I remember some days back I was going by Punjab mail to Bombay when I saw a mother and son playing cards in the train. The boy’s mother was trying to teach him how to play “Patte pe Patta” and “Rummy”. It was so amusing to watch both of them play, the boy trying to win anyhow and his mother playing childishly with him. It just made me remember those old days and the coincidence was even my mother taught me how to play both of these games when I was a kid in train. Seeing those two I could just imagine me sitting with my mom and playing cards with her. Laughing to my full extent when I win the pile of cards, feeling sad when I was loosing all those lovely feelings all of them came back for once I just wanted to bring those memories back. I remember when my dad used to come home and we all used to play carom board and than my sister used to cheat we used to have a fight, dad laughing at the scene, mom getting angry. God we were so innocent at that time. We all used to come after swimming mom used to make cool cold coffees for us with ice cream on it ummmmmmm….. and than we all used to be watching cricket matches together. Those were some days or say my beautiful moments with my parents.
But now everything is so different, the whole environment has changed we have changed, I don’t remember when was the last time I had so much masti with my parents, when is the last time I had a hearty laugh with my family. Now a days we laugh but it is more of everything in a formal manner, we do masti but we should do it in a appropriate manner for now it’s the question of our reputation outside, we should not act childish because we are adults now, 22yrs old now working and earning so you should be disciplined have a attitude of decency in yourself. Nowadays you should see what you are doing for you should think what the world would say if they see a brother and a sister fighting if they see them running around in the streets trying to catch hold of each other no there should everything be disciplined. We don’t enjoy the way we used to, we don’t dance, we don’t listen to music as we used to before.
Why??? I ask this to myself sometimes I feel it has been my fault to a very large extent but then that should not make a person kill the child inside him or her. Today for people the enjoyment is watching tv in an air-conditioned room having a big house having a car to pick you and drop you. Having the luxury of a cook who makes your food having ten people around you to do your work is that what enjoyment is in now a days time??
I don’t know if growing up means loosing the child inside you forever getting serious in life as if just earning money and doing the job is a part of your life I don’t want that kind of life. What’s a job if it doesn’t allow you to spend time with your family, what is that life where your reputation comes in between having fun with your family, what is you if you cant even smile at the life you are leading and the family you have.
I just want those old days back if growing up and progressing in life means loosing all this I wish I just don’t grow up at all!!!!!!!!
