….it was 1nc truly said…if theres heaven on earth..thn its here…
Yes. I m talking about my birth place. Kashmir…I have got the privilege of being 1 of the FEW lucky ONES to be born there. An absolute honor…theres just 1 word dat defines the place 4 me:PURE.. Like serenity itself resides there. An untouched mixture of beauty n divinity.. Your eyes will never get tired of looking around and blinking actually becomes an effort since you would not like to miss even a flash of its beauty…
I had been to this place when I was very young but still I remember every part of it. Like it was just yesterday…when dad had come to pick us ol up at the Jammu airport and from there we had gone to srinagar..Where he was posted at that time…this was my first mountain area visit since I had never seen how the hilly areas were before it…and as it is. First experiences do form milestones in ur memory. it was exactly like dat..
We were staying at the officers mess at srinagar in sleeping bags… again one of my favorites and anthr new experience... with a broken bed. Now thats another interesting story where my dad had jumped on the bed to attend a phone call and it had snapped and all of us sitting on it including my mother had gone down..bt lets leave it 4 some other time..
In those days when v were there a picnic was organized at a near by station called pehelgaum..n since my sister was not well…only i and daddy had gone…the place was another example of why people love Kashmir so much….a seasonal river flowed rite past the picnic spot and the water was so cold that it irked my spine with rapid chills. There were commandos and security officials all around too..nw this is one those things that I love about the army…even in one of the most sensitive areas of Kashmir..here we were. A whole unit of officers and more having a party cum picnic with extra protection and stuff..but still celebrating..god!!i lov the forces…
Okay. Coming back to where I was. I had to get myself a soft drink and I lightly told my father about it and then went in search of the bar....those who know my father will totally agree that my father remains engrossed in watevr hes doing at a particular time..and at that particular moment he was discussing some political issue with some seniors so he completely missed it when I told him dat I was excusing myself 4 a moment..
As soon as his discussion got over and he looked around..he found me missing..he looked here and ther 4 a while bt when I was nowhere to be seen then he got worried..if I say it in my fathers words..then he had never been more concerned…..he started looking 4 me frantically..and when I was nowher to be found he told the security guards to look 4 me as well.. dad tells me that those were the most scaring and emotionally devastating 15 mins of his life where he felt completely helpless…he was angry at himself…he could think of nothing else at that particular time..i was all that occupied his mind then..he was even considering the possibility that some terrorists had kidnapped me..today however this thot appears to be really funny but at that point of time it was mind-wrecking to him…his eyes frantically searching 4 nething purple since I ws sporting a purple sweater dat day..and just when he was about to inform the commandant about me missing..i came out of the bar corner with a coca-cola in my hand obviously looking 4 my father too..i had no idea wat had been goin on for the last 15 mins since I was too busy fighting the crowd at the bar..
The sense of relief that spread over dads face cannot be described in words by me..he had hugged me so tight and 4 so long that I kept wondering what had happened..at that particular time I could not understand what had actually happened..but when dad tells me about tht day I can still see the same fear in his eyes till date..the fear of loosing a precious dear one..
So here I m finally ending todays story ..actually a real life experience..and urging all of you out there..to seek out some time out of your busy schedules to tell ur dear ones how much they mean to you..it does not have to be a dinner or an outing necessarily..just a long enough hug to make them realize how priceless they are is good enough I guess..and on this happy note..i end today..
Will be back soon..leaving u to ponder on how lucky u r to b loved so deeply..PEACE!!
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