensures that I do not miss out on anything that I should not miss out on . . . . Often telling me just the things that I need to hear.

This is from today's Delhi edition
If you ever want to see a rainbow you have got to stand a little rain.
- Chad Phillip

Love you Maa, dunno what I would have done without you.