Thank god for stories.
(One friend and a cup of tea.)
Dear Readers,
What a weekend!!!. The January winter is my favorite time of the year and I believe there is nothing better than enjoying it with hot tea, family and friends. Since, we will be saying our goodbyes to the season soon, I thought I will push my comfort zone and explore evening chill of Jaipur's busiest streets in Rajapark.
My search , along with some friends, led us to a cozy tea corner which was filled with people like us who wanted to feel the tingling of cold hands and red noses that the winter brings with it. We went along to find our table and hot tea was soon brought to us with tastiest snacks we could get. The stories, jokes and little excerpts started pouring in from all around the table. One of the excerpts from a story actually made me think deeper. It goes like this.
A waiter asks a man, "what else will you have with your tea?" To which the man replies, "some old friends with their silly little talks". I immediately found myself wishing to never be in a time like that ever in my life.
I realised how blessed I am right in that moment. The littlest gestures like sharing a chocolate or halfing a bread, getting silly gifts and then exchanging them, making plans and not cancelling them. It really is very special. It is so easy to take for granted the things and people who are in our lives right now.
Sometimes, life will throw you offguard and you will not know how to react. There will be things out of your control and you will meet people who will not be the greatest characters out of a book. These people and things can make you question everything you are doing.
You also need to understand that you will meet all kinds of people in this world and all kinds of insensible things are happening all the time. Some of these people will be as big as life itself but be as petty as could be. They can hold the highest stations of society but in reality be as small in spirit as it could get. There would be things you wished you did differently.
So, if you find yourself in a room full of people talking about the hardest realities, out of control things and pettiest people you had to face today and still be appreciated to be able to brave it all, you are doing the right thing and are in the right place with right set of people. So, don't take them for granted.
This weekend my blessings were bigger than my troubles. I hope you find your blessings bigger too.
P.S: All safety protocols along with masks and sanitizers were used at all times and only removed for pictures.
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