Writing for happiness

Happiness is eating 

Happiness is meeting people 

Happiness is watching the driftless branch movements 

Happiness is watching your favourite movie with your offspring and siblings 

Happiness is not having to cook a meal and yet have home food 

Happiness is fresh bedspreads 

Happiness is watching your favourite friend/family member's offsprings to like their parents 

Happiness is annoying the spouse

 Happiness is unexpected visits from parents

 Happiness is writing about all of this with the smile in the face.

உண்மையின் தன்மையை

இவ்வுலகில், உண்மை கண்டு நெருங்கும் பலர் - அதே உண்மையை கண்டு வெறுப்பவர் சிலர் சிலர் பலராகவோ பலர் சிறுகவோ அவாகசம் அமையாமால் உண்மையின் தன்மையை அனைவரும் உணர்ந்து பல்லாண்டு காலம் வாழ வாழ்த்த வயது இன்று வணங்குகிறான்

Am I raising a Atheist or humanist?

Thiruvallvur day 2021 started with the note on learning one thirukural a day.  

To begin with, we started with 

அகர முதல எழுத்தெல்லாம் ஆதி
பகவன் முதற்றே உலகு.

Was explaining how அ is first of letter. And then started questioning, what is the first thing in this world...very open ended question, very vague question for 5 year old.

Without the split second delay,  the answer  was "me". 

Explaining it is God and my 10 year old telling the first thing in his world is me is little back story. 

But the question is "was it an atheistic or humanistic answer?"  - guess his experiences and connections will answer it.

unconvincable Arjun

 My little chatterbox is everywhere in the home talking about difference between ripe, unripe and bad bananas, sharing his opinion on whose side of argument is correct and also crying when Dad hugs the big brother instead of him. He does so much to entertain us, make our life meaningful and beautiful. But never have I took a chance to write about it.

Dec 2019/Jan 2020
Today, his teacher walked over excitedly on seeing me to share an anecdote about Arjun.

During one of the conversation, they had ended up asking/telling I teached you alphabets and spelling.

Arjun had told, "No, I learned it myself"

I argued with this so much in his own terminology to inculcate him the value of gratitude/respect, etc.

Refusing to give up, Arjun finally resorted to say, "I say so because my teacher finds it funny and laughs"

- thats invincible Arjun for you..

 

 In the lunch table, during the discussion about Astronuts and rocket ships.

Question: Why would someone(astronaut)  get out of spaceships

Arjun(very very casually): To hoist their flags.

--- politics debunked

Cycling across the road not seeing the regular cyclist on his proper path in the road. 

The cyclist stops, apologies although it is not her mistake. She sympathetically asks,   "Are you okay?"

The big man  replies, "Not really" with the scorn in his face

----Politeness overruled

quarantine art Abhinav

quarantine art Arjun

Hulk

Astronaut Aladdin and the moon

Engagement - virtual treat

When that little baby brother of yours

Gets to blush☺️

to get ready to be hitched 💍

to the lady love 💝

With the beautiful smile and fascinating charm

 with elder's blessings 

and great gathering..

And when you get to finally see the photo that you have been longing to see for years...

And it is picture perfect

and warming

That is called pure blisss..and it is so satisfying🙏🙏🙏

What more than can we ask for us as the family from US . #US
 

That handholding with love, trust and joy for all the years to come...

Best wishes guys for the new beginning #US

P.S: Thanks to amazing webcasting feature :-)