Tiffin Tales 82

Hola....

It's been sometime we met, of course virtually. I hope you all have been doing well wherever life placed you. I had to take a small sabbatical owing to some changes in my life. In the last few days we lost a family member unexpectedly and somehow it shook our feet off the ground. Life can be so strange and and full of twists. That person was very popular amongst our families and somehow the separation is still unfathomable. He was full of life and happiness and had the unique quality to draw people near him. Only if we knew that he would spread love and leave us surprisingly.

They say people really never leave us. We just cannot see them, but they are always by us in every moment but the fact that we cannot see them with naked eyes or converse with them hurts every moment. Over the last few days life has taught me so many new emotions. Some of those I experienced earlier and some were new. Over the last few years I didn't meet him so often but was in contact but the thought that he would leave us so soon never crossed my mind. There are so many facets of life which only time teaches us. We always have had friends or neighbors who lost someone but we never feel the pain so bad unless that pain grips us.

The news some how made me numb. I took a few days to get a clench of my life and emotions that flowed within my heart. The thought pangs that I will never meet him or hear him kept scraping my heart. But I guess when time brings typhoon it slowly calms you down as well. I took a small mourning break from everyday duties and tried to delve deep. The deeper I went the calmer I got. Of course I did carry out my basic responsibilities and made sure that my children never felt neglected. Gradually I coming back to everything I have been doing.

This morning it started with some rain and its still cloudy outside. We are supposed to get more rain over the night and tomorrow. I woke up and could hear rain drops on the window. Today's lunch box for my son had egg fried rice with shredded carrots and broccoli. His snack box had pears, grapes and a chocolate biscuit along with a pack of yoghurt.

I hope you all have a nice time with your families and friends. Life is too short to waste on anything else. I will try to be more and more regular here...