Compliments !

Compliments, Accolades, Appreciation & a Pat-on-the-Back !

All of us have an inherent congenital desire to receive these; once, twice, again & again & every single time !
Acads, Cultural, Sports, Literary, Relations, Life – in all these fields !

The compliment imparts in us the feeling of happiness, content; boosts our morals; encourages us to go ahead & keep on doing more such things.

But, they too need to come from the right people at the right times !!

Of the many appreciations that I have received in these two decades of my life, the one which rejuvenates me, soothes me, makes me realize that I have moved another step in my struggle & journey called ‘Life’; is the one that I hear through my Mum-Dad’s, TJ’s & Bro’s voice…
“That I am so much Daddy-like !”

When Mumma says,” tu bilkul apne pitaji ki beti hai, your style, your mannerisms, your attitude, your habits & your face, is all like your Dad !”
OR
When Daddy says,” You are my SON, my bada beta, so much like me !”
OR
When TJ quotes her friends,” Tellsa tujhse zyada achchi hai, independent, mature, knows about the world & how to handle it. Kuch seekh uss se !”
OR
When Bhai says,”Apni DIDI(a suffix, which is only rarely used, but, whenever used, I know how much blinded he is, in the strong light of my deeds !) to hero hai, who kuch bhi kar sakti hai ! Agar sochti hai, to karke dikhati hai !”

*[I hope whatever they think of me, I m able to fulfill it today, tomorrow & forever! ]

What does one asks from life?

An appreciation about your performance in acads, other activities does elate you,

An admiration from a friend about you being good does elevate your spirits,

But, it is at no par to the immense satiety that comes from a complement that declares you to be minimizing distances with your Idol, in being like them ! Reinforcing the fact that you are now getting closer to personifying the Idol, that you only dreamt of idolizing once !

This complement of “Me-Being-Like-Dad” makes me feel that I have grown another year older, reached another milestone of Life; instills in me the attitude of responsibility to fulfill their hopes, to keep their confidence on me alive, ignited; & gives me a Good Night’s sleep, of content, of a work-well-accomplished !

Afterall, the aim of our insignificant lives is to live the life of our idol, & manage it like them !

I Love You Daddy !
& I Idolize You !