Okay, I am super happy today. It was the happiest weekend I had in years. The reason being, I met my friend and the family over a function and we all enjoyed and had a lovely, peaceful, memorable time. Nobody and nothing screwed my mood nor were there any unpleasantries that lurked around as they do when the celebrations start coming to an end. Every laughter was so genuine and heartfelt that I never felt like an insider in their family. That is the best part of being well-behaved and popular with your friends and their families.
On a serious note, I had some insightful conversations with people whose opinions matter to me. And they reflected what I understand to be genuine empathy and concern for whatever I am doing these days. It is extremely important to have support systems in life be they in the form of family or friends. Today, as the International Family Day comes to an end in a few hours from now, I would say, be grateful for your family, for the unconditional love, support and care they have been providing us since our existence on this planet. Now it may not ring true for all, but let's just take a moment to express gratitude to those who have made us feel like a family member, or have been families to us.
Today is also perhaps the first time in years that my Dad is not at home to celebrate this day with us. He went out of town on the weekend and some unexpected delays have held him up. Although, we don't make a big deal about celebrating family day, as far as I remember, all of us have always been home on this day. So today being a Sunday, it felt strange to not have Dad at home. Usually we do a lot of things on this one rest day we get together. We talk a lot about what's happening in our lives, we go for grocery shopping together every Sunday, we end up just being in the house so that each one of us gets to see each other and feel everyone's presence for more than 12 hours straight. This is pretty much our routine for Sundays. It is strictly a family day. We also laugh so much as if making up for the week's tribulations. And then just when the day is about to end, we moan about another Monday and that brings more laughter. I have observed that laughter lights up our house. There's not a moment when Dad and me won't stop pulling Mum's leg over anything. It's just these fleeting moments of happiness that everyone truly feels so connected and bonded with strong love and affection for each other.
Before I begin into an endless thanks for everything the family has given me so far, let me remember someone who always told me to be happy as an individual so that I could make my family happy too. Thank you, Appa! I miss you so much. We all do. The family is so incomplete without you. Here's hoping we live up to all your values and ideals that you instilled in us. It's a heritage we are all proud of and would always strive to hold it in high esteem.
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