Happiness is a T.Shirt
Most of us spend an entire lifetime wondering what real happiness is all about. We spend our days in pursuit of this supposedly elusive emotion, but do we really stop to realize that happiness is really easy to find? Let me explain -
I have a cousin who is now fourteen years old. Like most kids her age, she's going through those tumultuous teenage phases and I must say, mostly with grace. As if raging hormones weren't enough, she also happens to be the only child of parents who cocoon her with their love. I love this little girl and have watched her grow up. Like i said previously, this baby of the family has done pretty well for herself so far. Now coming to this moment of pristine happiness that I was fortunate enough to be a part of..
She was a huge football fan and like any kid her age, longed for the much coveted jersey of her favorite team. Now came the problem. Where usually her every whim was fulfilled, her parents suddenly put their foot down and refused to grant her his prized possession. (In their defense, it was rather expensive and didn't come in her size anyway!) With the grace of a woman, this little girl let it go. She understood that her parents had a point and decided to just let the issue slide. She continued to worship her team and they continued to win despite the fact that she didn't wear the jersey to show her support.
Then came her birthday and a good samaritan decided to buy her this jersey. She of course, had no clue. It was my responsibility to pass this gift on to her as the good samaritan couldn't be present himself. So on her birthday, she was showered with gifts and the family gathered to celebrate. When all the excitement had died down, I slowly reached into my bag and passed her a gift-wrapped bundle. Another gift! She was happy. She slowly unwrapped the gift and looked at what was inside. She looked and it took her a few seconds to realize what it was, and then I saw the most spontaneous display of happiness I've ever seen - she burst into tears! This little child was so overwhelmed by the kindness of this gift, that her entire being quivered with joy and burst out in tears!
Yes, this was one happy child! I then looked around the room and smiled at what I saw. A room full of adults struggled to hold back their own tears - some failing rather miserably! This spontaneous display of euphoric happiness from a child, had moved even the hardest of hearts. I quickly ducked out of the room before anyone could see my own eyes filling up. Yes, happiness is a T.Shirt!
P.S. Thank you Good Samaritan! You have no idea how much your gift means to so many of us!
I have a cousin who is now fourteen years old. Like most kids her age, she's going through those tumultuous teenage phases and I must say, mostly with grace. As if raging hormones weren't enough, she also happens to be the only child of parents who cocoon her with their love. I love this little girl and have watched her grow up. Like i said previously, this baby of the family has done pretty well for herself so far. Now coming to this moment of pristine happiness that I was fortunate enough to be a part of..
She was a huge football fan and like any kid her age, longed for the much coveted jersey of her favorite team. Now came the problem. Where usually her every whim was fulfilled, her parents suddenly put their foot down and refused to grant her his prized possession. (In their defense, it was rather expensive and didn't come in her size anyway!) With the grace of a woman, this little girl let it go. She understood that her parents had a point and decided to just let the issue slide. She continued to worship her team and they continued to win despite the fact that she didn't wear the jersey to show her support.
Then came her birthday and a good samaritan decided to buy her this jersey. She of course, had no clue. It was my responsibility to pass this gift on to her as the good samaritan couldn't be present himself. So on her birthday, she was showered with gifts and the family gathered to celebrate. When all the excitement had died down, I slowly reached into my bag and passed her a gift-wrapped bundle. Another gift! She was happy. She slowly unwrapped the gift and looked at what was inside. She looked and it took her a few seconds to realize what it was, and then I saw the most spontaneous display of happiness I've ever seen - she burst into tears! This little child was so overwhelmed by the kindness of this gift, that her entire being quivered with joy and burst out in tears!
Yes, this was one happy child! I then looked around the room and smiled at what I saw. A room full of adults struggled to hold back their own tears - some failing rather miserably! This spontaneous display of euphoric happiness from a child, had moved even the hardest of hearts. I quickly ducked out of the room before anyone could see my own eyes filling up. Yes, happiness is a T.Shirt!
P.S. Thank you Good Samaritan! You have no idea how much your gift means to so many of us!
posted by Empty Space at 2:17 PM
3 Comments:
really nice..wish i had somehting like this happen to me when i was a kid....you know what we should do?..learn from this and in someway take the intiative to make someone,anyone...happy.there is nothing more fulfilling than to just give wholeheartedly.
Took a long time since ur last post, but still, this one was worth the wait.
That brought a lasting smile on my face!! Didn't know you are that good at heart. I thought (rather say I conceived an opinion about you) that you are one arrogant girl. But I admit, after reading this and a few other posts, that I was wrong. You got a nice thinking process in place.
Well, about me, I saw you a few times at IIT-M RTBI. I was there for a short period. I was searching Orkut for some other Roshni but found your profile, a familiar picture to catch my eye.
And there I am following the link and reading a few good posts.
I think its time for you to revive your writing, it seems its lot of time since you have written something.
Cheers
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