I woke him this morning and sang Happy Birthday to him...hugging him and holding him close. He heard me and smiled. Eyes closed, he kept smiling as the Birthday song was done and I began kissing him.
A little later he came back to me and wanted another Birthday wish. "Say Happy Birthday to me again."
An hour later, as he got ready for the day-care, another Birthday wish demand.
And in my mind, I've been 'wishing' since the day he was born.
6 years. Another milestone.
Last year, he turned five and I heaved a sigh of relief, thinking and thanking God that his struggles were finally over. But I was mistaken. My little boy was destined to fight his way through and another battle has begun. This one is already draining us of our energy. But it can't rob us of our optimism. We are fighters, and so is he. We will fight and we will triumph.
My words to him would simply be:
Kyun is kadar hairan tu
Mausam ka hai mahmaan tu
Duniya saji, tere liye
Khud ko zara pehchan tu
Tu dhoop hai
Chan se bikhar
Tu hai nadi
O bekhabar
Beh chal kahin,
Ud chal kahin
Dil khush jahan
Teri to manzil hai wahin!
As his favourite didi Rashmi says, "Recognise the potential of your child and KEEP THE FAITH!"
Happy Birthday meri jaan!
13 comments:
happy birthday Abhir!
Happy Happy Birthday Abhir! He sure is gonna excel...just wait and watch :-)
Hey Arundhati: Thank you!
Thank you Janani...
Happy Birthday to your son Abhir! Warm Wishes to a loving mother. :o)
A belated Happy Birthday from me too...
An Aries son.... I am sure he is forever motivated?
:)
Hey Paradox and IHM: Thank you!!!
Hi Ritu, I followed the link from FB and am here now, I read a few random posts and all I can say is I am overwhelmed by your writing. You are truly brilliant...I am a tiny bit envious, but then I think I too can take credit for this writing by proclaiming to the world...Ritu is MY friend!
-Meena.
Belated happy birthday Abhir!
Hey Meena: Thank you darling. You made my day!!!
Hey Aathira: Thank you so v much too :-)
Heyy..happy birthday to Abhir-but,honestly,maybe it was my eyes playing tricks on me,but, I thought you wrote'hubby birthday',and,it was the hubby asking you to sing the song every few minutes.:)hehehehe!!Hope he reads this and makes the demand on his bday!!!:)
Hey Amit: Thank you for the wishes.. haha..I hope my hubby makes the demand too ;-)
Hello! Chechi! Just caught up, couldnt drop in here...
belated birthday wishes to Abhir kutty, Santhosa Janma dhina aashamsakal kunnya vavekku....
well If you remember, It was exactly this day, last year that I landed on your blog and you had a post on his fifth birthday and a year went by, rather flew by swiftly and it must be more for you, seeing them grow up before your eyes everyday, every minute. Thats the most wonderful part in life, growing up with someone, and that way mothers are abundantly blessed with that joy.
And am so happy for you,,, again a beautiful birthday wish for the beautiful kid... As a quote goes.
"Every mother is blessed with the most beautiful kid"
Happy birthday Abhir
hey Barath: Your wishes are priceless my dear! Thank you so much for being with me for one year. Thank you. I am glad I found a good friend like you through the virtual world.
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