HAPPIEST DAY........

So I went to this party of one of my colleagues from my office. It was his birthday party actually.  The cake was there and so were the usual frills associated with the birthday celebrations. I was enjoying the celebrations until one of my friends asked him a very mundane and common question `So, tell us about the  happiest day of your life`. 

The answer given by him was lost to me because I wasn’t listening. The regular question thrown in by a regular guy in a regular party let me to think……what was my happiest day in life? Was it the fact that I was a very good student in my academic life and I topped the honour list in school and college…..no that was not the happiest day in my life. It was quite an achievement but not the happiest day. Was it the fact that I was offered placement by three renowned  companies at once? No ……that wasn’t either. It was a huge relief and a pleasant surprise but not the happiest moment . My first car?..... nope……..the glee that I felt when I laid my eyes on the beautiful epitome of love TAJ MAHAL? Nooo that wasn’t either…my promotions? Those gourmet meals? The exotic spas? The tours with family? My first kiss? No no no no and no again!!!!!!!!!!!

This was the time when I realized that `my happiest day in life` phase wasn’t there  yet…it is yet to arrive ,yet to happen yet to be felt and remembered for the rest of my life and quoted with glee and emotions in parties when someone asks …`so tell us about  the happiest day in your life?`

So here I am hoping hopelessly that the happiest day in my life will arrive sooner than I thought and it will just not happen but will stay on and on and on ………forever……

Green Thumb

I have been always been fond of gardens. My mother lovingly tells me that as a toddler I was really loved by many. I was cute and a favourite among all.I never crawled on all fours like regular babies because there was always some one to carry me in their arms!!!!! I learnt to walk straight away!!!! I  found it to be a bit of exaggeration though.
Since I was always so pampered and didnot have much contact with mother earth, I grew up to be a kindda weak child. I was very prone to cold and cough.I was taken to many hospitals and specialists. But no amount of medication helped until one fine day one child specialist asked my father to bury me neck deep in sand!!!!The touch of elements of nature would heal me ,they were informed.
So my father started to do gardening and ensured I was there to o digging dirt with him......that is how I was introduced to gardening. Ages passed and with it grew my love for flowers, shrubs ,bushes and every thing green. However this passion took a back seat when I was in college and further faded away into oblivion when I too ,like zilloins of teenagers, joined the rat race of job and carrer.

But then as I established my self and reached a comfortable stage professionally I happened to visit a garden in Jodhpur , Rajasthan ,one of the most arid places on earth . The beautiful spring blooms and the lush green grass re- kindled my old passion. So I again started to do gardening. But the harsh climate was`t right for my plants.Summers were too harsh and the rains were scanty. But this time I didn't stop from pursuing my love.Then I re located to the foot hills of the mighty Himalayas .The moist soil and perfect balance of temperature set the ideal condition for my little green friends to bloom  and display their grandeur in full . here they are....in full bloom....

dahlia....

sweet williams...

chrysanthemum...

roses....